Kurt Andersen and composer and MIT Media Lab scientistTod Machover talk about the convergence between art and digital technology.
Machoveris a composer and Professor of Music &Media at MIT’s Media Laboratory. His music uses highly eclectic combinations of electronic and acoustic sound, and his compositions have been performed around the world. His current projects include the operaTwelve Looney Tones: Schoenberg in Hollywoodand theToy Symphony.
(Originally aired: June 9, 2001)
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