Movements to music, as Instruments of Things goes live on Kickstarter with sensor system

Next-generation wireless and motion-sensing technologies – they’re in your smartphone already, but they’re finally coming in usable form to your music rig. And that means new possibilities for using movement as an input.

The latest attempt to make digital music tangible: NFC-powered Muse Blocks

We are living in an immaterial world. Muse Blocks, tiles with embedded NFC chips, are one idea, and now team up with a popular electronic music label.

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2020

ROLI funded by Sony, Onkyo; is it time for the Walkman of music making?

ROLI, makers of the Seaboard and Blocks, keep adding to their funding. But new investments by Sony and Onkyo say a lot about betting on a future of music that’s centered on creation, not just consumption.

Peter Kirn - June 4, 2018

Interview: A coworking space for musicians, and artists as startups

Ashley Elsdon - October 4, 2017

Modular wireless music BLOCKS for iOS are ROLI’s next big idea

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2016

Inside the making of a wearable metronome

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2016

Mikme, GoPro of microphones, is also serious about sound

Peter Kirn - July 24, 2015

As Startups Lure Music Makers to the Cloud, A New Incentive: Money

- December 15, 2014

ROLI, Makers of Seaboard Instrument, Just Bought The Leading C++ Audio Framework

- November 21, 2014

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