> +++++ > > The first Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, presented by the > Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology and Harmonix (makers of Rock > Band) will award $10,000 in prizes to the best novel musical > instruments as judged by a panel of experts from Harmonix, Wired, and > Georgia Tech. > > For more information and to submit your entry, visit: > > http://gtcmt.gatech.edu/?p=662 > > INSTRUMENTS > > Any new musical instrument is eligible for the competition. > Instruments may generate sound acoustically or electronically, they > may exist in physical or virtual manifestations, and they may be > played by humans, robots, or computers. They may modify, improve, or > extend existing instruments — including the human voice — or they may > offer entirely new design paradigms. New instruments which cross over > these categories or which defy any such categorization are also > welcome. > > PERFORMANCE > > Entrants must perform a musical work with their new instrument to > demonstrate its musicality, design, and engineering features. > Performances may include traditional acoustic and/or electronic > instruments alongside the new instrument. They may also include > multimedia elements such as video, animation, graphics, text, > kinesthetics, hydraulics, dance, or acting. The performed work may be > composed by anyone, including the entrant, or it may be an arrangement > of an existing work. It may be in any musical style. The duration > should be between 2 and 10 minutes. Entrants must be prepared to > perform with their instrument at Georgia Tech on February 27th-28th, > 2009. > > SUBMISSION > > Online applications will be accepted beginning on November 15, 2008. > Applications must include: > • A URL link to a video recording of the performance. Entrants may > post their video on their own private web sites or on video sharing > services such as YouTube. Videos must be in Flash or Quicktime > formats. > • A high-resolution photo of the instrument in JPEG or PNG format. > • A statement (max 250 words) describing the instrument’s musicality, > design, and engineering features. > • A description and credits (max 150 words) for the musical work > performed in the video. > • A biography (max 250 words) of the entrant(s). > > Applications are due online on Monday, January 5, 2009. The submission > URL is http://gtcmt.gatech.edu/?p=662 >
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