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Tod Machover Interviewed Live on WMBR's Breakfast of Champions Program

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Professor Tod Machover will be interviewed by host Jon Bernhardt at around 9:15am. Tod Machover is a remarkable figure in the worlds of music and technology. He has pioneered many new technologies for music, most notably his Hyperinstruments that use smart computers to augment musical expression and creativity. He has designed Hyperinstruments for some of the world's greatest musicians, from Yo-Yo Ma to Prince, as well as for the general public, for children, and for use in a variety of healthcare contexts. In addition, the video game sensation GUITAR HERO was invented by two of Machover's students, growing out of technology developed in his Lab. Machover's compositions offer a unique synthesis of acoustic and electronic sound, and have been commissioned and performed by many of the world's most prestigious ensembles and soloists. His latest opera, SKELLIG, garnered rave reviews and standing ovations at its UK premiere performances in November 2008. Machover has been professor of Music and Media at the MIT Media Lab since it was founded in 1985, and is also Visiting Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Machover will be speaking before and after a screening of the documentary film THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Monday, January 19 beginning at 7pm.

Location: 88.1 FM

For more information about this event, contact:
Jon Bernhardt
jonb@wmbr.org
617-253-4000

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