{"73270":{"#nid":"73270","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s 2012 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Elinkmehttp:\/\/youtu.be\/0tWZMuV-5Cc\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is no longer accepting submissions to the 2012 Margaret \nGuthman Musical Instrument Competition. Finalists will be invited to \nAtlanta February 16-17, 2012, where contestants will compete for $10,000\n in cash prizes.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is a platform \nfor bringing like-minded inventors and composers together from all over \nthe world to develop their ideas and careers,\u201d said Gil Weinberg, \ndirector of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. \u201cWe encourage \nanyone with a great idea that pushes the envelope in musical expression \nto enter.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn annual event to find the world\u2019s best new ideas in musicality, design and engineering, \u003Cem\u003EWired\u003C\/em\u003E\n magazine has called the competition an \u201cX-Prize for music,\u201d and \ncontestants have likened it to a TED Conference for new musical \ninstrument designers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, winners will be selected by an expert jury panel that will include \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ataut.net\/site\/\u0022\u003EAtau Tanaka\u003C\/a\u003E, media artist and researcher, and Cyril Lance, chief engineer at electronic musical instrument manufacturer \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.moogmusic.com\/\u0022\u003EMoog Music.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Best in Show prize and Best Student Submission award, prizes will be given for entries in five categories. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/gtcmt\u0022\u003ESee examples from past competitions on the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology YouTube channel\u003C\/a\u003E. The categories are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMobile\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n musical instruments that take advantage of the unique interface \nelements and extreme portability of either standard smartphone platforms\n or custom-made hardware devices to revolutionize how and where music is\n made. See an \u003Ca title=\u0022Mobile\u0022 rel=\u0022shadowbox;width=660;height=410;player=swf\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Oeulcfx_1Vk;autoplay=1\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E from past competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobotics\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n mechanical devices that play an existing acoustic instrument or contain\n such an instrument within their design, facilitating the performance of\n novel music and\/or creating novel collaborations with other musicians \nwhile they demonstrate the potential for musicianship in the robotic \nrealm. See an \u003Ca title=\u0022Robotics\u0022 rel=\u0022shadowbox;width=660;height=410;player=swf\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/h7XK4jHKZCw;autoplay=1\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E from past competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERepurposed\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n musical instruments that are inspired by existing non-musical objects, \nbuilding upon their design to show the latent musicality we regularly \nencounter but might not otherwise notice. See an \u003Ca title=\u0022Repurposed\u0022 rel=\u0022shadowbox;width=660;height=410;player=swf\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RfqPaMbnzW8;autoplay=1\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E from past competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAugmented\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n musical instruments inspired by existing acoustic instruments, building\n upon their existing design, playing technique and performance practice \nwith new elements that extend their expressive capabilities. See an \u003Ca title=\u0022Augmented\u0022 rel=\u0022shadowbox;width=660;height=410;player=swf\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/dA74H7ca0Lk;autoplay=1\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E from past competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EControllers\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n novel hardware interfaces that can be readily connected to other \nsoftware or hardware via a standard protocol, immediately expanding the \nexpressive performance capabilities of anything with which they are \nlinked. See an \u003Ca title=\u0022Controllers\u0022 rel=\u0022shadowbox;width=660;height=410;player=swf\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/KUEq_vzlyso;autoplay=1\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E from past competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Elinkmehttp:\/\/youtu.be\/0tWZMuV-5Cc\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is a platform for \nbringing like-minded inventors and composers together from all over the \nworld to develop their ideas and careers,\u201d said Gil Weinberg, director \nof the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. Georgia Tech is no longer accepting submissions to the 2012 Margaret \nGuthman Musical Instrument Competition. Finalists will be invited to \nAtlanta February 16-17, 2012, where contestants will compete for $10,000\n in cash prizes.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27293","created_gmt":"2011-12-01 12:21:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:42","author":"Joanie Chembars","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"60381","name":"CMT - Center for Music Technology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1178","name":"Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology"},{"id":"8847","name":"Guthman Musical Instrument Competition"}],"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:gtcmt@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeslie Bennett\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}