{"110311":{"#nid":"110311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Marco Donnarumma\u0027s Xth Sense Named World\u0027s Most Innovative New Musical Instrument","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETonight at Georgia Tech\u2019s 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, media artist Marco Donnarumma of Edinburgh, UK, was awarded first prize for his instrument,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZCZH7vrUqyY\u0026amp;list=UU-Z47oizIeLZHApkss9fYgA\u0026amp;index=9\u0026amp;feature=plcp\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E Xth Sense, a biophysical, wearable technology that reacts to the vibrations of muscle tissue\u003C\/a\u003E. Donnarumma was presented $5,000 cash prize by Georgia Tech alumnus Richard Guthman in honor of his musician wife, Margaret.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExcited muscle tissues vibrate in a way that resembles chords of an acoustic instrument\u2014concrete oscillations are diffused through the flesh and, although inaudible to the human ear, they resonate in the air. Xth Sense captures this vibrational force and creates sonic clusters through a novel, free and open framework of hardware and software.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDonnarumma works alongside Dr. Martin Parker at the University of Edinburgh. His research weaves a thread around bio media research, musical and theatrical performance, participatory practices and subversive coding. He is Artist in residence at Inspace (UK) and the National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance (DK).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInventor-composers from nine countries came to discuss their ideas and perform on their instruments. The ideas were evaluated for musicality, design and engineering by an expert panel including Atau Tanaka, media artist and researcher, Cyril Lance, chief engineer at electronic musical instrument manufacturer Moog Music, and Georgia Tech assistant professor of music Parag Chordia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s second and third prize winners included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESecond Prize ($3,000)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_k9r5TY882E\u0026amp;list=UU-Z47oizIeLZHApkss9fYgA\u0026amp;index=2\u0026amp;feature=plcp\u0022\u003EJames Connolly \u0026amp; Kyle Evans (USA) for Cracked Ray Tube,\u003C\/a\u003Ea synchronized audio\/video experience generated by the interconnections and feedback between analog televisions and CRT computer monitors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThird Prize ($3,000)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WR60AE_glzg\u0026amp;feature=BFa\u0026amp;list=UU-Z47oizIeLZHApkss9fYgA\u0026amp;lf=plcp\u0022\u003EBojan Gagic (Croatia) for LIGHTUNE.G\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(light+melody+tone G\/50Hz), which converts light from luminous objects into tone images via the photovoltaic effects of solar panels.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreliminary and final performances of all 20 contestants can be found at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/guthman2012\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Music Technology website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMusical instrument uses muscle vibrations to create expressive sound.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2012-02-17 22:54:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:44","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"110281":{"id":"110281","type":"image","title":"Xth Sense - 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition","body":null,"created":"1449178201","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:01","changed":"1475894728","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:28","alt":"Xth Sense - 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition","file":{"fid":"194071","name":"xth_sense.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/xth_sense_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/xth_sense_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":18949,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/xth_sense_0.jpg?itok=ADu_AP2S"}}},"media_ids":["110281"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1936","name":"Center for Music Technology"},{"id":"8847","name":"Guthman Musical Instrument Competition"},{"id":"167096","name":"school of music"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech College of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}