**Midtown Live** launches its inaugural season at **THE BLANC** in celebration of 20th-century sonic innovations that occurred in our neighborhood — like Fox Film's pioneering of synchronized sound-on-film with the opening of its Movietone studios in 1927, NBC's construction of the world's largest radio studio in 1933, and Charlie Parker's recording of his bebop classic "Ko-Ko" at WOR Studios in 1945, which revolutionized American music. Curated by musician and interdisciplinary artist **Neil Leonard**, the inaugural concert brings together **Michael J. Schumacher**, **James Ilgenfritz**, and **AC Diamond** for an evening of electronic music, sound art, and improvisation.