Music with or without Musicians

For a music performance, are musicians required? Not for electronic music. Take out musicians from the equation and what do you have left? A turntable and laptop. For some forms of music, technology has replaced the actual need of a musician. In this article you can read a review of composer, Matt Wright's electronic music creation which is being described as "self-sustaining". To me this is a scary thought, what kind of music can be created without the human touch? Technology cannot replace the part of the equation an actual musician brings to a performance. Their ability to express feelings and make the music come alive. That is what music is to me. To be moved by the music because the performer is feeling something his or herself and that is what is being transferred to the audience. I say there is no music without musicians.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/arts/music/22mata.html?ref=music