{"69617":{"#nid":"69617","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2012 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is an annual event to find the world\u2019s best new ideas in musicality, design, and engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinal performances will be webcast live at\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/guthman2012\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ewww.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/guthman2012\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;No log-on is required, and the site will feature live chat and segments from preliminary performances.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/guthmanrsvp\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EAttendance is free with online RSVP here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe preliminary schedule follows:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\nThursday, February 16:\u003C\/strong\u003E Preliminary performances, 9:20 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\nFriday, February 17:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPreliminary Performances, 9:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnnouncement of Finalists, 2:00 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinal Performances, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReception and Awards, 8:30 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want the competition to be the place to see, experience and engage the future of music,\u201d said Gil Weinberg, Director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. \u201cIt\u2019s also a platform for bringing like-minded inventors and composers together from all over the world to have their ideas judged by a preeminent panel of independent experts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInstruments will be judged on musicality, design and engineering by an expert panel including Atau Tanaka, media artist and researcher, and Cyril Lance, chief engineer at electronic musical instrument manufacturer Moog Music. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn his approach to judging the competition, Tanaka explained,\u0026nbsp;\u201cThere is a disruptive power in questioning traditional musical \u0026nbsp;roles of authorship and performance. Through this questioning, the basic tenets of musical instrumentality come to light.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the most exciting novel musical instruments and presented by Tech alumnus Richard Guthman in honor of his musician wife,\nMargaret. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETwenty-four inventors, composers and designers from nine countries were selected to compete, from more than 50 entries.\u0026nbsp; For a taste of the kinds of instruments that will be presented in the competition, here are four examples from this year\u2019s entrant pool: \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ranjit\/5879592536\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResistor JelTone\u003C\/a\u003E, a partially edible toy piano by Brooklyn-based hacker collective, NYC Resistor;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lgWjzhXYooA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAudio Cube\u003C\/a\u003E, a set of smart light-emitting blocks for music creation designed by Bert Schiettecatte of Belgium (with competition performance by Colorado-based electronic musician Mark Mosher).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Hyperkeys\u0022\u003EHyperkeys\u003C\/a\u003E, a keyboard, with keys that move in-and-out as well as up-and-down, by Jeff Tripp; and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2GBDLCR18GE\u0022\u003EAudio Skin\u003C\/a\u003E, incorporating\non-body textiles in a sculptural and performative musical instrument, by Vienna, Austria-based Martin Rille.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPast competitions have hosted a broad range of inventions, including last year\u2019s winner, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v7_cHlsQaGw\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMO, by Interlude Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E, the software that explores novel gestural interfaces for musical expression with everyday objects; and second prize winner \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/15879203\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMindBox Media Slot Machine, by German group Humatic Berlin\u003C\/a\u003E, a vintage slot machine with an unexpected modern twist on the age-old tradition of canon composition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EParking for the Klaus Advanced Computing Building is available in the\u0026nbsp;State Street Visitor\u2019s Lot at the intersection of Ferst Drive and State Street on campus. The cost is $1.50 per hour, payable by cash or card in advance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWalking from the State Street Visitor\u2019s Parking Lot:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;From the entrance to the visitor\u2019s parking lot, head east on Ferst Drive walking toward Atlantic Drive. Turn right on Atlantic Drive and the College of Computing building is the second on the left. Walk through the courtyard and then through the breezeway between the College of Computing Building and the Microelectronics Research Building. Walk across the Binary Bridge over to the Klaus Building.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EView the final performances via live webcast on Friday, February 17, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The site will feature live chat and segments from preliminary performances.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This must-see event is a hotbed for musicians and artists who are pushing the boundaries of music performance. 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