- Daniel and Ken Trush
- Founders, Daniel's Music Foundation
- Posted: 06/05/10 | Recorded at Gel Health '09
Daniel and his father Ken founded Daniel's Music Foundation (see danielsmusic.org) to provide free music classes to people with disabilities.
Daniel describes the foundation's genesis this way: "When I was 12 years old, one of my five brain aneurysms burst in my head while I was playing basketball. I was in a coma for 30 days and hospitalized for 341 days, but who's counting? Although I still face challenges, music has always played an important role in my life. It helped me in my recovery and still brings me happiness. I want to share this gift with you."
- Eric Singer
- Founder, The League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
- Posted: 06/04/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
This robot can really play. The GuitarBot begins Eric Singer's presentation, live on stage, after which Eric explains the thinking behind some of his other projects in LEMUR: the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots.
- Rob Kapilow
- Composer, conductor, pianist, and music commentator
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Rob Kapilow brings music into people's lives: opening new ears to musical experiences and helping people to listen actively rather than just hear. And at Gel 2010 he explored how to listen for "things that make you go hmmmm."
- The Ebony Hillbillies
- African-American bluegrass band
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
As one of the last black string bands in the U.S. - and the only one currently based in NYC - the Ebony Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style that many forget was a key element in the genesis of all the music we cherish as uniquely American: jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock and roll, and country.
- The Gregory Brothers
- Creators of Auto-Tune the News
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
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The team behind Auto Tune the News, the phenomenal video serios, takes us behind the scenes to see how the experience is created.
- Olie Westheimer
- Founder, Brooklyn Parkinson Group
- Posted: 03/15/10 | Recorded at Gel Health '09
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People with Parkinson's disease have a lot in common with dancers, explains Olie Westheimer: they are constantly learning how to move. With this in mind, Olie co-founded "Dance for PD," a series of dance classes for people with Parkinson's and their caregivers - taught by professional dancers in Brooklyn's Mark Morris Dance Group. This story shows the difference that one person can make, in creating a community - and the difference a community can make in the world.
See also: Brooklyn Parkinson Group
- The Flying Karamazov Brothers
- Jugglers, artists, performers
- Posted: 02/23/10 | Recorded at Gel 2005
Showcasing their tremendous multidimensional talents, the Flying Karamazov Brothers performed four short segments at Gel 2005. In this segment the brothers start with a perfectly executed juggling routine and end with "a gift from heaven."
See also: FKB's touring schedule
- Bruce Shapiro
- motion control artist
- Posted: 01/21/10 | Recorded at Gel 2005
Choreographing a robotic arm to create art - even dance - is no small feat, but Bruce Shapiro delivers both in this Gel talk. See also Bruce's site, The Art of Motion Control.
- Bruce Molsky
- Musician
- Posted: 12/28/09 | Recorded at Gel 2009
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Well-known for performing traditional Appalachian music, Bruce Molsky also blends folk music styles from across the world.
- Alison Young
- Singer-songwriter
- Posted: 03/19/09 | Recorded at euroGel '06
Songwriter, singer, and uke player Alison Young was a hit in Copenhagen at euroGel 2006. Here are two of her songs.
- Lelavision
- Musicians, sculptors, performers
- Posted: 02/19/09 | Recorded at Gel 2008
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Like many of the best Gel presenters, Lelavision is difficult to describe in a few words. Are they musicians who sculpt? Or dancers who weld? Their performance here blends music, design, nature, sculpture, choreography, play, and a commitment to the simple, handmade item.
- Andrew
- Composer, performer
- Posted: 01/21/09 | Recorded at Gel 2007
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Andrew is a composer with a twist: he creates songs by request. Readers of his website (songstowearpantsto.com) email him ideas - often silly, random, or ridiculous - which he dutifully turns into full-fledged songs. They're often surprisingly catchy and witty, and Andrew's range of musical styles is amazing. He's an outstanding Gel presenter who, like others we've seen, takes "throwaway" material and creates something great.
See also - Sam Brown from Gel 2008, who draws cartoons from reader-submitted ideas
- Jim Bumgardner
- Hacker, krazydad.com
- Posted: 11/19/08 | Recorded at Gel 2007
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- Jim discusses screensavers, information theory, and (with crowd participation) the Whitney music box, which sets an algorithm to music. Blending visual, musical, technical, mathematical, and intentionally useless elements, Jim gives a notable Gel talk.
A few months later, Jim posted a recap of his Gel experience.
