This austere stance informs music based around glacial synths, stark melodies and drum beats that sound like a rumbling in the plumbing of a very old haunted house.
Can you let us backstage into what that community is like and how, if at all, it informs music as the world's best meet each other on the road.
As the undisputed father of American experimental music, Cage's influence has informed the music of rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Stereolab, composer and rock and jazz guitarist Frank Zappa, and various noise music artists and bands.
Springsteen is no fool, and he plays up his country or working-class image in spite of being ridiculously informed on music, as exhibited by his most excellent keynote address at the SCSW music conference.
In reply, Thaemlitz offers an insight and guide to the principles that have informed her music as well as the sacrifices required to continue to operate wholly on her own terms in the music industry.
MK: My research was informed by music, art, photography, theatre, literature, and film.
It's sad, but at least this has informed her music, adding depth and emotion to her songs.
If some of her experiences with men informed her music, they also, she said, made her "very pessimistic about the dating scene".
