Shimon the Improvising Robot Marimba Player

Notes from YouTube;

Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology new robotic head for Shimon the marimba playing robot. Nodding @ 67 BPM

Robot design and programming:
Guy Hoffman
http://www.guyhoffman.com/

Robot design and construction:
Roberto Aimi, Alium Labs
http://www.aliumlabs.com/

The Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology:
http://gtcmt.coa.gatech.edu/
Director: Gil Weinberg

Notes from YouTube;

ZOOZbeat Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Gil Weinberg will jam live from SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 emerging technologies conference in Yokohama, Japan December 16-19, 2009 with Shimon; a perceptual and improvisational autonomous robotic marimba player he created at Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology.

Interesting Tech Article - Games That Launched the Band

Steve Schnur of Electronic Arts believes that musicians are starting to see video games as an integral role in their careers, not only as a product in which to license their music. GameCareerGuide.com has a very interesting article where he talks about his work in the video game industry and what he thinks about the music found in games.

Steve Schnur is worldwide executive of music and marketing for Electronic Arts. It's a high-level job that puts him in charge of the company's overall musical standing -- he is responsible for the pursuit, creation, and continuous development of the global vision for music in EA games.

You can read the whole article here Games That Launched the Band