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Moby may bug some people with his vegan vibe, but the DJ as of late has been working on some notable initiatives. There’s his newly launched music resource MobyGratis.com, which lets non-profit & student filmmakers license his music for free in non-commercial films.
But my favorite has to be his work with the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, where he is part of the Board of Directors. The nonprofit believes “that music has unique powers to heal, rehabilitate, and inspire -- and that we can use music therapy to restore and improve our physical, emotional, and neurological health.” Sounds cool, right?
This Wednesday, March 26th in NYC , Moby and Dr. Petr Janata, a Professor of Psychology for the Centre of Mind And Brain at UC Davis, will hold a discussion open to the public about the effects of music on the state of mind. Moby’s gonna segue the talk with a new album listening party, which makes us feel that those who will be paying $25 for a ticket might end up as lab rats testing the “rehabilitating” aspects of Mob-sters new album, Last Night. The experiment goes down at the Rubin Museum of Art at 150 W. 17th Street. For more info call 212.620.5000 x 344.
i had a friend very close to me experience serious brain-damage and, before he passed on, i remember seeing him in his hospitol room and his demeanor would always brighten when i offered to put on one of his CDs. i know that music helped him- if not to heal, at least to ease his pain. kudos to moby for delving into that part of the mind.