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

Full Spectrum Auditions

Onyx Ashanti: This is beatjazz

Onyx Ashanti: Acesta este beatjazz

Filmed: 2011-05-24

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Muzicianul şi inventatorul Onyx Ashanti demostrează "beatjazzul"-- muzica lui creată cu două telecomenzi, un iPhone şi un muştiuc şi intrepretată cu întregul corp. La TED Full Spectrum Audition, după ce s-a închis în ritmurile şi lupingurile lui, el interpretează un cântec de 3 minute care împărtăşeşte viziunea lui despre viitorul muzicii.

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TextTextul: BeatJazzBeatJazz.

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Text: Beatjazz

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BeatJazzBeatJazz is:

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Beatjazz este

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1. LiveLive loopinglooping,

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1. Lupinguri pe viu

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2. JazzJazz improvisationimprovizaţie

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2. Improvizaţie de jazz

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And

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şi

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3. "GesturalGestual" soundsunet designproiecta.

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3. Construcţie sonoră însoţită de gesturi

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AccelerometersAccelerometre

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on eachfiecare handmână

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în fiecare mână

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readcitit handmână positionpoziţie.

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poziţia de citit din mână

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The colorculoare of the lightslumini

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indicatesindică whichcare soundsunet I am playingjoc.

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indică ce sunet cânt

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RedRed = DrumsTobe,

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Roşu - Tobe

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BlueAlbastru = BassBass,

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Albastru - Bass

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GreenVerde = ChordsCoardele,

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Verde - Coarde

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OrangeOrange = LeadsConduce,

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Portocaliu - Solist

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PurpleViolet = PadsTampoane

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Violet - Umplutură

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The mouthpiecepurtător de cuvânt

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Muştiucul

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consistsconstă of ...

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constă în..

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a buttonbuton,

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într-un buton

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two guitarchitara picksmurături

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2 găselniţe la chitară

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and lots of hotFierbinte gluelipici.

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şi mult lipici fierbinte

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The heads-upheads-up displayafişa

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Şi afişajul căştilor

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is a smartphonesmartphone that displaysdisplay-uri systemsistem parametersparametrii.

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este un Smartphone care expune parametrii sistemului

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Why?

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De ce?

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To atomizeatomize musicmuzică culturecultură

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Pentru a atomiza cultura muzicală

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so that ALL pasttrecut, presentprezent and futureviitor genresgenuri

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pentru ca toate genurile din trecut, prezent şi viitor

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can be studiedstudiat and abstractedcolectată, livetrăi.

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să poată fi studiate şi captate pe viu.

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And

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Şi

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"BeatJazzersBeatJazzers"

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"Beatjazz-erii"

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becomedeveni as commoncomun as D.J.'s„s.

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devin la fel de comuni ca şi Dj-ii

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But mostlyMai ales ...

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Dar în special..

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to MAKE the futureviitor

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pentru A FACE viitorul

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rathermai degraba than wait for it.

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mai degrabă decât să-l aştepte.

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(Aplauze)

Translated by Lucia Dobre
Reviewed by Antoniu Gugu

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

THE ORIGINAL VIDEO ON TED.COM

Onyx Ashanti: Acesta este beatjazz | TED Talk | TED.com