Rudy Mancuso

writer and star, “Música”

Rudy Mancuso on KCRW

Rudy Mancuso’s synesthesia means daily sounds transform into layered rhythms and melodies. He explores that beautiful and frustrating experience in “Música.”

Hearing the music in everything: Rudy Mancuso on ‘Música,’ synesthesia

Rudy Mancuso’s synesthesia means daily sounds transform into layered rhythms and melodies. He explores that beautiful and frustrating experience in “Música.”

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