{"64028":{"#nid":"64028","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Hosts International Musical Instrument Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will be the destination for twenty-four inventors, composers and designers from six countries February 24-25 for the third annual Margaret Guthman New Musical Instrument Competition. Hosted by the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, a live performance by the finalists is free and open to the public, and takes place in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/about\/map\u0022\u003EReinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium\u003C\/a\u003E on Friday, February 25, at 7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEach year, the competition showcases extraordinary ideas that have the potential for changing the way people make and experience music,\u201d said Gil Weinberg, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcmt.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Music Technology\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cWe open the final performance to the public because we encourage everyone to join the conversation and imagine the future of music technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe evening culminates with the awarding of the grand prize of $5,000. In total, $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the best novel musical instruments and presented by Tech alumnus Richard Guthman in honor of his musician wife, Margaret.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstruments will be judged on musicality, design and engineering by an expert panel including Tom Oberheim, inventor of the first polyphonic music synthesizer; Sergi Jorda, inventor of the reactable tabletop musical instrument; and Georgia Tech professor Jason Freeman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe entries include Tulane graduate student Peter Leonard\u2019s \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/15857573\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHula Hoop Controller\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d which translates interaction with one or more hula hoops\u2019 circular interfaces into computer-generated sounds. Also in the ring this year is German musician Jacob Sello\u0027s \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vimeo.com\/15375922\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHexenKessel\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d a timpani drum that uses advanced projection and multi-touch technology, and French group Interlude Consortium\u2019s \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/15857573\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMO Kitchen\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d a software that enables music-making with everyday utensils such as cookware.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe past two competitions have hosted a broad range of inventions, from the \u201cSilent Drum,\u201d featuring an elastic spandex head that uses shapes and shadows to compute and emit sound, to the \u201cDouble Slide Controller,\u201d an electronic trombone-like instrument with two independent slides and two versatile hand controllers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology is an international center for creative and technological research in music. Through collaborative partnerships, startup companies, interdisciplinary research projects and experimental performances, the center produces new modes of expression for performance, composition and listening.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFree live performances will demonstrate the future of making, performing and listening to music.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology will host a free live performance by the finalists on February 25."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2011-02-02 16:32:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:06","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"64029":{"id":"64029","type":"image","title":"Hula Hoop Controller","body":null,"created":"1449176720","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:20","changed":"1475894561","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:41","alt":"Hula Hoop Controller","file":{"fid":"191917","name":"HulaHoopController.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HulaHoopController_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HulaHoopController_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":69616,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HulaHoopController_0.jpg?itok=BmDshZmx"}}},"media_ids":["64029"],"groups":[{"id":"1218","name":"Digital Lounge - Entertainment and Music"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11810","name":"electronic music"},{"id":"1621","name":"georgia tech music technology"},{"id":"1179","name":"Guthman Competition"},{"id":"1309","name":"music technology"},{"id":"11809","name":"musical instrument"}],"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:leslie.bennett@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELeslie Bennett\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-7642\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}