Wonderment -- perceptions of performance | Daedelus | TEDxMaui

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Exploring the scientific wonders of sound and the many ways we experience it, Daedelus (aka Alfred Darlington), the "mad scientist of music", shares his passion for affecting audiences and then performs a short set on his instrument of choice, the Monome.
The “mad scientist of music,” artist, producer, composer and performer.
Like his mythological namesake, Daedelus is an inventor and a creator of sonic labyrinths, recombining sounds from an eclectic palette into an innovative genre all his own.
Otherwise known as Alfred Darlington, the Los Angeles producer’s music runs the gamut of emotion-alternately intense and mellow, exuberant and melancholy, danceable and introspective.
Daedelus has performed more than a thousand shows for audiences on five continents-from Iceland to Istanbul-and is a founding father of the L.A. “Beat Scene,” often playing the storied “Low End Theory” club nights.
Each live show is unique, employing Monome controllers and open-source software, which allows for on-the-fly improvisation. The backdrop onstage is Daedelus’ “Archimedes,” a robotic array of moving mirrors that reacts to and reflects the performance.
Most recently, Daedelus composed the soundtrack for the award-winning video game Nidhogg and was commissioned by UNESCO World Heritage to create a sound portrait of emerging culture.
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[@EstimatedProphet92]

I think we're still 10 years from seeing what deadelus can really show with his musical sixth sense... meanwhile hes left everyone else so far in the past they don't even know they are there yet. can not wait to see what this dude comes up with next

[@The_Accuser]

EstimatedProphet92 Except maybe his fellow Ninja: Amon Tobin and Tipper.

[@BlatendCrude]

What he does reminds me of the game "Guitar hero"

[@noobtuber10]

@@The_Accuser What about wagon christ

[@brettprice527]

He's exploring modular now to great effect!

[@MikleShnikle]

Daedelus is the type of guy to have ted talk

[@jack_rabbit]

love this dude... would kill to have a conversation with him

[@BIG_PASTA]

I was having a conversation with him at a show a few years ago at le poisson rouge in NY where Just Blaze made a surprise appearance, and Just Blaze walked up and introduced himself to Daedelus in the middle of us talking. It was awesome watching them first meet haha. We then had a short convo all together.. pretty dope memory. He's a wonderful man that Daedelus.

[@boatblocker]

THE BEST!

[@maxs26]

Not a fan of electronic music, but very nicely made though.

[@ManuelWillCom]

A few tracks I was able to recognize: 10:13 Daedelus - Order of the golden dawn 11:30 Photay - No Sass 13:07 Jacques Greene - Another Girl 15:04 Daedelus - Tailor Made

[@Phostings1]

order of the golden dawn is my all time fave follow up with Tailor Made

[@davvethewavve2182]

Thanks. Listening to Bespoke for the first time.

[@beaverzeal]

What a cool, weird dude. Emphasis on the cool. Dude oozes charm and his music is off the hook.

[@BenNixBradley]

He's one of the first masters of that instrument. I think that the monome in particular has come a long way and is still a progenitor for many modern electronic music interfaces. The boundaries of the both of them are yet to be found.

[@RedroomStudios]

he's also been working on creating a new device that he's calling the "Delaydelus". there are several videos of it on his facebook page if you havent seen them yet.

[@romario5080]

I remember I hated music, like nothing ever really hit me up until I was 9 and I heard a song by him, i think it was greatly exaggerated, can't really remember. All I knew is it woke up something in me, like, his music made sense. Been a fan for 12 years and counting now.

[@HD5830Gamer]

Only makes sense if your on a very strong amphetamine. Need fast beat to keep up with the fast mind. MDMA, Meth, Adderall, daedelus is on one of those.

[@Inressa]

@@HD5830Gamer It also makes sense if you marinate in the tunes of IDM and such for a long time. Changes your brain in some sort of way just like a drug and alters your perspective to take in the tunes and the tones and process them in a way. It's what I've done for a few years, and music has never been the same. Everything has so much more depth to it, and I can tell when music isn't deep anymore. Down the rabbit hole.

[@romario5080]

​@HD5830Gamer um lol I don't do amphetamines, I'm generally a high energy individual but I like to tune into daedelus when I'm actively inspiring creation or putting together concepts

[@riseupandresist]

Bummer no one seemed to catch his joke about occasional applause.

[@nonpondo_]

I can't fucking believe he made the ost for nidhogg

[@DCVVVL]

Daedelus is the monome.

[@RedroomStudios]

he did his best talking with his music! what a killer vibe!

[@calebfraley2755]

He seems so nervous throughout his whole speech, but as soon as he hopped on that console he was INSTANTLY in the zone! Love this guy X)

[@RedroomStudios]

Caleb Fraley ya, I've been a fan of his for almost 10 years now... he did seem nervous. I dont blame him though because I am hopeless at speaking in front of a group under formal conditions. I think the strict time limit added to the pressure of trying to communicate some very abstract ideas. I need to figure out how I can record that spontaneous creation to add to some of my own cd mixes.

