This is a preview of the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, a group that brings together custom-built robotic musical instruments and human performers with modified instruments, unique musical interfaces, and hemispherical speaker-pods.
First test with Hugo, ventriloquist’s dummy (singing Kurt Weill’s Alabama Song) was uploaded by: SpacedogTelevisor
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Pat Metheny – Orchestrion Preview was uploaded by: PatMethenyMedia
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The Guardian has an interesting profile of pioneering jazz artist Pat Metheny and latest recording, on which he replaces his band with music robots: The jazz band at Manhattan’s Legacy Studios is swinging: piano, vibes, bass, two guitars, percussion and drums in fast, syncopated flow. It’s playing an effortlessly melodic piece that could only have… Read More Pat Metheny Replaces His Band With Music Robots
The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra – a man-machine world fusion group – will make its debut at this year’s SCREAM Festival. The SCREAM Festival, put on by the Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music, is scheduled for January 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm at REDCAT . The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, directed by Ajay Kapur, convenes an… Read More KarmetiK Machine Orchestra To Debut At 2010 SCREAM Festival
Jammin’ Robotic Marimba Playing Shimon ZOOZin’ It Up with Atlanta Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto was uploaded by: zoozmobile
Duration: 155
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ZOOZbeat and Improvising Robot ‘Shimon’ Jammin’ was uploaded by: zoozmobile
Duration: 128
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FELIX’S MACHINES was uploaded by: tommansfield
Duration: 143
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The Dusk Tiger: Gibsons Robotic Guitar was uploaded by: wired
Duration: 290
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Rui Penha, José Luís Azevedo and Miguel Ferraz have created some of the coolest music robots that we’ve seen, Casa da Música’s Robotic Gamelan: A network of several independent robots play some of the javanese gamelan instruments: 2 bonangs, 2 demungs, 3 kenongs, 1 saron, 2 peking and 1 slentem, some gongs and an additional… Read More Robots + Gamelan + Sequencers + IKEA Salad Bowls
