Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology explained
| Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology |
| Founder: | Gil Weinberg |
| Established: | November 2008 |
| Focus: | Research and development of new musical technologies for music creation, performance and consumption |
| Location: | Georgia Tech College of Architecture |
The Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology (GTCMT)[1] is an interdisciplinary research center housed at Georgia Institute of Technology College of Design. The Center, founded in November 2008,[2] by Gil Weinberg focuses on research and development of new musical technologies for music creation, performance and consumption.[3]
Research
Research in the center focuses on innovative musical technologies that transform the way in which music is created, performed and consumed.[4] Research groups include Robotic Musicianship, Distributed, Music Informatics, Mobile Music and Sonification.
Musical Initiatives
GTCMT is home for a number of artistic and musical initiatives:
- The Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition[5] - an annual event focusing on identifying new ideas in musical instrument design, engineering, and performance.
- Sonic Generator[6] - a contemporary music ensemble-in-residence dedicated to the performance and exploration of music composed, shaped, influenced, enhanced, and created by the use of technology.
- Listening Machines[7] - An annual student concert series.
Notes and References
- http://www.gtcmt.gatech.edu GTCMT Website
- http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/11/03/daily91.html Atlanta Business Chronicle
- http://chronicle.com/article/ComposersComputers-Work/25730 Chronicle of Higher Education
- http://www.technologytransfertactics.com/content/2010/12/15/georgia-tech-center-for-music-technology-strikes-the-right-chord/ Tech Transfer News
- Web site: Finding Our Way and Inventing Musical Instruments (Published 2013) . .
- Web site: Sonic Generator Website . 2014-01-20 . 2014-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204035207/http://www.sonicgenerator.gatech.edu/ . dead .
- http://www.gatech.edu/hg/item/203611 Listening Machines
