The Speaker/Performer Series presents Mike D’Errico, PhD candidate in the UCLA Department of Musicology and the Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate Program, who will present a talk on the intersections of hip-hop, video games, and electronic dance music. After the talk, Mike as The Attic Bat will perform chipmusic with guest musician Jeremy Murphy a.k.a. Arkbit. Together they are The Attic Bits. Meanwhile audience members will play vintage video games projected on screens.
This inaugural series is a quarterly exhibition of the region’s top creative minds speaking about their passions as well as offering a dynamic performance. The series is curated by John Herman.