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.

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Onyx Ashanti: This is beatjazz

Ky eshte Ritmi Jazz

Filmed: 2011-05-24

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Muzikant dhe Shpikes Onyx Ashanti demostron"ritemjazz"-- muzika e krijuar prej tij nga dy pulte nje Iphone dhe nje bukine , qe performon me tere trupin . Tek Audicioni i TED-it mbasi i kishte mbyllur ritmtet ne levizje dhe rrotullime , ai luan 3-minuta nje pjese qe ndan vizionin e tij per muziken e se ardhmes.

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Text: BeatJazz.

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Teksti: Ritmi Jazz

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BeatJazz is:

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Ritmi Jazz eshte

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1. Live looping,

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Rrotullim Live

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2. Jazz improvisation

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Improvizime Jazzi

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And

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Dhe

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3. "Gestural" sound design.

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"Levizje " e projeksionit te tingullit

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Accelerometers

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Akelerometer

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on each hand

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mbi cdo dore

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read hand position.

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leximi i pozicionit te dores

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The color of the lights

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Ngjyrat e dritave

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indicates which sound I am playing.

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tregon cfare tingulli po luaj

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Red = Drums,

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E Kuqja = Perkusioni

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Blue = Bass,

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Bluja = Basin

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Green = Chords,

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Jeshilja = Akordet

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Orange = Leads,

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Portokallia = Drejtimin

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Purple = Pads

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Vjollca = Pedalet

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The mouthpiece

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Bukina

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consists of ...

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qe konsiston ne

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a button,

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nje buton

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two guitar picks

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dy pencil kitare

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and lots of hot glue.

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dhe shume ngjites te nxehte.

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The heads-up display

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Pjesa e siperme e ekranit

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is a smartphone that displays system parameters.

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eshte nje smarphone qe cfaq parametrat e sistemit

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Why?

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To atomize music culture

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Te grimcoje kulturen muzikore

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so that ALL past, present and future genres

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Keshtu qe e gjithe e kaluara, e tashmja dhe zhanret e se ardhmes

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can be studied and abstracted, live.

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te mund te studiohen dhe te humbasin te njera tjetra, live

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"BeatJazzers"

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"Ritmuesit e Jazz-it"

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become as common as D.J.'s.

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behen si Dj normale

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But mostly ...

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to MAKE the future

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per te ndertuar te ardhmen

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rather than wait for it.

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se sa te presin per te.

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(Applause)

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( Duartrokitje )

Translated by Etrit Adami
Reviewed by Helena Bedalli

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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Ky eshte Ritmi Jazz | TED Talk | TED.com