Imogen Heap's Musical Gloves on Dara O Briain's Science Club

Imogen Heap demos her (x-IMU-based) musical gloves to Dara on his show, Dara O Briain's Science Club broadcasted on BBC2, Dec 31, 2012. Imogen also did a short performance of her track 'Me The Machine' but time limitations meant this performance was heavily edited. A longer (but still edited) performance is on BBC i-player:
www.bbc.co.uk/p...
More info on the project is available via:
www.x-io.co.uk/...
Join us at CTM festival (Berlin, Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2013) and let us help you use the gloves for your own projects!
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[@francisbroka9471]

Imogenius Heap. Because she's before all a huge ARTIST.

[@VideomanLib]

Congratulations for a great technological project with a very artistic result

[@jcthurston1]

These gloves were developed initially at MIT by the Opera of the Future tech group. Imogen is the perfect artist/vehicle for displaying this new technology, her artistic vision combined with complete mastery of the technolgy. Brings to mind Laurie Anderson's early experiments with the percussion/MIDI body suit.(Walk Normal tour).

[@mixeduh]

This has to be the most amazing thing ever!!!

[@DavidB5501]

As Seb points out, this is an edited version of her performance, and you can see a longer version on a BBC website if you live in the UK (or have access to UK TV).

[@FreekinEkin2]

I love her!

[@noazark]

Congratulations, Seb!

[@wwepublishing]

BRILLIANT!!

[@phishu106]

RIP Michel Waisvisz, search, he innovated in this area, beginning in 84, credit due.

[@PoeticOsmosisEntanglement]

Wow Immi, that is amazing! ;)

[@VocalTranceUK]

A musical evolution ;)

[@jcthurston1]

For sure the glove system that Ms. Heap is demonstrating was developed by herself and her team. However, Imogen herself, in a recent Wired video, credits the MIT team and Ellie Jessop with inspiring her to design the current system she's using. I think even Ms. Heap would agree that it would be remiss not to acknowledge the groundbreaking work of the Opera of the Future group and Ms. Jessop in particular. See also the recent NY Times article on The MIT group and their work.

[@O8532732]

Imogen HYPE.... 'nuff said.

[@endlessrepeat]

The BBC website has a full performance video and the description says it's an extended outtake (but I can't get it to play).

[@rookiemortal]

can someone upload the full performance pleaseeeee?

[@mimosveta]

this was full performance, it's a science show, they were aiming to present the idea, not her.

[@Abelton1]

Imogen Heap is one handsome dude.

[@OliveraWahl]

wow :0)

[@ankalli]

Great. Is Imogen Heap, no Heaps

[@Rumbleandboom]

Wait 'til Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood get a hold to this.

[@R2TheArTisT]

How much are the musical gloves?

[@DJDiskmachine]

That was ... Just as beautiful as Major Kusanagis birth at the beginning of Ghost in the Shell. O_O

[@guitaoist]

music is dance now

[@lebasson]

Ironically, not quite.

[@CrystalSmithStudent]

I'm sure they aren't even in production. What exists is probably what she is wearing and that's all right now.