Tuesday 16 March 2010

Free Event: A Journey into Musical Plagiarism













You'd look gloomy to if you had just shelled out 1 million after being caught plagiarising a song. An interesting free event for all you aspiring songwriters who don't want to hand back all the royalties from your hit when someone spots the chordal thievery....read on



The Science Museums Dana Center is holding a free talk by musicologist Klaus Frieler and songwriter Nigel of Bermondsey (Gay Dad, Ian Brown). They will look at the psychology of creativity versus plagiarism and the brain science of memory. Nigel will also demonstrate how he comes up with new musical ideas when writing for the big fishes of the pop scene.

Check here for more information on booking

Check here for a review of a similar talk that maybe of interest, it was looking at how the brain perceives music.

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