Miya Masaoka Invents The Laser Koto
Miya Masaoka, a composer, koto player and inventor, has created the Laser Koto, laser instrument that she plays by passing her hands through the beams, triggering a variety of sampled and processed sounds from a computer. Each flick of the wrist and twitch of the finger is interpreted as a stroke on the instrument’s virtual strings. Watching Masaoka shape the air in front of her brings to mind the theremin, an early electronic...
MP3.com IV – The Fourth Installment Solicits Unsigned Artists…Again
MP3.com is once again trying to reinvent itself. Once a trailer park of unsigned artists that then CEO Michael Robertson declared would be the death of the major labels, the site has never been able to solidify a coherent strategy that would make it, not only a popular music destination, but also profitable. Now owned by C|Net, who has absolutely no clue about 1) music and 2) web design, the site is now trying to woo unsigned artists...
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