Transart26 - SOUNDS LIKE THE FUTURE

This symposium is part of the international conference «Everybody calls me Giorgio»: Moroder across media, arts and communication, devoted to the South Tyrolean pioneer of electronic and disco music. It is held in English.

The starting point is a well-known anecdote: Brian Eno, stunned by hearing I Feel Love for the first time, reportedly ran to David Bowie to announce he had discovered the sound of the future. In the 1970s, the arrival of synthesisers and sequencers not only transformed music but also sparked a profound debate about the relationship between human beings and machines in the creative process. Today, artificial intelligence and algorithms raise similar questions anew — in a context where automation increasingly challenges the identity and livelihood of musicians.

Tavia Nyong'o and Maria Perevedentseva examine this evolution from their respective disciplinary perspectives, offering a critical analysis of the complex relationship between automation and creativity.

Speakers:

Prof. Tavia Nyong'o
William Lampson Professor of American Studies, Black Studies, Performance Studies, and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Yale University

Dr. Maria Perevedentseva
Lecturer in Musicology, University of Salford

Access to the symposium is included with the ticket for the Rothoblaas evening (XIU XIU + Matthew Herbert), taking place on the same day.