French artist Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's New commission for The Curve, Barbican, London, a work drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.

For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.

27 February 2010 - 23 May 2010
The Curve, Barbican, London

http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery...

Another approach to getting a pay check without having to play the music

This Pat Metheny project is very interesting. He has built/had built (they look like Eric Singers work to me??) an Orchestrion, a robotic orchestra that is responding to his guitar playing style on the fly - check it out

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The home stereo and 5.1 reproduction arrangement that we are all familiar with is psychoacoustically flawed.  There is simply no way conventional stereo or 5.1 can recreate the panoramic spread and depth of sound we hear in concert halls, churches, theaters, or rock concerts.  With Ambiophonic sound reproduction, however, you really can be there.

You would have to be very concerned about the reproduction experience to set your listening up like this - congratulations...