The Producer

Published: June 5, 2017, 4 a.m.

b"What happens when a composer writes music without pen and paper, using machines? How does that change the creative process? How does\\xa0it\\xa0morph the art itself?\\xa0\\nToday on Meet the Composer, our producer Alex Overington \\u2014 usually behind the studio glass \\u2014 takes us on a road trip to unravel the creative process of those composers who write\\xa0without\\xa0a score. We meet the synthesists, the samplers, the electronic musicians, and dive deep into the tools they\\u2019ve adopted to define their craft.\\xa0\\nJoin us as we uncover what it means to be a composer who sculpts directly with sound,\\xa0through conversations with such artists as\\xa0Matmos, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Tyondai Braxton, Laurie Anderson, Morton Subotnick and more.\\n---\\nAbout the podcast:\\nMeet the Composer is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that takes listeners into the minds and creative processes of the composers making some of the most innovative, compelling, and breathtakingly beautiful music today.\\nFollow Meet the Composer\\xa0on Twitter:\\xa0@MeettheComposerLike Meet the Composer\\xa0on Facebook:\\xa0www.facebook.com/meetthecomposer\\n---\\nQ2 Music is WQXR, New York's multi-platform home for dynamic modern\\xa0music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 music stream \\u2013 hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity \\u2013 and surprise your imagination with a world of exhilarating new music.\\nProduced by Q2 Music.\\xa0www.q2music.orgFollow Q2 Music on Twitter:\\xa0@Q2MusicLike Q2 Music on Facebook:\\xa0www.facebook.com/q2music"