<b>Lecture on collecting library music, by Jonny Trunk: May 16, 9 pm. MACBA Auditorium. Free admission<br></b><br>Teaser: <a href="http://rwm.macba.cat/en/extra/teaser_memorabilia_jonny_trunk/capsula">http://rwm.macba.cat/en/extra/teaser_memorabilia_jonny_trunk/capsula</a><div>
<br>In this hybrid lecture/audition, Jonny Trunk will be sharing his collection of library music records, which he started in 1982 and now contains around 6000 LPs. Also known as <i>sonorizzazioni</i>, the term library music encompasses the audio productions made for professional use in the context of film, television and radio. This exciting musical underworld is part of the collective imagination, and yet it remains practically unknown to the general public.<br>
<br>Jonny Trunk founded the label Trunk Records in 1995, and it soon gained a cult following as a result of its specialisation in unpublished jazz recordings and film and television soundtracks. Trunk Records was the first label to feature non-commercial "library music", a genre that Trunk has written about extensively. Trunk hosts a radio programme at London radio station Resonance FM, and he regularly DJs around the world. He began collecting records around 1982, but rather than focusing on traditional record stores, he chose to comb second hand outlets and street markets. It didn't take long for him to realise that his obsession was not pop music or modern sounds, but film soundtracks and television music. His record collection now consists of around six thousand LPs.<br>
<br>More info: <a href="http://www.macba.cat/en/lecture-memorabilia">http://www.macba.cat/en/lecture-memorabilia</a><br><br></div>