ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Amanda Palmer - Musician, blogger
Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable -- and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans.

Why you should listen

Amanda Palmer commands attention. The singer-songwriter-blogger-provocateur, known for pushing boundaries in both her art and her lifestyle, made international headlines this year when she raised nearly $1.2 million via Kickstarter (she’d asked for $100k) from nearly 25,000 fans who pre-ordered her new album, Theatre Is Evil.
 
But the former street performer, then Dresden Dolls frontwoman, now solo artist hit a bump the week her world tour kicked off. She revealed plans to crowdsource additional local backup musicians in each tour stop, offering to pay them in hugs, merchandise and beer per her custom. Bitter and angry criticism ensued (she eventually promised to pay her local collaborators in cash). And it's interesting to consider why. As Laurie Coots suggests: "The idea was heckled because we didn't understand the value exchange -- the whole idea of asking the crowd for what you need when you need it and not asking for more or less."

Summing up her business model, in which she views her recorded music as the digital equivalent of street performing, she says: “I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.”

Amanda's non-fiction book, The Art of Asking, digs deeply into the topics she addressed in her TED Talk. 

More profile about the speaker
Amanda Palmer | Speaker | TED.com
Jherek Bischoff - Composer, musician
Jherek Bischoff is a Los Angeles-based composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumental performer.

Why you should listen

Jherek Bischoff has collaborated with the likes of Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can, David Byrne and Neil Gaiman, and he has performed in venues and festivals around the globe including Royal Albert Hall for BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Adelaide Festival and Tasmania's MONA FOMA. His work as a composer has garnered commissions from Kronos Quartet, Lincoln Center, and St Ann's Warehouse and has been performed by Seattle Symphony, Adelaide Art Orchestra, Wordless Music, Stargaze and yMusic.

His critically-acclaimed releases include 2016's Cistern, 2012's Composed, and a co-release in 2016 with Amanda Palmer, Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute. He has been interviewed by Terry Gross on "Fresh Air" and by Jonathan Ross for BBC Radio 2's "Arts Show". In 2014, Bischoff made his musical scoring debut with Johnny Breitwieser at Vienna's Schauspielhaus; in 2015, Bischoff ventured into television, contributing work to Starz' "Blunt Talk" and Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp."

Bischoff was the artist in residence for the month of August for Times Square's Midnight Moment, where his video for "Cistern" was broadcast every night on Times Square's electronic billboards, culminating in two live performances in the middle of Times Square. He is currently working on his next musical score for Theater Basel's production of "Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer," which premieres in December, and a collaborative album with Kronos Quartet.

More profile about the speaker
Jherek Bischoff | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com
TED2016

Amanda Palmer, Jherek Bischoff, Usman Riaz: "Space Oddity"

阿曼达·帕尔默,杰瑞克·比斯乔夫,乌斯曼·里亚兹: 一首来自外太空的歌曲《太空奇遇 》

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歌手阿曼达·帕尔默(Amanda Palmer)以《太空奇遇 》这首歌曲,向伟大的已逝歌手大卫·鲍伊致敬。她与TED研究会员乌斯曼·里亚兹,还有前美国副总统艾尔·戈尔,没错,你没看错,真的是他,一起在讲台上为我们演出这首歌曲。
- Musician, blogger
Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable -- and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans. Full bio - Composer, musician
Jherek Bischoff is a Los Angeles-based composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumental performer. Full bio - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio

