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MTC191 - Electronic Music

An introduction to producing music with Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) configurations consisting of computers, printers, synthesizers, and other compatible MIDI instruments.

Put the Needle on the Record

This award-winning documentary explores the evolution of electronic music and the rise of the DJ in pop culture.

Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution

 This film reviews the career and music of Kraftwerk, from their inception in the late 1960s (as the pre-Kraftwerk ensemble Organization), through their most celebrated period in the mid 1970s, and culminating with their resurgence during the 1980s with the popularity of synthpop and techno.

TEDTalks: Andrew Bird a One-Man Orchestra of the Imagination

This celebrated musician winds his instrumental techniques together with sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes not just a band but an orchestra. 

Mixing World Music and Found Music

This program spotlights two composers who use technology to manipulate and sequence the elements that make up their songs.

Sounds Unbound: Being an Independent Musician in the Digital Age