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 →
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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 →
2nd Official Tower Music / Musique de la Tour Video
Enjoy the 2nd Official Music Video from #TowerMusic: “Glass Floor Rhythms.” You may listen to the whole album at https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-thousand-feet-of-sound/id1081098335?i=1081098641&mt=1&app=music @Apple Music Read more →
TOWER MUSIC / MUSIQUE DE LA TOUR ALBUM RELEASED
Joseph Bertolozzi‘s album TOWER MUSIC / MUSIQUE DE LA TOUR, on the innova label (innova #933) is now available. Order here, with links to iTunes, Amazon and physical CDs. Bertolozzi’s masterful recasting of this global icon into a musical instrument has shifted the landscape of public art. The seed for the project began in 2004 when the composer’s wife took a whimsical stroke… Read more →
Microphones on the Eiffel Tower 02
A little more on the properties of sound from the Eiffel Tower as we record #TowerMusic. Read more →
WHIMSY WHILE YOU WORK – ON THE EIFFEL TOWER
A few seconds of fun while working on #TowerMusic. The album is available at iTunes, AppleMusic, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc. https://youtu.be/j_5IiLPmDiI Read more →
BRIDGE MUSIC BEGINS 7th SEASON
#BridgeMusic, #TowerMusic‘s sister project begins its new year with fresh new signs. The signs and faceplates became “sunburned” over 6 yrs in the unrelenting sunshine. The Park Radios continue 24/7 on 95.3FM in the parks flanking the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Use your GPS to approach the installation from the east at 14 Gerald Drive, Poughkeesie, NY 12601 or from the west at 289 Haviland… Read more →
CRASH CHORDS INTERVIEW HERE
Here’s a nice podcast interview with Joseph Bertolozzi conducted by Matt Storm from #CrashChords. We talk about #BridgeMusic & #TowerMusic on the #TourEiffel / #EiffelTower. http://crashchords.com/cc-autographs-ep-35-feat-joseph-bertolozzi/ Matt will be moderating a Q&A at the upcoming album release event at The Way Station in Brooklyn, May 2. Read more →
YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TUNE YOUR GUITAR?
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 →