Name: The mad scientist of music
Uploaded: 2012-08-03T15:03:38Z
Duration: 16 min 33 s
Description: Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you to shake up the "rules" of your own creative work.

Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you to shake up the "rules" of your own creative work.

The mad scientist of music

Creativity can thrive when boredom disrupts familiar routines, prompting a radical shift in direction. A composer tired of traditional roles built new instruments from doorstops and combs, scored music for florists, and created 72-foot pictographic scores displayed as visual art. By asking whether work is interesting instead of whether it meets the definition of music, he discovered new creative identities. This playful refusal to stay in one box shows how redefining questions can unleash invention across disciplines.