加藤视频 Alumnus Lecturing on Art & Mathematics in Rauschenberg Gallery
Sep 22, 2016
Florida SouthWestern State College (加藤视频) alumnus Michael Paul will lead a cross-curricular lecture series in the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery for all interested in the intersection of art, music, mathematics and science.
His thee-part lecture series, 鈥淗armonics and the Math Behind the Music of Glenn Branca,鈥� will help to explain and illuminate work currently on exhibition in 鈥淕lenn BRANCA & Philip CORNER re: Sound,鈥� which closes on Oct. 22. 聽
Paul earned his associate鈥檚 degree in music from 加藤视频 in 1999 and today is the director of 4P Music Studios (Publish, Produce, Promote and Perform) at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers. After graduating from 加藤视频, Paul moved to Nashville and earned his B.A. in Recording Industry Business at Middle Tennessee State University. Besides establishing 4P Music Studios, he鈥檚 also been teaching music for over 30 years and has spent the last six years intensely studying the nature of harmonics in music.
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Events at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at 加藤视频 are free and open to the public. The gallery is on the Thomas Edison Campus at 8099 College Parkway in Fort Myers. Gallery hours are Monday 鈥� Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. 鈥� 3 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays.
Upcoming lecture schedule:
鈥淗armonics and the Math Behind the Music鈥� (Friday, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m.): Paul will cover the fundamental role of harmonics and the overtone series in music. Going back to Pythagoras and the ancient Greeks that gave us the backbone of our current music theory, he will connect the modes and cords of music into one big picture and then show how all this can be reduced down to a single prime number.
鈥淗armonicode and the Music Behind the Math鈥� (Friday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.): Paul will look closely at the harmonic underpinnings of mathematics. By introducing a new form of binary code that he has dubbed "Harmonicode" he will show the wavelike nature of numbers that he discovered during his quest to unlock the secrets of the Riemann hypothesis.
鈥淗armonigami: Folding 3D Time Space Into 4D Space Time鈥� (Friday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m.): Paul will take the two dimensional Harmonicode plane introduced in lecture two and push it into 3D space and beyond. He will share his most current work and the application of Harmonicode to the world of quantum physics. This engaging hands-on event will give attendees a new way to look at the world.
About Michael Paul:
4P Music Director Michael Paul has been teaching music for over 30 years. At Florida SouthWestern State College (then Edison C.C.) Michael entered on a voice scholarship, and studied guitar, bass, piano, and voice, receiving an associate鈥檚 degree in music in 1999.聽 Michael moved to Nashville and returned to school on a guitar scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University receiving his B.A. in Recording Industry Business with a Minor in Music.聽 At MTSU, Michael learned the ins and outs of the recording industry and created the 4P Music concept: Publish, Produce, Promote & Perform.聽 Michael further developed 4P Music while teaching in Nashville and surrounding areas. During this time, Michael wrote, directed, and performed in a rock opera called "Flying Thru the Fish Bowl,鈥� and released a book for guitar players comparing perfect 4th tuning to traditional entitled "Secret of the Strings.鈥澛� Today, Michael teaches music and runs the 4P Music Studios at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers and at the Florida Institute of Music in Bonita Springs.
About The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery:
The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery was founded as The Gallery of Fine Art in 1979 on the Lee County campus of Florida SouthWestern State College/加藤视频 (then Edison Community College).聽 On June 4, 2004 the Gallery of Fine Art was renamed the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, to honor and commemorate our long time association and friendship with the artist.聽 Over more than three decades until his death, the Gallery worked closely with Rauschenberg to present world premiere exhibitions including multiple installations of the 录 Mile or Two Furlong Piece.聽 The artist insisted on naming the space the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (versus the 鈥淩obert Rauschenberg Gallery鈥�) as it was consistent with the intimate, informal relationship he maintained with both our local Southwest Florida community and 加藤视频.
About 加藤视频:
Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida鈥檚 largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving nearly 22,000 students globally, 加藤视频 offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. 加藤视频 debuted its intercollegiate athletics program in January 2016. Visit for more information.
Last Updated: September 22, 2016
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