The Music of the Everyday

Artist and composer Matthew Wilcock looks for patterns in the everyday and creates music from them. It's easier to quickly watch an example than to explain:

Instantly thought of the video for Star Guitar by The Chemical Brothers, directed by Michel Gondry. They also seem like the sort of videos you would have found on Mister Rodgers' or Sesame Street back in the day.

In addition to traffic, Wilcock has made music with people on escalators:

Each escalator and path is assigned three notes and they alternate between those as the person's head breaks the line. Lowest note closest to camera, highest furtherest away. I love the idea of involving all these people unknowingly in an artwork. Recorded in Liverpool St. station, London.

And a bird eating:

Factory workers:

Bees:

You can find more of these video compositions on Wilcock's YouTube channel and Instagram. He's most active (and popular) on Insta; check out his Tour de France and swingset videos there. (thx, andy)

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