The new BRIDGE MUSIC film by Andrew Porter opens the 2016 Beacon Independent Film Festival, 7pm Fri 9/16. Here’s a link to the trailer. Come walk the red carpet with me! Read more →
Tag: Bartolozzi
TOWER MUSIC / BRIDGE MUSIC / OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Environmental Sound Artists: In Their Own Words, a new book by Frederick Bianchi and V. J. Manzo published by Oxford University Press is now available. I have my own chapter in this book, largely about Bridge Music and touching on Tower Music, which wasn’t completed at the time of the book’s writing. The book recounts the philosophy, technology, aesthetics, and methodology of sound art from… Read more →
LIVE AT THE FALCON – BRIDGE + TOWER MUSIC
#BRIDGEMUSIC + #TOWERMUSIC: A mutlimedia event with Joseph Bertolozzi! BASTILLE DAY, July 14, 2016 at 7pm THE FALCON 1348 Route 9W Marlboro, New York 12542 (845) 236-7970 info@liveatthefalcon.com https://www.facebook.com/events/255283524827842/?active_tab=highlights Read more →
RAIN WHEEL – DESCRIPTION & DEMONSTRATION
A short description of the Rain Wheel I developed for Tower Music followed by a scene of it in action. Since there were no interior structures within which to drop beads for a “rain stick” effect (like I did for Bridge Music, Tower Music’s sister project in New York), I had to find a way to sustain the sound effect… Read more →
POSITIONING PLAYERS FOR TOWER MUSIC LIVE
This video demonstrates strategy behind the mic positioning and consequently the live player positions. Read more →
INITIAL REVIEWS OF TOWER MUSIC: SO FAR SO GOOD!
Here are some of the initial reviews of Tower Music / Musique de la Tour SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “…irresistable…buoyant, resonant rhythmic entertainment….a witty and often beautiful array of rhythmic grooves and harmonic rhapsodies as if Steve Reich had been set loose on a giant Erector set. …the piece’s allure really comes from the vigor and inventiveness of Bertolozzi’s musical imagination…”… Read more →
BBC WORLD SERVICE COVERS TOWER MUSIC
BBC Weekend’s Anu Anand interviews composer Joseph Bertolozzi. Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03vbbb3 Read more →
NICE TOWER MUSIC STORY FROM NPR
Melissa Block reported a nice Tower Music / Musique de la Tour story on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition. Here it is: http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2016/05/08/477040062/how-one-man-made-the-eiffel-tower-sing Read more →
RAPPING THE EIFFEL TOWER w/FLAWS ACCEPTED & JOSEPH BERTOLOZZI
A spontaneous rap session on the Eiffel Tower with FLAWS ACCEPTED featuring Liberty Jordan and Hannah Powell with Joseph Bertolozzi during his #TowerMusic recording sessions. A closer view of Liberty & Hannah in this same performance can be viewed at the 1:02 mark in a video story from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jun/08/eiffel-tower-instrument-video Read more →
IT’S NOT ONLY ABOUT THE BANGING!
For those of you who insist I am “banging, smashing, attacking, beating,” etc., the Eiffel Tower when I make my music, I hope this video gives you some perspective! Read more →