http://www.ted.com   Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression for everyone -- from virtuosi to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms -- from opera to videogames ( Guitar Hero grew out of his group). At TED2008 he talks about what's coming next, from new tools for music creativity to the world's first robotic opera. Machover then introduces Dan Ellsey, a young man with cerebral palsy who has found his voice through music created and performed using Media Lab technologies. Ellsey plays his "My Eagle Song" in a soaring rendition that underscores music's power to heal, to communicate, and to inspire. Related articles 'Symphony in D': What Does Your Detroit Sound Like? 'Symphony in D' to debut in November Tod Machover PAX East 2015: 'Amplitude', Harmonix's 'Guitar Hero' Precursor, Stages A Reunion Tour

Composer Lee Scott On May 1, 2015 UK Composer Lee Scott's innovative web opera The Village will break boundaries Be a Part of the The Village! http://www.thevillageopera.com/ An Interview with Lee Scott 1. Three words to describe your music: Collaborative, reflective, voice-driven  2. Who are your influences? I'm a guitarist first and foremost, so i'd name such figures as Chet Atkins , Frank Zappa , Brian May, Wes Montgomery , Django Reinhardt as influences. Jazz song convention and harmony certainly seems to find its way into my work one way or another, as can be heard in the many of the vocal lines in The Village. In terms of composers, I'm been drawn to music with an emotional underpinning, so works by Debussy, Puccini, but i'm also interested in dadaism and indeterminacy in a musical context so i'd include Satie, Stockhausen, Pousseur as loose inspirations. My everyday listening features Radiohead, Carpark North (Danish elect...

Uploaded on Apr 21, 2008 http://www.ted.com   Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression for everyone -- from virtuosi to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms -- from opera to videogames ( Guitar Hero grew out of his group). At TED2008 he talks about what's coming next, from new tools for music creativity to the world's first robotic opera. Machover then introduces Dan Ellsey, a young man with cerebral palsy who has found his voice through music created and performed using Media Lab technologies. Ellsey plays his "My Eagle Song" in a soaring rendition that underscores music's power to heal, to communicate, and to inspire.