May 2009
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MTO supporting Tunng in London, August 30th, at... →
Regents Park Open Air Theatre
MTO playing Future of Sound, Gateshead
Future of Sound Tour 2009
Saturday 23 May 7:30 pm
Venue: Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £7
An international collective of vanguard musicians, animators, visual artists and digital masters is brought together in interactive ‘edu-tainment’ presentations hosted by Martyn Ware, founder member of The Human League and Heaven 17 and pioneer in electronic music. The show - part...
“But circuit bending is particularly interesting when performed live. One example...”
– Audio Poverty » Modified Toy Orchestra / Quarta 330
WatchModified Toy Orchestra Video
Article from The Eccentric City newspaper
Mr Brian Duffy’s Modified Toy Orchestra
by Harry Palmer
Deep within the circuitry of all electronic gadgets is an ever expanding world waiting to be discovered. Similar to our ancestors who stepped into the oceans daring to venture into the unknown, the exploration of sound phenomena, of a new philosophical data-stream, is currently being pioneered by Mr Duffy and his modification of toys.
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Watch“I came across these bottles in the river in Seville, the day after a modified toy orchestra gig in 2007, the wind noise in the mic is a little of putting but the bottles were amazing to watch and listen to.” (via Two Bottles Seville - videoart on Vimeo)
Graeme Rose’s Blog →
He’s a recent recruit to the Modified Toy Orchestra and he has a blog.