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S50E15

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Premiere: 4/21/2023 | 0:30 |

Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo using “found” instruments. To develop a music video, the two visit New York City and explore the creative process with an interactive light show and more.

About the Episode

Experience the journey of musical creation from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo using the steel drum, “found” instruments (where the musician turns nearly any object into an instrument), and more. Exploring many neighborhoods throughout New York City, Akiho shows Yoo what inspires his music, from the local record shop to the shores of Trinidad. Yoo also witnesses Akiho’s creative process developing an audio and video collaboration for a percussion quartet with Sandbox Percussion featuring a group of dancers and a light show. With an array of performances by Yoo, Akiho, and many more, they prove that there’s nothing stronger than the power of collaboration.

Places visited: New York City neighborhoods including Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, the Bowery

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TRANSCRIPT

I'm Scott Yoo.

Join me to meet Andy Akiho, one of today's most in-demand composers.

He's combining influences you'd never expect.

We're in Crown Heights and these are my favorite players.

To create a sound uniquely his own.

Finding things and hitting them.

♪♪ Whoa!

Now Hear This, see how Andy Akiho found his sound, on Great Performances.