025. Weston Olencki

In this week's episode, Marina and Madison interview Weston Olencki about his upcoming album "Old Time Music," coming out this spring on Tripticks Tapes. They also talk about Weston's relationship to country music, AI and machine learning, and more. The music on today's episode is from "Old Time Music," as well as Weston's piece "Virtual Chamber Music," performed live by Laura Cocks with an AI version of TAK Ensemble as their backing band. This episode was produced by Charlotte Mundy, Marina Kifferstein, and Madison Greenstone, and edited by Marina Kifferstein. For more about Weston Olencki: http://www.westonolencki.com For more about TAK: http://takensemble.com For more about Weston's collaborator Sam Salem: http://www.osamahsalem.co.uk/

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Conversations with composers and other musicians working in the vibrant new music community of New York City and beyond. Episodes are curated by and often feature members of TAK, an ambitious ensemble that “impresses with the organicity of their sound, their dynamism and virtuosity — and, well, just a dash of IDGAF as they slay the thorniest material like it’s nothing” (WQXR).