Todd Reynolds talks about his unique career path, available on Apple and Spotify.

The Violinist Gone Terribly Right with Todd Reynolds

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In this episode with Todd Reynolds, we learn about how Todd became the incredibly unique path he has followed in his fantastic musical career. Todd speaks about his love of the technical process that he employs in his work as well as his extensive collaborations with some of the best artists in the world today.

 

Todd Reynolds

Todd Reynolds is a self-proclaimed “solo classical violinist gone horribly wrong.” For years, he has been the violinist of choice for contemporary artists such as Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, and Bang on a Can, and he’s also a founder of the string quartet Ethel. As a frequent performer at Carnegie Hall and concert halls around the world, his compositional and performance style blends old and new technology, incorporating a multi-disciplinary aesthetic with pan-genre composition and improvisation. He thrives on stage—whether virtual or physical—surrounded by speakers and a mission control setup, allowing him to record and compose in real-time. His musical arsenal spans hybrid technologies from the 1800s to the 2100s, including a classical violin integrated with digital tech running through Ableton Live and Cycling 74’s Max/MSP, both essential in creating his double-disc debut solo album Outerborough, released in 2011 on the Innova label. With over thirty years of experience in the New York City music industry, he feels fortunate and grateful, having already checked many items off his bucket list, particularly collaborating with artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Todd Rundgren, Joe Jackson, Mark Mothersbaugh, and even Bruce Springsteen. He currently resides in the woods of northwestern Massachusetts, where he produces, records, coaches, streams, and supports like-minded artists through his education portal, Amplify This.

Kristy Edmunds at MASS MoCA, sharing insights about the museum’s new direction, available on Apple and Spotify.

The New Day at MASS MoCA with Kristy Edmunds

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In this episode with Kristy Edmunds, we learn about her storied career and how she made her way to MASS MoCA in 2022. Kristy talks in detail about how she became a leader in the larger world of the arts, the future of arts programming and her big plans for MASSMOCA in the near future and the long-term.

 

Kristy Edmunds

As an artist, curator, artistic director, and frequent international keynote speaker, Kristy Edmunds has a reputation for innovation and depth in the presentation of contemporary performing arts. In collaboration with master artists, she has curated unique platforms that survey the breadth of their artistry while placing equal emphasis on supporting and commissioning new works by some of today’s leading performance creators across disciplines.

Edmunds was the Founding Executive and Artistic Director of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) and the TBA Festival (Time-Based Art) in Portland, Oregon. She served as Artistic Director for the Melbourne International Arts Festival from 2005 to 2008, becoming the first to serve an unprecedented four-year term. Upon completion, she was appointed Head of the School of Performing Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts/University of Melbourne, and after one year, she became the Deputy Dean of the College.

Concurrently, Edmunds worked as the inaugural Consulting Artistic Director for the now critically acclaimed Park Avenue Armory in New York (2009–2012). Curating the first three years of programming, she established the formative identity of PAA with commissioned works by artists such as Ann Hamilton, the final performance event of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Tom Sachs, Janet Cardiff, STREB, Ryoji Ikeda, and the Tune-In Festival with Philip Glass, among others.

Edmunds’ robust career has included work as a visual artist, independent filmmaker, playwright, director, and teacher. She holds a bachelor’s degree in film direction from Montana State University and a master’s degree in playwriting and theater direction from Western Washington University. In recognition of her contributions to the arts, Edmunds was honored with the title of Chevalier (Knight) de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2016 and was the first recipient of the inaugural Berresford Prize by United States Artists (USA) in 2018. In 2022, Kristy was appointed Director of MASS MoCA, where she continues to serve today.

Matthew Modine discusses his long career and projects, available on Apple and Spotify.

The Hard Mile and The Long Career of Matthew Modine

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In this episode with Matthew Modine, we discuss Matthew’s most recent film, Hard Miles, released in 2024 and screened at STUDIO 9, and Matthew talks about the wild ride that his career has been from Vision Quest to Stranger Things. Matthew talks about mentorship, family, fame and his plans for the future. As one of the most unique actors of his generation, Matthew shares intimate details about how he became the actor that he is and why he cares so much about what that means.

 

 

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine is an American actor. He rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. “Joker” Davis in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987). Other films include Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), Married to the Mob (1988), Gross Anatomy (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), Short Cuts (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Oppenheimer (2023). On television, he portrayed Dr. Don Francis in the HBO film And the Band Played On (1993), the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds (2007), Ivan Turing in Proof (2015), and Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix’s Stranger Things (2016–2022).

Recent projects include star turns in four feature films, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Hard Miles, The Martini Shot, and Retribution opposite Liam Neeson. He also has three award winning documentary features, Downwind, Accidental Truth, and Sludge, the multiple award winning feature Foster Boy, Miss Virginia, Wrong Turn; the Netflix Original feature film, Operation: Varsity Blues and Modine’s much anticipated return to the Netflix global phenomenon, Stranger Things, Season 4 which reunites him with co-star Millie Bobby Brown. In addition, he has returned to writing and directing with a new experimental short film, I Am What You Imagine, which is currently screening at film festivals across the globe.

His most recent film, Hard Miles, was screened at STUDIO 9 with a live Q&A in June 2024.