DJ Spooky Presents “Forests, Electronics, and Composition”

Ready for some awesome multimedia art to start off the new year? Well here’s your chance!

DJ Spooky, AKA author,composer, and multimedia artist Paul D. Miller has composed a “Forest Symphony” based on his four seasonal residencies at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. He will be presenting his art in a multimedia presentation Thursday, January 14th from 1-3 pm with a reception from 3-4 pm. Both will be held in Benton Hall 303.

Within his presentation, Miller will talk with musician / composer Dana Reason about his composition process, incorporating electronics and multimedia elements, and his experience in composing the “Forest Symphony.”

Miller is known for his genre-bending art, vast catalogue of music and work in social justice. He is the author of Book of Ice, a multimedia, multidisciplinary study of Antarctica that contemplates climate change and humanity’s relationship with the natural world, as well as Rebirth of a Nation, performed by the Kronos Quartet.

For more information on DJ Spooky, check out his website.