Nicolas Collins

Nicolas Collins is a musician who has been around in the experimental music scene since the 70′s. His widely acclaimed piece’s “Devil Music” and “Tobabo Fonio” have won him a cult-like following in the experimental music scene, and his series of books about hacking hardware electronics have exposed him to the circuit bending crowd.
He is also the editor-in-chief of Leonardo Music Journal, and tours the world giving workshops and lectures.
I recently had the pleasure of attending one of these workshops in Prague. It was more of a workshop, but it was really great to see how he approaches music. I’m always refreshed to see into an artists thought process and system of values.
Here is an older lecture of his at Sonorities 2005:

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