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Dunvagen Music Publisher's Inc is composer Philip Glass' management and publishing company, representing his vast catalog across symphonic, chamber, opera, theater, film, TV, piano and solo works.

as of 2012 sigur ros have released six albums, plus one remix album (von brigi - recycle bin). the first album, recently given a worldwide release for the first time, is called von (hope). frequently unrecognisable from the bulk of their subsequent work, von is an experimental and ambient work. the band really found their feet with their second album, the masterpiece that is gtis byrjun (a good beginning). the album was originally released only in iceland, but was discovered by brighton's fatcat records, who snapped the band up and released the album in the uk in august 2000. the band attracted a huge critical acclaim throughout the world in the second half of 2000, particularly in america. this resulted in a frantic hunt by major us labels to secure the rights to their material in the states. large quantities of cash were offered, although in the end the band chose the deal which gave them most artistic freedom. this was with mca records. the band toured north america for the first time in april and may 2001, and the vast majority of the dates sold out straight away. perhaps due to the hype in the american media, the shows were attended by many big name celebrities, somewhat to the band's bemusement. sigur rós released their third album in october 2002, entitled ( ). the lyricless and titleless album was a darker, rawer and less accessible follow up to gtis byrjun and came out to favourable reviews around the world. the album sold well and even reached #52 on the american billboard chart. the first track from the album was released as a single in may 2003 and reached the #9 spot in america's nielsen chart. at this point in their career, sigur rós had now sold over one million records worldwide. early in 2003, sigur rós embarked on an extensive european and american tour which included legendary performances at the hammersmith apollo in london and radio city music hall in new york city. they took a well-earned break that summer, after which they joined forces with radiohead to write music for the modern dance ...

Strip away the awe-inspiring AV spectacles, the peak-time DJ voyages in front of huge crowds the world over, the lofty certifications bestowed upon him by platforms of both academia and electronica at the core, Max Coopers mission as a musician, a DJ and an interdisciplinary artist is all about provoking a greater understanding. So why is the man himself a touch misunderstood? For once, this is a case of scaling down, rather than up. There is no need to over-play the hand; Max Cooper has been a prominent culture figure of the 2010s. Few have been so successful in interrogating and furthering the intersection between electronic music, visual art, technology and science in the past ten years. As a DJ and live performer, he has featured at nearly every major festival and club that one could list. An instalment in the BBC Essential Mix series; a Cercle livestream inside the Musee Bourdelle that reached hundreds of thousands of fans; Glassforms, a reinterpretation of Philip Glass work; and even a collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects, mapping projections onto an 18th century castle, variously speak to his thrum of high-profile activity in recent years. Cooper has an arms-length wingspan of achievement. Yet the grand question that keeps his mind ticking as the 2020s begin is, in his own words, a question of communication. Cooper wants to present a diverse palette of experiences without diminishing them to show you his world on multiple levels, without it ever appearing daunting. And it shouldnt be daunting: Coopers music is lush, emotive and grand, and the way he brings this to life, using everything from binaural sound positioning to 360 visual panelling, is meticulous, technical and often powerful to behold. But all the elements are highly accessible. You could, after all, walk through the Aether installation Cooper worked on with Architecture Social Club, or feel the ripples on your fingers when 4DSOUND speakers pushed swells of bass and soaring arpeggios outward from his equipment and into the physical ...