Upon becoming the father of triplets, filmmaker Avi Zev Weider explores the nature of technology in this documentary feature. Woven together with expert interviews and portraits of people who have intimate relationships with technology, Welcome to the Machine reveals that all discussions about technology are ultimately about what it means to be human.

Featuring Sherry Turkle, Ray Kurzweil, Kevin Kelly, Jaron Lanier and an ambient sci-fi soundtrack by Michael Montes.

Premiering in competition at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival.

A Separation is one of the most acclaimed films of the year and winner of numerous awards including:

Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Award Winner
Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe Award Winner
Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress - Berlin International Film Festival
Best Foreign Language Film - New York Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Language Film - National Board of Review

A Separation opened in theaters across the country January 20.

The official trailer features music by Michael Montes.

Here’s an excerpt from the film Interesting Times. Produced and directed by ttweak, the film explores the challenges and opportunities Houston faces in the 21st Century based on the data and research of Dr. Stephen Klineberg’s Houston Area Surveys.

Music by Michael Montes.

Greg turned 35 two days ago. Yesterday, he bought a toaster and cleaned the fridge.

Short film directed by super talent Amir Motlagh.

Music by Michael Montes.

Danland, directed by Alexandra Berger, is a tragic/comic documentary film about an amateur porn producer who in spite of his promiscuous personality longs for the love and intimacy of a committed relationship. The soundtrack by Michael Montes follows Dan on his roller coaster adventures in bittersweet, raucous and deeply tongue-in-cheek fashions.

Danland premieres tonight at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

“A lively, explicit portrait of nice guy pornographer Dan Leal and his ill-fated attempts at real intimacy.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

“Immensely watchable, Danland is a great slice of life doc about a regular dude and his not-so-regular profession.”
- Film School Rejects

“One of the highlights of this year’s Slamdance Film Festival…”
- Indiewire.com

“Berger approaches her subject with impressive perspective and sensitivity, digging for the humanity beneath the glossy, constructed characters.”
- Hammer To Nail

Michael’s soundtrack can be purchased at iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby

Sacred Noise and Team Detroit have collaborated once again for eight new Ford spots starring Mike Rowe. Here’s one:

Today some twenty million assault rifles plague Africa, remnants of various conflicts and failed strategies. They are responsible for countless deaths every year, cause misallocation of resources and prevent economic growth.

Fonderie 47 is an organization that converts AK-47 assault rifles into high-end jewelry and accessories. The items are priced from the thousands to hundreds of thousands and sold at private events. Revenue from each sale are invested into organizations to destroy a specific number of arms.

Music by Michael Montes.

Autodesk’s Imagine Design Create brings to life more than 20 compelling stories of design, from the creation of Avatar to pioneering works of architecture to the subtle art of creating video game experiences. With hundreds of stunning photos, more than 30 minutes of video and interviews, and interactive features, this full-length interactive book presents a deep, new look at the creative intersection of design and technology.

Available from iTunes as a free download for your iPad.

Opening eBook title music by Michael Montes.

Sacred Noise and Trollbäck + Co. helped AICP kick off the 2011 Conference with a digital installation featuring real-time footage of attendees as they enter The Times Center in New York. The attendee arrival footage was manipulated to appear as silhouetted figures trailing a CMYK array. The footage was then cut into manageable loops of video and arranged in a shifting grid; the more frenetic the movement on the looped footage, the more active the audio track, as tones and sounds created by Michael Montes are triggered to compose a soundtrack on the fly.

Digitas and Sacred Noise have united once again for a new series of Chantix spots.

Here is Jeff’s story.

In this pair of new spots, the Mississippi Development Authority highlights Toyota’s new plant in Blue Springs, MS.

Music by Michael Montes.

Michael has released a new EP called The Earlier Time, a follow-up to his previous album Such Siren Worlds, and a continued exploration of melodic digital distortion, echo-textures, epic builds and dramatic dynamic shifts. This is the soundtrack for your epic dreams. Excellent in the car. Also great for high-brow pot smoking experiences.

Recorded and Mixed at Sacred Noise, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine

Special thanks to Charles Bowden for giving permission to use an extract from his amazing book: Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing.

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“During four days, with 50-plus speakers and performers from all over the world, in the energizing city of Edinburgh, we will look at who we are, what we do, and how we relate to each other and to other living organisms. We will analyze the resources, technologies and skills that make life possible and keep it going — and the many things that make it interesting, enjoyable and worthwhile. We will explore themes that are basic to our humanity, and those that threaten it.”

Here is the conference open, with visuals by Trollbäck + Co. and music by Michael Montes.

Michael Montes has created music and sound design for the newly relaunched Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Here is the open: