I really like the work of the artist and coder, Robert Hodgins. Some of his projects can be found at http://roberthodgin.com/. I think the work he did with visuals during music performances are super cool. I really liked the "flocking" technique he used in Processing to make this clip: http://vimeo.com/8607624. He is a co-creator of the Cinder C++ framework and he seems to be a pro with Processing. I really thought his Planetary iPad App was a nice idea. I do not care for iTunes that much so I think making a new way to look through your music library is a cool concept. You can find his App project at http://roberthodgin.com/planetary-ipad-app/. I believe users would be able to relate to a more catchy theme other than the Planetary one. This idea could expand into something fun which could help users have a better experience when browsing all their music.
Copressorhead
A project that really stood out to me was the Robot band Copressorhead.
This video shows a complete musical band made up of robots that play the guitar, bass, and drums. Their website can be found at http://compressorheadband.com/. I think they sound pretty good and whoever created/ programmed these robots did a great job. The drummer, Stickboy, has 4 arms, 2 legs, 1 head, and plays with a double kick drum kit. The guitarist, Fingers, has 78 fingers which is enough to play the entire fret board and the bassist, Bones, rocks like a pro. Together they form a pretty awesome combination of music, robotics, and programming. They not only rock out in practie but they also play gigs! Check them out!
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
One last new media artist that I like is Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. I really like his project called "Open Air," which can be found at http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/open_air.php. Short voice recording clips were submitted and used to create this piece. The amplitude and frequency of the audio files changed the brightness and position of the 24 spotlights. I find this concept to be cool because music synced with visuals creates a very aesthetic experience. They are used in large music festivals with massive stages and displays. A video of this project can be found here : http://lozano-hemmer.com/videos/open_air_rawbenduffield_hd.mov
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