Batterboy
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Performed at TEDxMinneapolis 2017: Why Not Minneapolis-based batteryboy combines social awareness and personal revelation to create “music to deal with everything else.” Founded as a solo project by Cobey Rouse in 2011, the group now includes multi-instrumentalist Eric Carranza, cellist Emily Dantuma, bassist Ray Ringer and Cloud Cult violinist Shannon Frid-Rubin. Their lush sound full of strings and Carranza’s Eno-esque atmosphere give Rouse’s emotionally charged lyrics a fitting place to come to life and hit home. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDUzNFk3U21RM0VwMU1QeXZFc1kzWUR0UFJpUXxBQ3Jtc0tsaHF0Ri1NTDJucE9qb1J5N2JKa3FpX2ozQVlfWUJiQVZYRXViaFhqX1pydmo5VTFjWTYwa2hzUkVRRVcybTJ2WEpKVzNSanVxY01oX19NV0hINzJ0YzR2a1BRMDBJRThpNENXZ2xrcVZ1cWMwdS1rOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftedx&v=RBie811UiJk