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New Musical Instruments Invented, Debuted at Monthly Music Hackathon NYC | Evolver.fm September 11, 2015 at 2:44 pm by Jonathan Marmor New Musical Instruments Invented, Debuted at Monthly Music Hackathon NYC This summer, the world gained several brand new musical instruments courtesy of the aptly-named New Musical Instruments Hackathon, part of the Monthly Music Hackathon NYC series.…

Hack Out West: Trivia, Cover Art Doodling, Group Listening, and More | Evolver.fm September 1, 2015 at 3:01 pm by Eliot Van Buskirk Hack Out West: Trivia, Cover Art Doodling, Group Listening, and More Just before the Way Out West music festival in Gothenberg, Sweden, approximately 60 hackers and music enthusiasts gathered for the Hack Out West hackathon. These clever people flexe…

New Musical Instruments Hackathon Is Harbinger of Things to Come | Evolver.fm September 5, 2014 at 1:21 pm by Eliot Van Buskirk New Musical Instruments Hackathon Is Harbinger of Things to Come For many, the word “hackathon” conjures, if anything, caffeinated techies coding away in competition, because hackathon prizes can be substantial, as can the glory that accompanies a wi…

Hackers Dream Up Fresh Ways to Visualize Music | Evolver.fm July 15, 2014 at 11:36 amby Eliot Van BuskirkHackers Dream Up Fresh Ways to Visualize MusicMany objects that play recorded music have screens. Sometimes the screen plays a music video, but mostly it displays helpful — if static — information about what’s playing. The possibilities for depicting musi…

Another one from Nate Ashcroft

Hum: A Songwriter’s Notebook for iPhone | Evolver.fm April 11, 2014 at 4:57 pmby Nate AshcroftHum: A Songwriter’s Notebook for iPhoneArtists often find inspiration in their surroundings. Unless they are quick to jot down their ideas, those can be lost forever.This is precisely why some recording artists use the notepad functions of their smartphones a...