DJ Spooky on Creating a ‘Sonic Celebration’ of Internet History




KQED's Forum show

Summary: Paul Miller, otherwise known as DJ Spooky, has written music based on Antarctic weather patterns, remixed D. W. Griffith's film "Birth of a Nation," and currently scores Jeremy Scahill's "Intercepted" political podcast. Spooky's newest piece "Quantopia" is a sonic celebration of the history of the Internet. DJ Spooky joins Forum to discuss a career spent defying labels and "Quantopia," which premieres at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts this week.