The 2nd Annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition ended Saturday, February 27 at Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta. Here are links to some photos and video I took there.

Steven Litt auditions CrudBox

Steven Litt auditions the CrudBox for the 2nd annual Guthman Musical Instrument competition at Georgia Tech. This is a self-built instrument using solenoids, piezo pickups, and sequencing with an Arduino board. Steven was one of the prize winners. The other winners were Tomas Henriques, and Loud Object.

My Flickr photo set

Check out the list of participants, too. This PDF will lead to a wealth of ideas about music, instrument construction, and more. 51 kb download

Anyone who’s heard or read the news recently knows of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12. The death toll and devastation is massive. Here’s a Haitian relief effort that you may be interested in joining, organized by Tuscon-based artist Glenn Weyant.

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