WNYC; Studio 360; Murch, Makita, Player Piano
- Collection
- WNYC
- Series
- Studio 360
- Episode
- Murch, Makita, Player Piano
- Contributing Organization
- WNYC (New York, New York)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/80-96k0pwpr
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- Description
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- Tools. Kurt Andersen and master film editor Walter Murch talk about the simple and complex tools we use to innovate in art. Makita Man At first glance New York artist John Mahoneys paintings look like traditional Japanese imagery with their chrysanthemum patterns and flocks of cranes. Look a little closer and you find hidden in the art are the distinctive shapes and designs of Makita brand power tools. Produced by Ilya Maritz. Go to John Mahoney's website Go to the Makita website Go to the Ms. Makita Calendar website Garden of Earthly Delights Los-Angeles based Mexican artist Rubin Ortiz-Torres is inspired by gardeners and their equipment. He customized a riding lawn mower to jump, gyrate and dance by remote control. Oritz-Torres commissioned his sister to write music for this ballet. Her revved-up sounds are made by leaf blowers and weed whackers. Produced by Sara Harris. Go to a Chicano culture site Read about the leaf blower debate Nancarrow's Player Piano In the 1940s and '50s, American composer Conlan Nancarrow used an old-fashioned tool to create music no human could have played or heard before. To write his compositions, Nancarrow used mind-bending mathematical formulas to cut extremely complex rolls for the player piano. Produced by Sarah Lilley Go to a site about player pianos Go to Kyle Gann's site Go to Artis Wodehouse's site SPECIAL GUEST Walter Murch Walter Murch is that rare creature an artist almost universally considered a master in his field. He edits sound and images for movies. His credits include the Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Conversation, and Cold Mountain. Go to Interview with Walter Murch on Apple website Go to website of Walter Murch writing and interviews Audio Help To listen to audio from this site, you will need RealPlayer. Go to instructions for downloading Design for the Real World Election Signs As we approach the first Tuesday in November, youre very likely to see more and more red, white and blue bumper stickers, buttons and lawn signs cropping up all over. Graphic designer Michael Bierut explains why so many of these campaign signs look the same, no matter what side of the fence theyre planted on. Produced by Hillary Frank. Rumsfeld Songs The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has a playful, evasive manner of speech. Some call this spin, others poetry. When musician Phil Kline ran across a collection of Rumsfeld quotes, he was so taken with the rhetoric that he composed music to accompany the text. In his Three Rumsfeld Songs, Kline sets remarks made by the Defense Secretary to surprisingly beautiful music. Produced by David Krasnow.
- Genres
- Magazine
- Rights
- Owner/Custodial History: Produced by WNYC
- Media type
- Sound
- Credits
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- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 39701.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:59:00
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 39701.2 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:59:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “WNYC; Studio 360; Murch, Makita, Player Piano,” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 6, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-96k0pwpr.
- MLA: “WNYC; Studio 360; Murch, Makita, Player Piano.” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 6, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-96k0pwpr>.
- APA: WNYC; Studio 360; Murch, Makita, Player Piano. Boston, MA: WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-96k0pwpr