1970
In 1970, the Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) Bulletin featured Max Neuhaus as a key figure bridging the gap between avant-garde music and advanced engineering.
The E.A.T. Collaboration: Neuhaus was a prominent member of Experiments in Art and Technology, the organization founded by Billy Klüver and Robert Rauschenberg to facilitate partnerships between artists and engineers.
The Bulletin documented Neuhaus’s pioneering work in telecommunications art. Using the WBAI radio station in New York, Neuhaus created a "two-way" radio event where listeners called in to provide sounds that were then electronically processed and re-broadcast—effectively turning the city's telephone network into a massive musical instrument.
Michael Bell and the Bulletin editors highlighted Neuhaus's shift away from the "performer on stage" model. They framed his work as a social system, where technology allowed for a "simultaneous and immediate" collective experience Centre Pompidou - E.A.T. History.
Documentation: The Bulletin served as the primary archival record for the technical specifications of these early network-based sound works before they were categorized as "Sound