Sep 2022

36m 14s

Inside the Theater of the Mind — David B...

About this episode

David Byrne, multi-award-winning artist and front man of Talking Heads, shares the insights and aspirations that shaped his newest immersive project, Theater of the Mind.

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Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.

124 West 13th Street

New York, NY 10011

Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher

Director, Carolyn Merriman

Assistant Producer, Madison Brown

in collaboration with Charts & Leisure

Founder, Jason Oberholtzer

Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta

Editor, Garrett Crowe

Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli

With special thanks to David Byrne, Bonnie Eldon, Shannon Fanuko, Meghal Janardan, Elisabeth March, Sarah Vitak, and Megan Worman.

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