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The Mystery Light Painting Video of Anssi Määttä

This light painting video created by 26-year-old Finnish director Anssi Määttä will give you something to rack your brain over.  It is 100% live action without using any still photo, stop motion, or…

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‘Gangnam Style’ Breaks Guinness World Records on YouTube

South Korean global sensation Psy proves to be unstoppable. His hit song "Gangnam Style' continues to take the world by storm, ranking #1 on iTunes in 31 countries, surging up YouTube's Most Liked Video…

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AlphaSphere Revolutionarizes the Way We Play Music

Developed by Bristol-based company, nu desine, the AlphaSphere is a brand new electronic musical instrument and controller. It revolutionarizes the way we interact with music technology, through a touch interface and a unique…

The World’s First Interactive Player Piano

The World’s First Interactive Player Piano

@StanleyPiano, the world's first interactive player piano, makes his worldwide debut at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party. Stanley is a precocious instrument who takes song requests via Twitter. Stanley can play a lot…

Flame Table by Jared Ficklin

Flame Table by Jared Ficklin

Inspired by an apparatus created by Dr. Harold Daw in 1984 for showing the eigenmodes in fire, sound visualist Jared Ficklin creates his own version of Flame Table that lets us visualize music using…

The Public Resonance Project by Sam Weller

Sam Weller Turns Street Furniture into Musical Instruments

Product designer Sam Weller has come up with a novel device that allows a musician to connect with his/her audience by utilizing the natural resonance in everyday street found objects. Dubbed "Public Resonance", this…

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His Name is Usman Riaz

This is without a doubt, one of our favorite TED Talks videos ever.  Meet Usman Riaz, if you haven't already, a 21-year-old Pakistani musician who learned to play percussive guitar* by watching YouTube videos….

Johnny Neon Music Video Filmed by a Dog

Johnny Neon Music Video Filmed by a Dog

While babysitting his friend Will's dog one fateful weekend, Cape Town-based filmmaker Dave Meinert teamed up with the happy-go-lucky canine to shoot video for South African musician Johnny Neon's new song "Hearts" .  The…

The World's First and Only Ice Musician

The World’s First and Only Ice Musician

If you haven't seen Terje Isungse​'s performance before, you are in for a treat. This Norwegian-born percussionists has over 10 years of experience in playing ice instruments.  He is the world's first and only ice musician, and…

Epic Music Video Created with 288000 Jelly Beans

Music Video Created with 288000 Jelly Beans

Web-born singer/songwriter Kina Grannis spent 22 months, a total of 1357 hours, working with director Greg Jardin to create a unique new music video "In Your Arms".  Inspired by jelly bean art, this…

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RAT Vs POSSUM ‘FAT MONK’ Music Video by Lucy McRae

Body architect Lucy McRae makes her debut as a director with this kaleidoscopic dance clip for Australian synth-pop outfit Rat Vs Possum.  She uses human bodies to create fascinating graphics that will put…

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Playing the Hang Drum

The Hang was invented in 2000 in Berne, Switzerland by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer, and they remain the only two people who can make Hanghang (plural form of Hang). It was first…

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Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye

Wouter "Wally" De Backer, known by his stage name Gotye, is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The single Somebody That I Used To Know was released 6 July 2011, and quickly became something of a…

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“Green” Instruments Made By Junji Koyama

Junji Koyama has been making music and posting it on YouTube for over 4 years now.  What's special about Junji's music is quite obvious: the guy plays with his food, literally.  May it…

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Girls’ Generation VS. Old Men Generation

Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean girl group, also known as Sonyeo Sidae or SNSD.  They debuted in 2007 and immediately took Asia by storm.   The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene…

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Opera on the Lake

Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Austria has been home to some of the most breathtaking outdoor stages ever built.   The stage set for the opera on the…

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Have You Seen This Kid Play?

Who is Snubby J?  If you are asking this question, you must have missed his performance on YouTube.  Snubby J, aka Kent Jenkins, is a full-time student in LA, who has made quite…

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Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 2.0, ‘Sleep’

It began as a small experiment in social media.  In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world.  However, his…

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