21 Dec 2010

Todd Machover: From Guitar Hero to cybernetic opera

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/12/musical-inventor-the-robotic-set-of-my-opera-emotes.html

By Ada Brunstein [New Scientist, 21 December 2010]

Composer and inventor Tod Machover has created innovative music technology for everyone from Yo Yo Ma to Prince, as well as the technology behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band. He is also the head of the Opera of the Future group at MIT's media lab.