“Music is Life”, Bassist | Zachary Ostroff | TEDxStanford HD

Have you ever wondered what the Earth, the sun, the Fibonacci sequence, or even your heartbeat sound like if they are used to create music? Well Zach Ostroff has. An accomplished musician who played for President Barak Obama and at Kennedy Center while an earth systems student at Stanford, Ostroff’s original music includes titles such as “BipBloop" and "When Smoke Gets in the Overhead Rack.” In this performance he improvises a piece based on the talks he has heard at TEDxStanford. Zachary Ostroff is a Stanford University student of Earth Systems with the aim of carving a path towards mitigating climate change through artistic pathways. In 2017, Ostroff has been leading development of the world’s first 3D-printed, compostable, recyclable surfboard. He premiered "Vote for Home" the first web video series to feature well-known musical artists discussing the current impact of climate change on hometowns in the United States, while helping register viewers to vote in the upcoming 2016 US election. Ostroff performed for President Obama and the UN in New York City during COP20 and made his debut performance as a leader at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He was also featured in the HBO Series Masterclass performing with Joshua Bell in New York and London. 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.ted.com/tedx