This week on The Infinite Mind, the third installment of our special series, "Through the Looking Glass," and our look at the virtual world of on-line communities. This time we examine "Virtual Music." Musical artists and performers are finding their niche in the burgeoning music scene in on-line virtual communities, like Second Life. On the virtual stage, musicians are able to play in front of live audiences gathered from all over the globe without even leaving their homes. They are able to reach more of their fans, earn more money and get more exposure than they do in real life. This week host John Hockenberry welcomes Suzen Juel, singer/songwriter who has been performing in the Minnesota Twin Cities area for over 15 years, who talks about her alter ego "Juel Resistance" and the "realities" of the virtual music industry. Also on the program is one of the biggest and most famous performers in the entire world of Second Life, Cylindrian Rutabaga, an Atlanta-based artist who launched her career in Second Life and has gone off to perform in the real world as well. In the second half of the program, we talk to singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, who is no stranger to pioneering new technology. We will hear about her first-of-a-kind concert inside Second Life, her imagination in songwriting and how she earned the reputation as the "Mother of the MP3". At the end of the program we will hear Suzanne Vega perform "The Queen and the Soldier," "Tom's Diner" and "Unbound," taped live for The Infinite Mind at our virtual amphitheater in Second Life in front of an avatar audience of more than 100 Second Life residents. Go to Part one of Through the Looking Glass Go to Part two of Through the Looking Glass Go to Part four of Through the Looking Glass |
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