[@jgvtc559]

+RedroomStudios and that crowd isn't per say his type of people

[@jakebecker662]

The Curl Jung of music

[@clarencep90]

Man it sucks living in TN with no one to share this with

[@andrewhooper7603]

Living here, I used to think the same thing. Now I just share it with people anyways and if it doesn't land with them, at least they heard him.

[@clarencep90]

@@andrewhooper7603 I feel you

[@EncourageSquirt]

Daedelus is just the man.

[@gothicreggae]

They’re actually non-binary

[@titusrasper9497]

The burnt patch of baldness on his head looks like he's wearing a Kippah.

[@kundalinisf]

I heard this live, I think it's easier to understand if you just listen (or at least easier for me as I'm working at the same time). Interesting similarities between this and Vedanta...our reality is filtered by our senses, so is not true reality. It's impossible for us to perceive what we really are: infinite. At least that's what I heard between the lines.

[@EncourageSquirt]

I feel I generally got around to the same understanding as well. As some that have seen and know of Daedelus and his music and seeing him live before, he is quite the nervous type (in larger crowds) but i think he did well to explain his thoughts on sound and music and how it's more than just sound and music, then he had that great set. Quite surprised he didn't sweat as insanely as per usual though, haha. Hope you enjoyed being there live.

[@kundalinisf]

***** Sorry by live I meant I was tuned in as it was happening, not there! I wish, I miss Maui!

[@steveparadox1]

very Philip Glass-like philosophy at the beginning....

[@djdamned]

His mic and the ruffling against his beard was very annoying love Daedalus saw him a few times in concert and actually met him at an Apple Store he's very creative artist I made KZbin videos with his soundtrack in the back I just can't stand this mic in this video anyone else

[@vc423]

yes, so ironic this video is about the precision of sound yet it recorded all these interferences from his... beard

[@malcolmkoharian]

hey this is the dude what made the accordion sample

[@tiztoc977]

the way he presses the pads and does that stylistic hand movement is so swag lol

[@adamgoyer2077]

That was amazing. Can't wait to review in person.

[@keithdavis9746]

He is a genius .

[@dusa605]

Big inspiration

[@alb5886]

Personnellement je trouve que ce mec là a du génie...dernier commentaire il y a 7 ans...et bien 7 ans plus tard, toujours aussi frais!! Chapeau l'artiste ;)

[@MrGrapha]

Ziet er mooi uit manZiet er geweldig uitZiet er erg intresant uit woepie prachtig man

[@AtilioEscobar]

When performing and talking Daedelus always touches his face.

[@TimothyPaperclip]

“Y’all don’t know the same Daedalus I know”

[@ferdinandherrmann6496]

15:46 looks kinda like a tiger or some animal, his head is the eye, you know what I mean

[@ottofonse]

i love that many of the audio files he sampled were clipping, he just couldn't care less

[@joshb8976]

I dont even understand what's happening

[@Fluffmachine]

How did I miss this. Much love

[@SuperShiwi]

🍒

[@davvethewavve2182]

14:36 😌

[@hildg6934]

can't be better

[@RodrigoTelloMedina]

What does he said at 0:39?

[@BishYama]

+Rodrigo Tello Medina "nom de plume" (French for "pen name" or alias)

[@kajexo9580]

McCoy Tyner opener!

[@OHMYGODthatsfunny]

is there a setlist for this?

[@toshcalix]

Track list?

[@jont8161]

hero

[@delgirrr]

Im in love

[@LAWNLY]

genius

[@thursdayislandspsychicchar4696]

What's the name of the song he plays?

[@The_Accuser]

Oscar Arellano *⊚⊃⊇ᓏᘰᓯ༜°༜⊇ ᓏᘰ⊚⊃ Part 1 and 2*

[@SuperShiwi]

Order of the golden dawn - at the start

[@HD5830Gamer]

Hes most certainly on MDMA+Meth combo to have such precision. Not to mention in the boiler room he looks very manic on the verge of overload. I fully understand his reasons, I take the same combo and its how I got into this kind of music.

[@chowdermain92]

HD5830Gamer or he is just a genuinely skilled dude like wtf is this comment lol

[@Melontheyoutuber]

@@chowdermain92 wouldn't it be crazy if he was 100% right tho?!

[@carleighpunt4817]

No he’s just a genius

[@carleighpunt4817]

LOL to this comment just no

[@carleighpunt4817]

@@chowdermain92 I know I laughed too

[@Etheriun]

Lousy presenter but man does he rock that monome!

[@ehsan_kia]

Yeah. The talk was a bit of a mess. It was a hodgepodge of random unrelated fact about sound and music. That approach works much better for his music though.

[@franciscoflores2718]

This guy just say hearing a certain sound frequency, makes you poop?? LMAO ok this guy is just trying to hard to be this hippie sound guy.. anyone else annoyed about the wrestlin of the mic as he talked? He probably wanted that in there to say " every sound is music" lol 😂