Talk/Demo WHAT: Gili Weinberg (Georgia Tech Music Technology Group) "Listening Machines"—Selected Projects WHEN: Tuesday, August 1, 2:00 PM EST WHERE: MIT Media Lab (E15), Orange and Green conference room (Room 443A) SUMMARY: How would music sound when machines listen, improvise, and collaborate with humans? The Georgia Tech Music Technology Group is exploring different answers to this question as part of its "Listening Machines" concert and workshop series. Featured projects include a robotic percussionist that listens and responds to human players, an improvisation system that allows novices to interact with professional jazz musicians using handheld controllers known as Beatbugs, a sonification installation where visitors experiment hands-on with neural activity, and an interactive composition that lets audience shape a live orchestra's music as it plays. BIO: Gil Weinberg is an assistant professor and the director of the music technology program at Georgia Tech. In his work, Weinberg attempts to expand musical expression, creativity, and learning through technology. His research interests include new instruments for musical expression, musical networks, machine and robotic musicianship, sonification, and music education. His compositions and interactive music systems have been featured in festivals, concerts and museums worldwide. Weinberg received his MS and PhD in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. Before turning to academia, he co-founded and held a number of positions in music and media software companies in Israel, where he was born and raised. MIT Media Laboratory Home Page | Events Main Index