MAHOGANY HALL: songs from the new musical at Newburgh Fringe FestivalRecital of songs from a new musical that uses New Orleans jazz and contemporary hip-hop to tell the story of women seeking liberation in a 1929 Storyville brothel. Gritty, funny, funky, defiant, and uplifting. Book and lyrics by Katharine McNair,… Oct 08 26October 08, 2026Video at YouTube
MAHOGANY HALL: world premiere readings September 8-12 in New York CityWorld premiere readings of a new musical that uses New Orleans jazz and contemporary hip-hop to tell the story of women seeking liberation in a 1929 Storyville brothel. Gritty, funny, funky, defiant, and uplifting. Book and lyrics by Katharine… Sep 08 26September 08, 2026Video at YouTube
Noise #203: MisdirectionToday’s podcast and original music are all about misdirection, public attention, and mega-distraction—and the intentional manipulations of all three.Thanks so much for listening,Michael(Noise #203 by Michael Gallant. Copyright 2026 Gallant Music LLC.… Jan 22 26January 22, 2026Video at YouTube
Live scoring the prologue of "American Grace" by Michael GallantAMERICAN GRACE, a novel and original music by Michael GallantPROLOGUE Adelaide stood five stories above Harlem. She watched as light emanating from a lone streetlamp shattered through the curved glass of her binoculars and quieted into pinpoint… Dec 31 25December 31, 2025Video at YouTube
Noise #202: Dancing with digital ghostsToday’s podcast and original music are all about the recent Scientific American article: Can Digital Ghosts Help Us Heal? (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-ai-griefbots-help-us-heal/) Thanks so much for listening,Michael(Noise #202 by… Dec 30 25December 30, 2025Video at YouTube
New music reacting to news stories - Current Dissonance, Noise #201Subscribe to the Current Dissonance newsletter at currentdissonance.comABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCECurrent Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Whenever I can, I compose and record a new piece of music in reaction to a… Oct 23 25October 23, 2025Video at YouTube
New music reacting to news stories - Current Dissonance, Noise #200Subscribe to the Current Dissonance newsletter at currentdissonance.comABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCECurrent Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Whenever I can, I compose and record a new piece of music in reaction to a… Oct 10 25October 10, 2025Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance, Noise #199: "Obliterated"After three months of Current Dissonance silence, I’m thrilled to be back with a new Noise. Thanks so much for being here.I recorded Noise #199 as a reaction to the murky storytelling around America’s bombing of Iranian nuclear… Jun 26 25June 26, 2025Video at YouTube
Nine Inch Nails CLOSER #solopiano"Closer" by Nine Inch NailsArranged and performed by Michael Gallant Video/performance/arrangement Copyright 2025 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.Sign up for free new music sent to your inbox every week at… Mar 31 25March 31, 2025Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance, Noise #198: Just do it over a dating appOriginal music by Michael Gallant reacting to the leak of secret American military plans via Signal.https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/25/signal-cybersecurity-trump-war-planning-00246881This is a video from the Current Dissonance newsletter.… Mar 26 25March 26, 2025Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance, Noise #197: Paralyzed by a paper tigerOriginal music by Michael Gallant reacting to the stunned silence of many Americans, and a path towards reanimation.https://www.currentdissonance.com/p/noise-197-paralyzed-by-a-paper-tigerThis is a video from the Current Dissonance newsletter.… Mar 21 25March 21, 2025Video at YouTube
#jazzpianolessons #MicroLessonMonday: Dreamy ballad phrase over E-flat Maj7#jazzpiano #pianolesson #jazzlick #jazzpianolessons #learnpiano #microlessonmonday #learntoplay Mar 17 25March 17, 2025Video at YouTube
#jazzpianolessons #MicroLessonMonday: Quartal lick in G#jazzpiano #pianolesson #jazzlick #jazzpianolessons #learnpiano #microlessonmonday #learntoplay Mar 10 25March 10, 2025Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance, Noise #194: Killing it! (but it's already dead)Original music by Michael Gallant reacting to cruelty and incompetence in the name of… Mar 04 25March 04, 2025Video at YouTube
#jazzpianolessons #MicroLessonMonday: Blues lick in F that resolves to the major or minor 3rd#piano #jazzpianolessons #pianotutorial #learnpiano #learntoplay #jazzlick Mar 03 25March 03, 2025Video at YouTube
#jazzpianolessons #MicroLessonMonday: Descending D-minor lick with a flat 9#MicroLessonMonday#jazzlicks#jazzpiano#learntoplay#learnpiano Feb 24 25February 24, 2025Video at YouTube
New music composed and performed in reaction to news stories from around the world: Sign up for freeSubscribe now at www.currentdissonance.com Sep 26 24September 26, 2024Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance 8/8/2024: The waltz of Harris and Walz(This is an unlisted video posted for subscribers to the https://CurrentDissonance.substack.com newsletter.) Original music by Michael Gallant in reaction to the crazy recent changes in the American presidential election. ABOUT CURRENT… Aug 08 24August 08, 2024Video at YouTube
Noise #168: When heat stops the trainToday’s podcast looks at extreme weather, unexpected manifestations of climate change, and intense global politics. Check out the article referenced in the podcast here (https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-the-campaign-is-for) . Thanks so much for… Jul 18 24July 18, 2024Video at YouTube
Current Dissonance 6/29/2024: Forty Greek wildfiresOriginal music by Michael Gallant in response to wildfires threatening Greece:https://www.firstpost.com/world/40-wildfires-wind-at-100-kmph-pressure-on-athens-as-greece-battles-inferno-season-13787600.htmlThis is a public video from the Current… Jun 30 24June 30, 2024Video at YouTube
