In my absence (I was on international duty with Stan’s Cafe), the Modified Toy Orchestra audition for a replacement 5th member. Here’s a clip of Jason from The Gadget Show trying his luck with the art of circuit bending. Will my position in the band still be safe, I wonder? I’m trying to interpret Brian’s […]

The Toy Orchestra on an awayday to Aldeburgh. ‘Midst considerable excitement, MTO travelled to yesterday’s TED conference on music technologies. Host Thomas Dolby introduced a series of 20-minute sessions from luminaries including Martyn Ware, David Toop and William Orbit, video contributions from the likes of Benjamin Zander and David Byrne, and demonstrations from Sarah Nicholls […]

Come on, Manchester! MTO stop for cut-price croissants at Knutsford Services, en route to the Bridgewater Hall. Rock ‘n Roll! The show starts tonight at 7.30pm with Micronormous in support.

mto played a short set at 6Fest, London, last Saturday. Here’s evidence of Qwerty, captured by audience member tim drury. Our next gig is at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester this coming sunday, 10/10/10.

Here’s a Link to Katja Ogrin’s photographs of the Town Hall performance by the Modified Toy Orchestra, featuring Micronormous in support.

It was the first time the band had played the entire album in front of an audience, the first time headlining at the Town Hall and, importantly, the first time the band had appeared wearing matching shoes. An anxious, tetchy week of fine-tuning had culminated in a prestigious home gig at the famous old neo-Classical […]

Here’s a link to the BBC Online feature, Making Music from Children’s Old Toys, in which Brian exposes the warm circuitry of the mto in advance of the tour dates.

Twinkle,  Twinkle… For those who may not yet know, this is as close as we fly to the planet Disco… up above the world so high – the modified toy orchestra Please note: The wearing of moustaches is not compulsory at the following events; 8th September 2010, 8pm, mto at Birmingham Town Hall 10th October 2010, […]

After a day of sniffing hot solder, of cable-laying and the colour-coding of jack plugs, here’s a desk-eye view of the current Toy Orchestra line-up – 47 instruments strong. Word has it that tickets are selling well for the Town Hall gig on the 8th September.