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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.”

Quote by Tod Machover

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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

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“I think the seed was planted when I was a teenager, and it took me until I got out of Juilliard. At Juilliard I was just learning to be a composer, but I was also learning how to manipulate computers.”

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