THE DAY OF THE MEETING, PART 2 As a demonstration of our proposed recording method, my Technical Director Peter Emminger brought along one of the specialized microphones and a mini recording machine. I brought along some of the wooden mallets I created for Bridge Music as well as drawings for some new styles I hope to have fabricated specially for… Read more →
Category: Tower Music Updates
CLOSING IN ON TOWER MUSIC – Day 2, pt.1
THE DAY OF THE MEETING, PART 1 I spent last night going over all the French engineering and architectural terms for the various elements of the Eiffel Tower so I could more knowledgably reference a given surface should the need arise. As happened with my similar, earlier efforts on Bridge Music, I found the onsite workers often replace standard technical… Read more →
CLOSING IN ON TOWER MUSIC – Day 1
Pretty much like my last visit to pitch the Eiffel Tower administration in November 2010, on January 6, 2013 I played the last Mass of the day at St. Joseph’s in Middletown, NY and hopped on a plane for Paree (though last time it was a bar mitzvah at Vassar Temple….like I said, pretty much, not exactly!). I got off… Read more →
BACK TO PARIS
On January 8th, 2013 Joseph Bertolozzi returns to the Eiffel Tower to meet with Chief Engineer Mr. Stéphane Roussin to agree upon a list of surfaces to sample for his next opus Tower Music. Later in 2013 Bertolozzi returns to actually harvest the sounds. Then begins the process of cataloging and organizing those sounds to compose the music in preparation… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 6 of 6
DAY 5, November 11, 2010, Armistice Day It’s the day after my Tower Music presentation to the Parisian officials (SETE). The positive energy of all my friends and supporters over the past few days catalyzed and sustained me. Now today, it’s freezing and raining in Paris, but nevermind, my apartment came with free calls to the USA (!) so I… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 5 of 6
DAY 4, November 10, 2010 Arriving at the offices of the Eiffel Tower administration (SETE), Peter and I were prepared to present Tower Music. The Director of SETE was supposed to meet with us but was in another conference. She was going to join us when she was finished, but in the end didn’t get out in time. The other… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 4 of 6 (Part 2)
DAY 3 – Part 2, November 9, 2010 After practicing my presentation with Peter and Becky for Tower Music, I decided to get a bite at “The Creperie,” a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant just adjacent to my apartment building. It didn’t seem open but I pushed on the door and the proprietors Natalie & DJ (or as I later found out,… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 3 of 6 (Part 1)
DAY 3 – Part 1, November 9, 2010 I got up at around 11am after struggling with sleep and how to set my alarm clocks the night before. I went out in search of the “Cafe de Deux Moulins” where the movie ‘Amelie‘ was shot. My daughter loves the movie and I hoped to get a souvenir or two for her,… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 2/6
DAY 2 November 8, 2010 Not much to report. It was a day to recover from the flight, unpack and fully comprehend that I was about to ask the guardians of a world treasure to let me take a whack at it in the name of art. My room was very cozy (in fact it’s is advertised as the ‘Cozy… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 1/6
On Saturday November 6 (2010), I play the organ for a Bar Mitzvah at Vassar Temple and then jump in the car headed for the airport (I scheduled my trip so that I would leave immediately after the bar mitzvah and return for regular Friday night worship services the following week!). In four days I present my plans to the… Read more →