PENNY W. STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES

April 7, 2011

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky

Sound Unbound

Image: Michael Raz-Russo

In his Stamps presentation renowned composer, turntablist, multimedia artist and writer Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), explores the theme of sound in contemporary art, digital media, and composition, reconstructing the history of sound and recorded media through works by Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Moby, Chuck D, Pierre Boulez, Jonathan Lethem, Bruce Sterling, Manuel Delanda, and Naeem Mohaimen. Using the essays that are in Miller’s recent book, Sound Unbound, Miller creates a rip-mix-burn-lecture, using historic texts and rare audio recordings and films, to demonstrate the complex relationship between text and art in a multimedia context.

With support from the University Musical Society (UMS) and the Department of Performing Arts Technology of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Video

• Watch the video of this lecture on PLAY.

Selected Bibliography

• DJ Spooky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• DJ SPOOKY :: That Subliminal Kid.
• DJ Spooky | AllMusic.
• Carol Becker, and Romi Crawford. 2002. An interview with Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky--that subliminal kid. Art Journal 61, no. 1 (Spring): 82.
• DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Necropolis the dialogic project. New York: Knitting Factory Works, p1995.
• ———. 2008. Sound unbound: sampling digital music and culture. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
• DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid., Inc. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Kronos Quartet., and Starz Media (Firm). 2008. DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a nation. Burbank, CA: distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
• DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid., and Peter. Lunenfeld. 2004. Rhythm science. Mediawork pamphlet series. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
• Steele, J. 2008. DJ Spooky's spin on a controversial classic visits the D. Michigan Citizen, August 10.