{"57919":{"#nid":"57919","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Electronic Trombone-Like Instrument Wins Music Technology Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0sX4Dleqz_0\u0022\u003EThe Double Slide Controller\u003C\/a\u003E--an electronic trombone-like instrument featuring two independent slides and two versatile hand controllers--captured first prize at Georgia Tech\u2019s 2010 Margaret Guthman New Musical Instrument Competition. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped by composer and researcher Tom\u00e1s Henriques, the instrument mixes computer music software, sensor technologies and flexible hand\/arm gestures to generate rich, complex sounds. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.keithmcmillen.com\/products\/k-bow\/\u0022\u003EThe K-Bow\u003C\/a\u003E, a wireless sensor-equipped bow by Keith McMillen received second prize. Sharing third prize were \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vimeo.com\/4216078\u0022\u003EThe Loud Objects\u003C\/a\u003E, a New York trio who delivered a surprising performance with live circuit constructions on an overhead projector; and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/5067060\u0022\u003EThe CrudBox\u003C\/a\u003E by fellow New Yorker Steven Litt, a robotic amplified step sequencer that created sophisticated rhythmic textures.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe quality of submissions this year was extraordinary, and as judges it was very challenging to choose the prize winners,\u201d said Gil Weinberg, Director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcmt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Music Technology\u003C\/a\u003E.  \u201cWe believe that our top picks can help redefine what musical instruments can be and do in the future.\u201d \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWeinberg served on the jury with three other leading experts in experimental music: composer Tod Machover from MIT Media Lab; Johannes Goebel from the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center; and Tom Sherwood, principal percussionist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Together, they chose from 26 entries, from six countries, that presented the best integration of musicality, design and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe annual competition is supported by the philanthropy of alumnus Richard Guthman in honor of his musical wife, Margaret. \u201cThis event underscores our role as a center of innovation in music,\u201d said Frank Clark, Chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Music. \u201cThanks to the Guthmans, this competition will expose new paradigms of expression year after year.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It was very interesting to meet all the participants and see the wealth of new ideas for new instruments that aim at breaking new frontiers in the performance of electronic music,\u201d said Henriques. \u201cGeorgia Tech, with the philanthropic aid of the Guthman family, is doing a great job to the development of the field of music technology.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther instruments among the finalists include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1VB1vA-UsI\u0022\u003EThe Modified Didgeridoo by Kyle Evans (Chicago, IL)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WDTaH_d8s8c\u0022\u003EThe Magnetic Resonator Piano by Andrew McPherson (Princeton, NJ)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_7S0rROxQc\u0022\u003ESilent Hands by Jaime Oliver (La Jolla, CA)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ijvqTkyMHUM\u0022\u003EThe Kalichord by Daniel Schlessinger (San Francisco, CA)\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.music.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Music\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcmt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Music Technology\u003C\/a\u003E combine transdisciplinary research and technology with the art and tradition of music, offering performance and learning opportunities; a leading graduate degree program in music technology; and a collaborative framework for students, faculty and researchers to transform the way we listen to, create and perform music.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"New \u201cDouble Slide Controller\u201d is a winning mix of musicality, design and engineering"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Double Slide Controller--an electronic trombone-like instrument featuring two independent slides and two versatile hand controllers--captured first prize at Georgia Tech\u2019s 2010 Margaret Guthman New Musical Instrument Competition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New \u201cDouble Slide Controller\u201d is a winning mix of musicality"}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-03-15 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:43","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57920":{"id":"57920","type":"image","title":"Tomas Henriques","body":null,"created":"1449176194","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:34","changed":"1475894510","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:50","alt":"Tomas Henriques","file":{"fid":"190725","name":"tkx76788.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkx76788_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkx76788_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":67192,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tkx76788_0.jpg?itok=Esaj6t3X"}},"57921":{"id":"57921","type":"image","title":"The Loud Objects","body":null,"created":"1449176194","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:34","changed":"1475894510","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:50","alt":"The Loud Objects","file":{"fid":"190726","name":"tii76788.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tii76788_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tii76788_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23975,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tii76788_0.jpg?itok=F2tCYklZ"}},"57922":{"id":"57922","type":"image","title":"Margaret and Richard Guthman","body":null,"created":"1449176194","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:34","changed":"1475894510","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:50","alt":"Margaret and Richard Guthman","file":{"fid":"190727","name":"tyh77464.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyh77464_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyh77464_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36743,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tyh77464_0.jpg?itok=1E7VxUMB"}}},"media_ids":["57920","57921","57922"],"groups":[{"id":"1218","name":"Digital Lounge - Entertainment and Music"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1936","name":"Center for Music Technology"},{"id":"1180","name":"Music"},{"id":"8323","name":"music inventions"},{"id":"1309","name":"music technology"},{"id":"8322","name":"musical instruments"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=tw117\u0022\u003EContact Teri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2156\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}