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Josh Lopes: Dither, John Zorn, and the Art of Blasting White Noise
Guitarist and composer Josh Lopes opens up about the intersection of classical chamber music discipline and underground experimentation. He walks through the collaborative history of Dither, the psychology of working directly under John Zorn, translating Laurie Spiegel’s planetary orbit tracking data to fretted instruments, and how an iPad mechanical failure turned a performance at the Stone into a living nightmare.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - From Rhode Island to the Avant-Garde Scene
01:46 - Euphoniums, Marching Band, and Transferring Schools
03:44 - William Paterson University and…
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