40 Years Of Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company

Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co, a pioneering synthesizer ensemble from the early days of synthesizers, is playing a free concert tonight to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Mother Mallard presented its first concert in spring 1969. The group was founded by David Borden and has been recognized as the world’s first synthesizer ensemble. The first concert… Read More 40 Years Of Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company

Tongue Music

The Tongue Music system is an experimental instrument using the tongue, rather than the hand, to generate sounds. There is one person performing in front of projector, which displays an abstract video image consisting of hundreds of dots. The performer controls the mouse with his tongue to simultaneously manipulate the video images (the color and… Read More Tongue Music

Free Music Friday: The Experimental Music Studio at the University of Illinois

The Experimental Music Studios of the School Of Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign released a 50th anniversary CD of experimental music that is available as a free download. The MP3s are provided for “auditioning purposes – composer contact information is provided so that you may get in touch with the composer directly to… Read More Free Music Friday: The Experimental Music Studio at the University of Illinois