Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology
| Founder(s) | 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ GTCMT Website
- ^ Atlanta Business Chronicle
- ^ Chronicle of Higher Education
- ^ Tech Transfer News
- ^ "Finding Our Way and Inventing Musical Instruments (Published 2013)". The New York Times.
- ^ "Sonic Generator Website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ Listening Machines