TEDxSanJoseCA - Ge Wang - Exploring New Ways to Connect People through Music
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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Science & Technology
Co-founder of Smule and Creator of Magic Piano & Magic Fiddle Ge Wang is the Co-founder, CTO, and Chief Creative Officer of Smule. Smule is a startup company exploring interactive sonic media on the iPhone. . Smule serves as a unique platform for research and development combining the state-of-the-art in computer music research with the potential to bring its visions to a wide population. Ge is the designer of Ocarina and Leaf Trombone: World Stage for the iPhone, and Magic Piano for the iPad. These expressive social musical instruments currently enable over two millions users expressively play and share music with one another around the world. Overall, Ge's mission is to deeply explore new ways with which people think, do, and interact through sound, technology, and music. www.smule.com About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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