Human Digital Orchestra

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The Human Digital Orchestra is a contemporary series of collaborations as part of the Experiments in Art and Technology that connects Bell Labs scientists and engineers with the artistic community by blending digital communications technology with artistic expression. The first performance of the Human Digital Orchestra was at the first Claude Shannon Centennial Conference on the Future of the Information Age on April 28, 2016. [1]

The Human Digital Orchestra performed for the second time at the Propeller Fest conference in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 20, 2016, [2] in a collaboration with Beatie Wolfe. [3]

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References

  1. Peter Bernstein. "Bell Labs Honors 100th Birthday of Claude Shannon the Father of Information Theory". tmcnet.com. TMCNET. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    - Claude Shannon (29 April 2016). "The Juggling Unicyclist Who Pedaled Us Into the Digital Age". time.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. Andrea Huspeni (7 April 2016). "New Tech Festival will feature drone competitions and Human Digital Orchestra". Entrepreneur.com. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    - Gilbert, Sarah Emily. "Propeller Fest Comes to Hoboken". Urban Agenda Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. "Beatie Wolfe's Musical Innovations". beatiewolfe.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.