ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Onyx Ashanti - Beatjazz inventor and controllerist
Onyx Ashanti is the inventor of "beatjazz" -- a new way to make music.

Why you should listen

Onyx Ashanti is a musician, geek, open-source advocate, Maker, collaborator ... and we come back around again to musician. The intrumentation he has created fuses technique and technology into a full-body musical system, playable with hands, arms, mouth and body. As he says:

I am what can only be described as a cyborg musician.  in other words, the music i create live, can not be replicated without technology. My music is called "Beatjazz." It is a mix of sound design, live looping and jazz improvisation. My instrument of choice over the years has been a Yamaha Wind MIDI controller, but now the limitations have started to stunt the growth of this new form, so i designed an instrument that can take it into future.

He is now working on the next iteration of his instrument, codenamed Tron, and built around a helmet-mounted controller.

More profile about the speaker
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Onyx Ashanti: This is beatjazz

Onyx Ashanti: Dit is beatjazz

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Muzikant en uitvinder Onyx Ashanti demonstreert "beatjazz" -- de muziek die hij creëert met twee controllers in de hand, een iPhone en een mondstuk, en die hij speelt met zijn hele lichaam. Tijdens de TED Full Spectrum Auditions stelt hij zijn beats en cycli in en speelt een stuk van 3 minuten dat zijn visie over de toekomst van de muziek meedeelt.
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TextTekst: BeatJazzBeatJazz.
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Text: BeatJazz
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BeatJazzBeatJazz is:
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BeatJazz is
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1. LiveLive loopingLooping,
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1. Een live muzikale cyclus
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2. JazzJazz improvisationimprovisatie
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2. Jazz-improvisatie
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And
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en
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3. "GesturalKunstprojecten" soundgeluid designontwerp.
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3. "Bewegend" geluidsontwerp
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AccelerometersVersnellingsmeters
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on eachelk handhand-
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op elke hand
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readlezen handhand- positionpositie.
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lezen de positie van de hand af.
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The colorkleur of the lightslichten
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De kleur van de lichtjes
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indicatesduidt op whichwelke soundgeluid I am playingspelen.
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geeft aan welk geluid ik speel:
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Rood = Drums
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BlueBlauw = BassBass,
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Blauw = Bas
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GreenGroen = ChordsAkkoorden,
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Groen = Snaren
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OrangeOranje = LeadsLeads,
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Oranje = Leads
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PurplePaars = PadsPads
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Purper = Pads
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The mouthpiecemondstuk
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Het mondstuk
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consistsbestaat of ...
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bestaat uit
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a buttonknop,
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een knop,
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two guitargitaar picksPicks
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twee gitaarplectra
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and lots of hotwarm gluelijm.
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en heel veel warme lijm.
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The heads-upHeads-up displaytonen
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is a smartphonesmartphone that displaysdisplays systemsysteem parametersparameters.
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is een smartphone die systeemgegevens toont.
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Why?
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To atomizevernevelen musicmuziek- culturecultuur
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Om de muziekcultuur te atomiseren
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so that ALL pastverleden, presentaanwezig and futuretoekomst genresgenres
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zodat alle genres uit verleden, heden en toekomst
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can be studiedbestudeerd and abstractedgeabstraheerd, liveleven.
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bestudeerd en geabstraheerd kunnen worden, live.
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And
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En
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"BeatJazzersBeatJazzers"
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"BeatJazzers"
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becomeworden as commongemeenschappelijk as D.J.'s's.
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zo gewoon worden als dj's.
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But mostlymeestal ...
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to MAKE the futuretoekomst
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om de toekomst te MAKEN
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ratherliever than wait for it.
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in plaats van erop te wachten.
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Translated by Els De Keyser
Reviewed by Christel Foncke

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Onyx Ashanti - Beatjazz inventor and controllerist
Onyx Ashanti is the inventor of "beatjazz" -- a new way to make music.

Why you should listen

Onyx Ashanti is a musician, geek, open-source advocate, Maker, collaborator ... and we come back around again to musician. The intrumentation he has created fuses technique and technology into a full-body musical system, playable with hands, arms, mouth and body. As he says:

I am what can only be described as a cyborg musician.  in other words, the music i create live, can not be replicated without technology. My music is called "Beatjazz." It is a mix of sound design, live looping and jazz improvisation. My instrument of choice over the years has been a Yamaha Wind MIDI controller, but now the limitations have started to stunt the growth of this new form, so i designed an instrument that can take it into future.

He is now working on the next iteration of his instrument, codenamed Tron, and built around a helmet-mounted controller.

More profile about the speaker
Onyx Ashanti | Speaker | TED.com
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