New York Composer Turns Gold into Music

Tom Hamiltons new CD "London Fix" uses spot market charts to make music changing with the price of gold.

NEW YORK, November 10, 2003: New York composer Tom Hamilton turns gold into music in his latest CD titled London Fix," just released by Muse-Eek Publishing. The recent bull market in gold has rekindled investor interest in the metal, and this new recording traces these dramatic price moves through flowing synthesizer lines.

To create the rippling music featured throughout this CD, Hamilton used his unique compositional system to convert fluctuations in spot gold price charts into streams of electronic sound. Much more poetic than literal, the musical result mirrors the ebb and flow of the market - sonic price charts intersecting and evolving in harmony. Played softly, this continuous stream of electronic music provides a curiously restful sound environment.

Hamilton says of his new musical adventure: Many composers try to turn music into gold - Im just doing it the other way around."

This is not the first time that Hamilton has looked to unlikely sources for musical inspiration: An earlier CD titled Off-Hour Wait State" traced movement and timing in the New York subway system, transforming a group of musical soloists into passengers and observers on a subway platform. Yet another sound installation - Drains and Pipes Forever" - focused on sounds from a complex water distribution system.

More information on the London Fix CD can be found at:

www.london-fix.com

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