2. Mari Kimura, Is a dog toy an instrument?

Mari Kimura is a violinist, composer, and leading figure in interactive computer music. She developed a motion sensor system called MUGIC® which tracks her hand movements as she plays her violin. We discuss her own performances with the MUGIC® sensor in her piece Rossby Waving. We also talk about her MUGIC® collaborations with Ensemble Decipher and percussionist Aiyun Huang, as well as the sensor’s life in other composers' and artists' works.

Music: Rossby Waving by Mari Kimura, performed by Mari Kimura; KISMET by Mari Kimura, performed by Mari Kimura and Ensemble Decipher; Iron Bird by Mari Kimura, performed by Aiyun Huang

Video for Rossby Waving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf4r5FEbsfU

Video for KISMET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX9nKQSX_H8

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The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).