{"id":440414,"date":"2022-11-03T11:44:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/?p=440414"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:13:08","slug":"dublab-compositional-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/nmbx\/dublab-compositional-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"dublab &#8212; Compositional Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHuzUKcxc2E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>Listen to Devo\u2019s Mark Mothersbaugh and visionary artist Beatie Wolfe talk about the art of composition and other creative curiosities their worlds collide with, including their viral campaign Postcards for Democracy.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Presented as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onairfest.com\/events\/la-annex-2022\/home\">ON AIR LA ANNEX<\/a>, Devo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/markmothersbaughart.com\/art\/\">Mark Mothersbaugh<\/a> and &#8220;musical\u00a0weirdo and visionary&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/beatiewolfe.com\/\">Beatie Wolfe<\/a> discuss the art of composition, building worlds, and how being a conceptual artist can further open up and inform these spaces. Straddling multidisciplines, the pair also revisit Postcards for Democracy, their 2020 collective\u00a0art campaign in support of USPS, and chat about its impact and how they are still receiving cards today ahead of the next election.<\/p>\n<p>This program is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/\">New Music USA<\/a>\u2019s web magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/newmusicbox\/\">NewMusicBox <\/a>\u201cGuest Editor series\u201d, which aims to celebrate a plurality of voices from across the nation and will feature exclusive content written, produced, or commissioned by a rotating artist or organization. The series kicks off with dublab. NewMusicBox, edited by Frank J. 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