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Amanda阿曼达 Palmer帕尔默 (singing唱歌):
Ground地面 Control控制 to Major重大的 Tom汤姆,
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阿曼达·帕尔默(唱歌):
地面控制中心呼叫汤姆少校,
地面控制中心呼叫汤姆少校,
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Ground地面 Control控制 to Major重大的 Tom汤姆,
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服下蛋白片,戴上你的安全帽。
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Take your protein蛋白 pills
and put your helmet头盔 on.
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艾尔·戈尔:10、9、8、7、6...
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Al Gore血块: Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six ...
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AP美联社: Ground地面 Control控制 to Major重大的 Tom汤姆,
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阿曼达:地面控制中心呼叫汤姆少校,
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AGAG: Five, Four, Three, Two, One ...
AP美联社: Commencing开始 countdown倒数, engines引擎 on.
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艾尔·戈尔:5、4、3、2、1...
阿曼达:开始倒数、引擎全开
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Check检查 ignition点火
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确认点火,
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and may可能 God's love be with you.
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愿上帝与你同在。
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AGAG: Liftoff升空.
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艾尔·戈尔:发射升空。
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AP美联社: This is Ground地面 Control控制 to Major重大的 Tom汤姆,
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阿曼达:地面控制中心呼叫汤姆少校,
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You've really made制作 the grade年级
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你完成了惊人之举
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And the papers文件 want to know
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新闻媒体想知道
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whose谁的 shirts衬衫 you wear穿.
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你穿哪一支球队的衣服。
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Now it's time to leave离开 the capsule胶囊
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如果你准备好,
就可以离开太空舱了。
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if you dare.
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“汤姆少校呼叫地面控制中心,
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"This is Major重大的 Tom汤姆 to Ground地面 Control控制,
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I'm stepping步进 through通过 the door
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我要踏出舱门了,
我现在漂浮的姿势很特别,
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And I'm floating漂浮的 in a most peculiar奇特 way
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今晚的星空看起来是那么的不同!
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And the stars明星 look very different不同 today今天.
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我正漂着,被我的锡罐子包围着。
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For here am I floating漂浮的 round回合 my tin can.
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Far above以上 the world世界,
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在我头上,那遥远的世界……
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Planet行星 Earth地球 is blue蓝色
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地球竟是如此湛蓝,
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and there's nothing I can do."
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我感到自己的渺小。”
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"Though虽然 I'm past过去 100,000 miles英里,
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I'm feeling感觉 very still,
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我内心仍感到相当平静,
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and I think my spaceship飞船 knows知道
which哪一个 way to go.
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我想,太空船知道要带我去哪。
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Tell my wife妻子 I love her very much
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请转告我老婆,我很爱她
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she knows知道."
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她知道的。”
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地面控制中心呼叫汤姆少校,
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your circuit's电路的 dead,
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你的线路断了,
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there's something wrong错误.
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好像出问题了。
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Can you hear me, Major重大的 Tom汤姆?
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听得见吗,汤姆少校?
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Can you hear me, Major重大的 Tom汤姆?
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听得见吗,汤姆少校?
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Can you hear me, Major重大的 Tom汤姆?
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听得见吗,汤姆少校?
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Can you ...
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"Here am I floating漂浮的 round回合 my tin can,
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“我正漂着,被锡罐子围绕着,
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far above以上 the Moon月亮.
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远在月球之上。
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Planet行星 Earth地球 is blue蓝色
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地球是如此的湛蓝,
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and there's nothing I can do.
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我感到自己的渺小。
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["I'm not a prophet预言家 or a stone-age石器时代 man,
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[“ 我不是预言家或是石器时代的人,
我只是一个内心有着超人潜力的凡人…… ]
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just a mortal凡人 with the potential潜在
of a superman超人 ...
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... I'm living活的 on."
David大卫 Bowie鲍伊, 1947-2016]
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Translated by Yi-Fan Yu
Reviewed by Junyi Sha

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Amanda Palmer - Musician, blogger
Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable -- and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans.

Why you should listen

Amanda Palmer commands attention. The singer-songwriter-blogger-provocateur, known for pushing boundaries in both her art and her lifestyle, made international headlines this year when she raised nearly $1.2 million via Kickstarter (she’d asked for $100k) from nearly 25,000 fans who pre-ordered her new album, Theatre Is Evil.
 
But the former street performer, then Dresden Dolls frontwoman, now solo artist hit a bump the week her world tour kicked off. She revealed plans to crowdsource additional local backup musicians in each tour stop, offering to pay them in hugs, merchandise and beer per her custom. Bitter and angry criticism ensued (she eventually promised to pay her local collaborators in cash). And it's interesting to consider why. As Laurie Coots suggests: "The idea was heckled because we didn't understand the value exchange -- the whole idea of asking the crowd for what you need when you need it and not asking for more or less."

Summing up her business model, in which she views her recorded music as the digital equivalent of street performing, she says: “I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.”

Amanda's non-fiction book, The Art of Asking, digs deeply into the topics she addressed in her TED Talk. 

More profile about the speaker
Amanda Palmer | Speaker | TED.com
Jherek Bischoff - Composer, musician
Jherek Bischoff is a Los Angeles-based composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumental performer.

Why you should listen

Jherek Bischoff has collaborated with the likes of Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can, David Byrne and Neil Gaiman, and he has performed in venues and festivals around the globe including Royal Albert Hall for BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Adelaide Festival and Tasmania's MONA FOMA. His work as a composer has garnered commissions from Kronos Quartet, Lincoln Center, and St Ann's Warehouse and has been performed by Seattle Symphony, Adelaide Art Orchestra, Wordless Music, Stargaze and yMusic.

His critically-acclaimed releases include 2016's Cistern, 2012's Composed, and a co-release in 2016 with Amanda Palmer, Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute. He has been interviewed by Terry Gross on "Fresh Air" and by Jonathan Ross for BBC Radio 2's "Arts Show". In 2014, Bischoff made his musical scoring debut with Johnny Breitwieser at Vienna's Schauspielhaus; in 2015, Bischoff ventured into television, contributing work to Starz' "Blunt Talk" and Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp."

Bischoff was the artist in residence for the month of August for Times Square's Midnight Moment, where his video for "Cistern" was broadcast every night on Times Square's electronic billboards, culminating in two live performances in the middle of Times Square. He is currently working on his next musical score for Theater Basel's production of "Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer," which premieres in December, and a collaborative album with Kronos Quartet.

More profile about the speaker
Jherek Bischoff | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com

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