| The Car Music Project is both the name of a project and the name of a band conceived and led by American composer Bill Milbrodt. The band, a live performance and recording ensemble, is part of the project. Milbrodt wanted playable musical instruments created from his own car, and wanted them to represent the four instrument families of the traditional orchestra: winds, brass, percussion, and strings. He started the project in 1995. To accomplish his goal, he hired professional auto mechanics to disassemble his car, and commissioned metal sculptor Ray Faunce III to create a series of playable musical instruments from the car's parts. Milbrodt and his team have fully documented the general capabilities and tuning idiosyncrasies of all the instruments. A band called the "Car Music Project" was started by Milbrodt in early 2005. The band members include Eric Haltmeier on reed and non-reed instruments classified as "winds", James Spotto on instruments classified as "brass", William Trigg on percussion, and Wilbo Wright and Milbrodt on strings. The band's leader and composer is Milbrodt. The Car Music Project performed several concerts in 2005, culminating with a performance at the Philadelphia Live Arts & Fringe Festival. Most recently the band appeared at Lincoln Center Out of Doors on 8/5/07. |
8-minute live performance press documentary about the Car Music Project. Features Wilbo Wright, William Trigg, Dave Homan, James Spotto, and Bill Milbrodt. Taped at the 2005 Philadelphia Live Arts & Fringe Festival by Showcase Underground Productions. Available in full quality on Car Music Project's "Rough Roads DVD" from CDBaby |
| SOURCE: The Car Music Project |
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