Patreon and Substack supporters can enjoy this detailed video explanation of the ideas and work that went into Moldover’s recent Like a Stone music video.

Moldover’s European mini-tour through France, Germany, Spain, and the UK brought new tunes to new audiences. Check out one of the highlights in this video from the Barcelona / Freedonia show this video (thanks to JP Carrascal from Spacebarman).

After spending time working with AI tools to make the Like a Stone music video, Moldover decided to let the tools take over for a change and “do their thing”. Here is a previously released cover of Sober by Tool underpinning an AI-powered-remix of the original music video for the same song by Tool. Perhaps it’s simpler to say that this music was written by Tool, recorded (from scratch) by Moldover, and the video was also made by Tool, only it has been chewed up and spit out by robots. What strange times these are.

The Museum of Making Music has just reopened, and now features two installations designed by Moldover and brought to life by the museum’s amazing team. Special thanks to SoundTrack Loops for providing the sound content. The new piece is called The Live Mixing Experience and it gives young people a simple and hands-on window into what it’s like to mix sound and lights for a show.

There’s loads of sound reactive lighting, combined audio+lighting effects, and a modified motorized-fader controller that ties it all together. Below is an excerpt from a story about the new exhibit. Moldover’s previous installation The Collaborator, has been reformatted for the museum’s new Center Stage exhibit.

“Moldover, a musician and inventor who helped design the station, says it’s a fun and easy way for kids to get an idea for what technology is used to make a live performance come together.

‘A lot of people admire and revere musicians on stage, but there’s all kinds of technical people behind the scenes that make that stuff happen. And some of that is really fun,’ says Moldover.”

Dropping on Groundhog Day 2024 (Feb 2), an acoustic cover of one of Moldover’s favorite artists: Audioslave.

Moldover will be teaching a new course he has developed for Indiana University’s Music and Arts Technology (MAT) program at the Herron School of Art + Design. Music Hardware Development is a systematic introduction to the creation of digital musical instruments with physical interfaces. Students design and build their own unique hardware controller, concluding with a formal demonstration and performance using it. Skills covered include interaction modeling, Arduino coding, small electronics fabrication, and tangible interface design. Moldover is also teaching private lessons for MAT students, as well as a recording & production class with Ableton Live.

On the night of Sept 6 a one of a kind controller-guitar created by Moldover was stolen from Center for New Music’s Window Gallery in San Francisco. The artist is doing whatever he can to recover the instrument from afar, but his abilities in this regard are seriously limited. If you live in the SF Bay Area and can check your local pawnshop, used instrument store, spread the word to people who would care, or do anything else that might help it turn it up, Moldover would be extremely grateful.

One of Moldover’s beloved jamboxes “ConnecTable” will be installed at the Perelman Performing Arts Center for a free and public event, Open House: Five Borough Family Day on Saturday September 30th. Thanks to curator Baba Israel and installation facilitator Sweater Disco for making this possible.

Moldover is thrilled to announce his upcoming gallery show, “HappenCraft Creations,” set to open in just six weeks. The prestigious event will be hosted by The Center for New Music in San Francisco and curated by the renowned Bart Hopkin. The exhibit will showcase a diverse range of his instrument designs, including jamboxes, playable packaging, and performance instruments. Reserve tickets to attend the opening reception on the evening of September 7th, or visit The Window Gallery anytime between 9 am to 5 pm from September 7th to the end of October to explore the exhibition.