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		<title>Sexy Computer Nerd&#8217;s MIDI Purse</title>
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Sexy computer nerd Rucyl Mills looks stunning in her fashion-forward outfit.
She&#8217;s ready for not just the dance floor, but to star on the stage with her Elektro-07 wearable MIDI controller.
It&#8217;s made of black leather and snakeskin, and features a tasteful collection of MIDI pads and continuous controller knobs.
Mills explains her bold fashion choice:
&#8220;I built the [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Sexy computer nerd</em> <a href="http://rucylmills.com/index.html">Rucyl Mills</a> looks stunning in her fashion-forward outfit.</p>
<p>She&#8217;s ready for not just the dance floor, but to star on the stage with her <strong>Elektro-07</strong> wearable MIDI controller.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s made of black leather and snakeskin, and features a tasteful collection of MIDI pads and continuous controller knobs.</p>
<p>Mills explains her bold fashion choice:</p>
<p>&#8220;I built the elektro-07 so I could control the sonic and visual parameters of my live performances without having to look deep into the eye of my laptop, hunched over in computer music stance. I&#8217;m still learning how to play it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Software wise, it runs a maxMSP/Jitter patch smoothly, connected to my laptop by a long USB cable. Major thanks to Luke DuBois.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Originally it was named the Chakakhantroller after Chaka Khan&#8230; but you wouldn&#8217;t believe how many people don&#8217;t get the reference.. so I changed it to Elektro-07 after my newly launched label, Elektrocardio.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mills promises that the next version will be wireless.</p>
<p>Props to Mills for not just making a bold fashion statement, but for creating a cool alternative to hunching over laptops or bulky keytars.</p>
<p><a href="http://rucylmills.com/index.html">Her site</a> has a lot of other interesting projects on it that you&#8217;ll want to check out, too.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s Mills&#8217; video for her track, Sexy Computer Nerd. Meow!</p>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/1232539?pg=embed&amp;sec=1232539">Sexy Computer Nerd</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/starpants?pg=embed&amp;sec=1232539">elektrocardio</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&amp;sec=1232539">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Made with a MacBook iSight camera and maxMSP.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/09/03/sexy-computer-nerd-rucyl-mills-wearable-over-the-shoulder-midi-controller/">CDM</a></p>
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