Mi.Mu Glove for Music

A project in London, UK by Mi.Mu
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Imogen Heap's state-of-the-art wearable tech lets you control sounds with your hands. Let's change the way we make music!
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Backers: 670
Average Pledge Per Backer: £198

Funded: £132,776 of £200,000
Dates: Mar 19th -> May 3rd (46 days)
Project By: Mi.Mu
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Latest News

24 Hours to go! Stay involved by backing the Kickstarter at any level...

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
With 24 hours left to go on our Kickstarter, we are giddy with excitement that we have met almost all of our goals for the campaign, including spreading the word about the Mi.Mu Glove System and finding 10-15 brave collaborators to help us move... (Read More)

Making a Mi.Mu glove - Behind the scenes

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Seb Madgwick, Hannah Perner-Wilson and Rachel Freire spend a weekend finalising the latest prototype of a Mi.Mu Glove at Rachel Freire Studio in Dalston, London. These gloves will debut at the NIME conference in London in July. For each prototyping... (Read More)

Space Soundtracks and the Gloves

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Well established London DJ Charlotte Hatherley and our very own Adam Stark in an experimental session to explore how the gloves can be used to control DJ software and manipulate a guitar sound. Enjoy the spacey-ness!  (Read More)

Watch the new Me the Machine video - visuals controlled by Mi.Mu Gloves!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everybody, Imogen Heap here! As some of you might be aware, my album release has been continually delayed. On Earth Day 2 years ago, I performed the first version of Me The Machine, written with and for my Mi.Mu gloves. I am dying to let you... (Read More)

Share the gLove! Post your Mi.Mu glove ideas on Youtube #mimugloves

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody, We can't wait to hear your ideas about how you plan to use your Mi.Mu gloves when you get them, or how you hope to see others using them, ESPECIALLY if you're a backer already!  Please take a little video of yourself talking about what... (Read More)

Imogen Heap Takes High-Tech Musical Glove to Kickstarter

April 11th - via: mashable.com
Imogen Heap, with a team of engineers, artists and designers, has started a Kickstarter campaign for high-tech gloves that produce music via hand gestures. (Read More)

Calling all universities, production studios, maker labs - help us craft a pledge for you!

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We have had a lot of interest in the gloves from universities, maker labs, studios, schools, and other institutions who would like to get involved to use the gloves for education or within the context of their programmes and activities.  We would... (Read More)

Mi.Mu Gloves triggering YMCA with American Sign Language

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Mi.Mu Collaborators already getting involved!Our first Kickstarter backer at the £5K level was Ashley Southall, who visited Mi.Mu team member Kelly Snook this weekend at her studio to have a play with the gloves. He came up with the idea of using... (Read More)

Exciting new ways to get involved - DIY kits and workshops!

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everyone. We have some exciting news! As we've continued to see the interest and the enthusiasm for the gloves grow, we have also had many requests from people who would like to have a go at building their own gloves. We LOVE this idea, so we... (Read More)

Reddit AMA link

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is the link to today's Reddit AMA:  http://www.reddit.com/r/iama  :)  (Read More)

Imogen Heap and Mi.Mu team members to do Reddit AMA

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We are absolutely over the moon that so many of you have taken the leap to join in this journey of music glove development, and that the press are starting to catch on, as well!  We'd like to extend a HUGE thank-you to all our supporters so far and... (Read More)

Imogen Heap Launches Gloves That Control Sound Through Gestures on Kickstarter

March 24th - via: ibtimes.co.uk
Singer-songwriter Imogen Heap has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Mi.Mu wearable tech gloves that can help musicians produce complex audio effects with just the swipe of a hand. (Read More)

Sculpt Sound With Gestures, Using Imogen Heap's $2,000 Gloves

March 21st - via: fastcodesign.com
Heap partners with a NASA engineer and others to bring sci-fi musical gloves to the well-heeled masses. (Read More)

Imogen Heap’s Music Glove Now Being Developed As Kickstarter Project

March 21st - via: synthtopia.com
Developers of Imogen Heap‘s music glove controllers have announced a Kickstarter project to turn them into a production controller – the Mi.Mu. Glove For Music. (Read More)

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