You know how long it takes to tune your guitar? You look for that elusive confluence of absolute pitch relative to the other strings, right? Well the Eiffel Tower was not designed for the purity of its musical tones. So is one dead-in-the-water if writing music for those sounds? In this short demonstration Joseph Bertolozzi explains how a given surface… Read more →
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ALBUM RELEASE PARTY FOR TOWER MUSIC / MUSIQUE DE LA TOUR
Joseph Bertolozzi will be on hand Friday, April 29, 2016 to celebrate the release of Tower Music / Musique de la Tour at the Poughkeepsie Barnes & Noble. He’ll be talking about his experiences, playing selections from the album and taking questions. Check out the event page here on Facebook. There will be prizes, giveaways, and special pricing for the Tower Music album.… Read more →
1ST TOWER MUSIC SINGLE RELEASED
The first single from Tower Music / Musique de la Tour, A Thousand Feet of Sound, was released this week on iTunes. It came out right after three surprise live tweets from “the Eiffel Tower’ itself on The Voice, with links to the official Tower Music Video and the album’s webpage on the label. The #EiffelTower bragged about its own voice being the most… Read more →
1st Official Tower Music / Musique de la Tour Video
What would you do with some microphones & a bag of drumsticks? Here’s what I did… Read more →
AT LONG LAST…1ST LISTENS TO THE MUSIC OF THE EIFFEL TOWER
AT LAST…HEAR WHAT HAS TRULY NEVER BEEN HEARD BEFORE: THE MUSIC OF THE EIFFEL TOWER by JOSEPH BERTOLOZZI. Go to tinyurl.com/z8hselr. All percussion – all the Eiffel Tower – no FX. Now you know…there’s more to come… Read more →
BRIDGE MUSIC LISTENING STATIONS DOWN FOR THE SEASON
The #BridgeMusic Listening Stations on the Mid Hudson Bridge ended their 6th season on the Mid Hudson Bridge. They will return for their 7th year April 1, 2016. In the meantime you can hear one of the actual Listening Stations at the Math & Physics Exploration, 1054 Freedom Plains Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, (845) 452-4862. I thank them for adding it to their curriculum for… Read more →
Vive la France
I stand firmly in condemnation of the attacks upon the City of Paris. Let goodness forever swallow violence. Read more →
BERTOLOZZI VISITS PARIS THIS MONTH
Armed with an advance copy of his new album Tower Music / Musique de la Tour, Joseph Bertolozzi will meet with the Eiffel Tower administration (SETE) to provide a sneak peek of the soon-to-be-released #TowerMusic recording on the innova label. Read more →
SOUNDHUNTERS TAKE THE NETHERLANDS!
#SOUNDHUNTERS airs at the Amsterdam Dance Event festival Thurs (tomorrow) & Fri! #BridgeMusic & #TowerMusic figure prominently in the documentary alongside the work of #JeanMichelJarre and others. BerylKoltz directs and Marc Parodi & Alice Chiaverini star. NPO (Netherlands Public Broadcasting) is also airing the documentary Friday night. Here is a nice review of the film from its original airing in September, 2015 http://television.telerama.fr/tele/programmes-tv/soundhunters,96527328.php Read more →
TOWER MUSIC MASTER IS DELIVERED!
Why are these men smiling? They’ve just finished mastering Joseph Bertolozzi‘s Tower Music / Musique de la Tour album. An initial version was scrapped when Bertolozzi, re-listening to the album after an 8-day stay in the hospital had second thoughts about his “final” mix and went back to the drawing board. In the hands of Paul Kozel and Scott Hull of Masterdisc,… Read more →