Of course there is a great deal of new music in New York! However, I don't find enough of what I would call "real computer music" and this is a good part of what I was asking about.

Best,
Mike

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>From: Dave Phillips 
>Sent: May 10, 2008 10:20 AM
>To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>Subject: [Csnd] Re: Finding good new music
>
>Michael Gogins wrote:
>> I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to finding good new music. This partly is thanks to the continuing decline of the CD and of music stores and reviews. I'd love to know:
>>
>> -- How do YOU find out about good new music?
>>
>> -- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you find yourself listening most frequently?
>Define "good". ;)
>
>Are there no new music concert series to attend in NYC ?!
>
>When I lived in LA the County Museum Of Art presented a series of new 
>music programs that featured some of the city's finest composers and 
>performers. The music spanned everything from the latest Steve Reich 
>pieces to live electroacoustic performances by Carl Stone. UCLA and 
>CalArts held similar concerts, and almost all of it was free (or 
>entry-by-donation). Local composers' collectives often hosted live 
>performances as well.
>
>Needless to say, there's precious little of that happening where I live 
>now (mid-Nowhere), though Bowling Green State Uni sometimes presents 
>some lively shows (twenty-some miles away from me).
>
>For new recordings, I rely on friends. I receive music from fellow 
>composers, and they often give me some great recommendations for other 
>contemporary composers. I've heard a lot of great stuff, but nothing 
>that keeps me hooked for long. At day's end I find myself returning to 
>the 20th century masters, especially Berg, Schoenberg, and the post-50s 
>composers. I'm still enjoying that music, still learning things from it, 
>and it's still new to my ears.
>
>Best,
>
>dp
>
>
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