{"635387":{"#nid":"635387","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Connect with Singer-Songwriter Gabriel Kahane with a Letter Campaign","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou are invited to join Georgia Tech Arts in creating meaningful, virtual connections with the artists who are partnering with us for the coming year of creative explorations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kahane_letter.pdf\u0022\u003EHere is a letter (digitized to share)\u003C\/a\u003E from American composer and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane to Aaron Shackelford, director of Georgia Tech Arts. Simply put, Gabriel has some questions for you. Here\u0026rsquo;s just a taste of the concepts he\u0026#39;s exploring:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026bull; I\u0026#39;ve been thinking a lot about technology. How it can be at once dazzling and destructive. I wonder: do you ever feel imprisoned by having too many choices?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026bull; Can an algorithm be neutral? Can the people who write algorithms be neutral? Should they be neutral?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWill you write back to Gabriel?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabriel\u0026rsquo;s creative process begins with deep research that leads to wildly innovative compositions (check out his\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com\/\u0022\u003EBandcamp\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gabriel-kahane\u0022\u003ESoundcloud\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1ph6inW1HWQbwPSzoD1y0e\u0022\u003ESpotify\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;pages). Georgia Tech Arts is partnering with Gabriel on a year\u0026rsquo;s worth of residency activities and discussions to prepare for his performance in a future season, and he\u0026rsquo;d like to know what you think.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead his letter and respond with your thoughts on technology, efficiency, and the sacrifices we\u0026#39;re willing to make for convenience and access to information. Gabriel prefers snail mail, but if you\u0026rsquo;re unable to manage it, please email your letter to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@arts.gatech.edu?subject=Gabriel%20Kahane%20Letter%20Writing%20Project\u0022\u003Einfo@arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. We can print and mail it for you. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to connect personally with Gabriel Kahane and his work!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"His creative process begins with deep research leading to wildly innovative compositions, and he wants your thoughts on data, technology, and privacy."}],"uid":"35141","created_gmt":"2020-05-14 17:46:50","changed_gmt":"2020-05-15 14:47:13","author":"Kelly Pierce","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"635382":{"id":"635382","type":"image","title":"Gabriel Kahane in Studio at Mic","body":null,"created":"1589476229","gmt_created":"2020-05-14 17:10:29","changed":"1589476485","gmt_changed":"2020-05-14 17:14:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241780","name":"Gabriel Kahane Microphone Piano.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gabriel%20Kahane%20Microphone%20Piano_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gabriel%20Kahane%20Microphone%20Piano_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7806,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Gabriel%20Kahane%20Microphone%20Piano_0.jpeg?itok=i6utOiNZ"}}},"media_ids":["635382"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"183499","name":"georgia tech arts"},{"id":"64641","name":"arts@tech"},{"id":"1180","name":"Music"},{"id":"171622","name":"data security"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Einfo@arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["info@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}