Columbia College Chicago Music Department Hosts Musician, Songwriter And Producer Todd Rundgren April 12, 2013

The Columbia College Chicago Music Department welcomes musician, songwriter and producer Todd Rundgren as its last artist-in- residence of the Spring 2013 semester from April 8-12. Rundgren has been recording for more than three decades and will bring his knowledge and experience to workshops, master classes and classroom instruction, ending with a residency concert on April 12 at the Music Center.

Rundgren is also a pioneer of interactive music and multimedia. In 1991, the music video for his song “Time Heals,” the first music video to utilize state-of-the-art compositing of live action and computer graphics, becomes the second video to be played on MTV. His album, “No World Order” was the first interactive music-only CD, which allowed listeners to reshape the 10 songs into an infinite number of versions. His release of 1995’s “The Individualist,” was an enhanced CD which paired each song with its lyrics, graphics, and video. In 1998 founded he founded PatroNet, an innovative device that lets users subscribe to music offered directly from his site with no record company middlemen.