Theme: REVERB

Sounds can last long after their source has finished creating them. They reverberate off surfaces, move through mediums, and bounce off every surface of a space. Some mediums and surfaces deaden the sound while others maintain or even empower it. For this event, we are merging classical and underground, hard science and philosophy, the apparent with the unforeseen to tell a powerful story of Minneapolis’ story of music and sound and its impacts for the future. How can we both affect and be affected by music and sound?

TEDxMinneapolisSalon Fall 2016 hosts speakers that have devoted their life’s work to ideas of sound, music, and its ability to resonate with all of us.

We continue to pull together the all-inclusive immersive experience: great speakers, exciting performances, delicious grub and drinks, and our classic connection spaces: the pop-up Art Gallery inspired by music and sound, our Sound Lab experience, the Atrium, and the relaxing Lounge.

MacPhail Center for Music
501 S 2nd St
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401
United States

Julie Johnson, Jacqueline Ultan, and DJ Snuggles

Flutist, composer, & improviser Julie Johnson brings her distinct sound and approach to many multi-genre projects. julieflute.net Cellist Jacqueline Ultan is a singularly creative artist in her field with a distinctive voice as a performer, composer and improviser. Snuggles is one of the best beatboxers in the world. He is a world-class artist and vocal percussionist known for explosive sounds & extravagant performances. That Beat... #SnuggLife

Sarah White + Band

SARAH WHITE HAS PERFORMED INTERNATIONALLY, SHARING STAGES AND COLLABORATING WITH TALENTED ARTISTS INCLUDING YASIIN BEY, K-OS, MACY GRAY, KING BRITT, J*DAVEY, AND M.ANIFEST. SARAH OFFERS VERSATILITY WITH MULTITUDE OF EXPERIENCE INCLUDING LIVE BAND PERFORMANCES & DJ SETS TO VOCAL SOUNDSCAPES & ACOUSTIC CANDLELIT HARMONIES. PROVING THAT BEING A MOTHER DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO DROP A BEAT, SARAH HAS INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED 2 SOLO ALBUMS, HER VOICE IS FEATURED ON RECORD LABEL RELEASES FROM THE MIDWEST TO TOKYO AND SHE WON SCION’S BEST ELECTRONIC VOCALIST COMPETITION WHILE LIVING IN NYC. RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE TRAVELING TO CUBA AND RECORDING IN HAVANA, NEON SOUL BAND - SHIRO DAME -, AND THE NEW EP: LAUGHING AT GHOSTS. THE LIVE BAND: BLAYR ALEXANDER / DRUMS, TASHA BARON / KEYS, RY DILL / BASS, SARAH WHITE / VOCALS & LYRICS.

Amanda Weber

Founder + Director, Voice of Hope Choir, Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility

Amanda has sung in choirs her whole life, but only recently come to understand the transformative power of music in very unexpected places. Her latest work has taken her behind the walls of the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee, where a growing group of women are learning to use their voices in a powerful way. This choir may be well hidden, but their message of restorative justice and community rings out loud and clear.

Ariella Forstein

Vocalist + Vocal Empowerment Coach

You don't need to be a performer, opera singer, professional speaker or even a pop star to have a voice. The vibration of our vocal chords reverberates throughout our body, and we all have a voice to be freed. Ariella helps people move through emotional and mental blocks about their fear and anxiety of sharing their voice with the world.

Roger Dumas

Research Associate, University of Minnesota Brain Sciences Center

He met John Lennon. He taught Prince how to program Synth. He was on the team that composed Funkytown. The work he wants to debut on the TEDx stage thrills him even more and will bring insights into how we subconsciously consume sound from the great artists we admire - the brain's relationship with music.

Toki Wright

Department Head, McNally Smith College of Music Vice President, Soul Tools

Toki Wright is a 4 time Emmy nominated and 2 time CLIO Award-winning multidisciplinary artist and organizer. Wright has released albums through his imprint Soul Tools Entertainment and Rhymesayers Entertainment charting top 50 on MTV, iTunes, and more. Wright is the Department Head of the United States’ first fully accredited Hip-Hop Studies program at McNally Smith College of Music. Toki is an arts ambassador and MC regularly touring Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia. Wright cocurated the Cannes Lion-nominated Watch The Stove mixtape for Hamburger Helper which became one of the world’s largest viral marketing campaigns of 2016. Under the producer moniker Mamadu, Wright has also been behind the scenes producing for various artists. Toki also cohosts Soul Tools Radio Saturday nights from 9-11PM on KFAI FM Radio.