{"602610":{"#nid":"602610","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2018 Guthman Competition Finals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s Guthman\u0026nbsp;Musical Instrument Competition is an annual event aimed at identifying the world\u0026#39;s next generation of musical instruments. Every year the competition serves as a showcase for unveiling the best new ideas in musicality, design, and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWired magazine called the competition an \u0026quot;X-Prize for music,\u0026quot; and contestants liken it to a TED Conference for new musical instrument designers.\u0026nbsp;Some of our previous finalists include the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.teenageengineering.com\/products\/op-1\u0022\u003EOP-1\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/roli.com\/products\/seaboard-grand\u0022\u003ERoli Seaboard\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/get.yousician.com\/\u0022\u003EGuitarbot\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and many other groundbreaking musical instruments which have since become successful commercially and artistically.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious judges include artists such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.patmetheny.com\/\u0022\u003EPat Metheny\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.laurieanderson.com\/\u0022\u003ELaurie Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Devine\u0022\u003ERichard Devine\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/daedelusmusic.com\/\u0022\u003EDaedelus\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.djyoungguru.com\/\u0022\u003EYoung Guru\u003C\/a\u003E, academic leaders such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/experts\/david-wessel\/\u0022\u003EDavid Wessel\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk\/people\/view\/18728\/prof-elaine-chew\u0022\u003EElaine Chew\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/web.media.mit.edu\/~tod\/\u0022\u003ETod Machover\u003C\/a\u003E, and Music Technology industry leaders such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.esbasel.ch\/Festival\/Dozenten\/david_zicarelli.htm\u0022\u003EDavid Zicarelli\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mta.mit.edu\/people\/visiting-artists\/eran-egozy\u0022\u003EEran Egozy\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wncmagazine.com\/blog\/qa_with_mike_adams\u0022\u003EMike Adams\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Oberheim\u0022\u003ETom Oberheim\u003C\/a\u003E. The competition has received wide publicity from media outlets such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/12\/making-instruments-not-just-music-a-competition-for-inventors\/?module=BlogPost-Title\u0026amp;version=Blog%20Main\u0026amp;contentCollection=Arts\u0026amp;action=Click\u0026amp;pgtype=Blogs\u0026amp;region=Body\u0026amp;_r=2\u0022\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3041135\/5-futuristic-instruments-changing-how-we-make-music\u0022\u003EFast Company\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/savannah-tries-out-futuristic-musical-instruments-446047811840\u0022\u003EThe TODAY Show\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;among others.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJudges for the 2018\u0026nbsp;competition will be:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perry_R._Cook\u0022\u003EPerry Cook\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Professor Emeritus, Princeton University\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sevwave.com\/\u0022\u003ESuzanne Ciani\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;- 5 time Grammy Nominee Electronic Music Pioneer\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scandinaviantraveler.com\/en\/people\/acne-founders-new-passion\u0022\u003EJesper Kouthoofd\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Founder, Teenage Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/guthman.gatech.edu\/2017-judges\u0022\u003ERead More\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;about the Judges\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmissions are currently closed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2018 Guthman Competition Finals will take place on Thursday, March 8th AT 7:00 pm at Georgia Tech\u0027s Ferst Center."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2018-02-20 14:18:34","changed_gmt":"2018-02-20 14:23:23","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-03-08T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2018-03-08T21:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-03-08T21:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-03-09 00:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-03-09 02:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-03-09 02:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6023","name":"guthman"},{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}