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“I think it's maybe because Sergeant Pepper's came out when I was about 13 or 14 and that was a pretty impressionable age, and it was such a kind of radical period. But that period of the Beatles really had a big influence on me and I think are directly related to hyperinstruments.”

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Tod Machover

Tod Machover is a renowned composer known for his innovative work in electronic music and multimedia art. Born on November 24, 1953, he is a co-founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Electronic Music Lab and a professor at the MIT Media Lab. Machover's compositions blend classical music, electronic music, and popular music, exploring the intersection of human emotion and technology through his creative work and performances. more

“The Beatles realized that what they were making in the studio could never be performed. And they had already given up on performing because there were too many screaming fans and they were playing in larger and larger venues so they couldn't even hear what they were playing, it just wasn't any fun any more.”

Given Fun Fans Studios Performing Given Up Venues

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“I love the cello, I love the physical sense of an instrument that's about the size of your body that vibrates enough that even if you play an open string, you feel it.”

Ifs Feels Enough Play Body Instruments Size Your Body Strings Vibrate

Author:Tod Machover

“I think a double bass for me would be too much effort. But the cello, you're really engaged and the sound is kind of right here. So, it feels like being merged, married to an instrument.”

Thinking Feels Kind Would Be Sound Effort Too Much Married Instruments Engaged Bass Being Me Double Bass

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“I like the idea of imagining a sound and feeling a sound and then having it come out through your body, through an instrument. That's an important way to make music.”

Way Important Ideas Feelings Body Sound Instruments Your Body

Author:Tod Machover