Reporter: Steve Nagel
'Acclaimed Chopin Performer Ivan Moravec Dies in Prague
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'David Byrne of Talking Heads Gives ‘TED Talk’ on Importance of Acoustics
In his TED seminar, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne exhibits an acoustical awareness that might surprise his fans. Stemming from self-awareness in his own music that suggested mixed success across diverse music venues, Byrne stresses the importance of acoustics and characterizes acoustical engineering as "sound architecture," demystifying the long-held views of audiophiles that, talent aside, acoustics can make or break a performance.