Innovative artist Imogen Heap was mentioned in the visitor practitioner class today. I had been somewhat aware of her prominence in musical technological advancements, but my knowledge on her work was very limited, so I decided to do some further research.
I learned about her development of the Mi.Mu gloves, which turns the arms and hands of performers into musical instruments. Mi.Mu works by capturing movement and hand gestures with analog band sensors. I had some mixed feelings about this after initially reading about it. The idea of musical instruments heading more and more into high-tech advancements did come with some personal uneasiness.
I watched her Tiny Desk performance and a demonstration of her implementing the Mi-Mu gloves into her live music. The delivery was nothing but enchanting. I guess the initial conflicting feelings raised from me being such a big fan of traditional and acoustic music and sounds, but I do feel that one can love work from traditional instruments while also embracing new advancements.