Talk I gave at You Are In Control Conference 2012 at Harpa in Reykjavík/Iceland. More info here: http://www.freenerd.de/yaic/

4. a hacker?

8. Show & Tell
http://static.echonest.com/InfiniteGangnamStyle/

10. What is a Music Hack Day?

11. 24 hours
(over a weekend)

12. programmers, designers, artists

13. everyone starts from scratch

14. build prototypes for “the future of music”

15. websites, mobile apps, instruments
music consumption, discovery,
analysis, creation

17. Bakgrunn

18. MidiSyncer
Sync any track on your iPhone to Midi

19. Ukurere
3 iPhones + Ductape = 1 Ukulele

21. Why do people do this?

22. socialize
learn build

23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/7189036915/
creating is fun
build

24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/7189036915/
actions speak louder
than words
build

25. socialize
learn build

26. workshops
learn

27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/5801481550/
teach each other
learn

28. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/4956279349/
learning by doing
learn

29. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/4956279349/
try new stuff
learn

30. socialize
learn build

31. socialize
meet like-minded people

32. socialize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbonte/5044855904
get to know them through their works

33. socialize
learn build

35. Music Hack Day

36. 25 Music Hack Days since 2009

37. number estimations
over 3000 participants
over 1000 hacks
over 100 companies involved

38. organized by volunteers
financed by sponsors
free for attendees
no rights claimed

40. October 27/28th 2012

42. Reykajvík University

43. 80 hackers

44. 27 hacks

45. 11 sponsoring companies
1.3 million ISK / 8000 € budget
Organized voluntarily by Andie, Johan & Karl

47. build a global community

49. Why do Music Hack Days exist now?

50. “Software is eating the world”
Marc Andreessen

51. Tools are available for rapid creation
APIs
Freemium
Open Source
Open Hardware

52. From idea to working prototype
in a weekend

53. Example: Setting up a website on the internet
2007: several hours to days
2012: under an hour

54. Fast creation
➔ Trial and Error
➔ Build better things

57. 1. Current technology enables fast prototyping

58. 1. Current technology enables fast prototyping
2. Music Hack Days are a place for experimenting with
music technology and you are invited to participate

59. 1. Current technology enables fast prototyping
2. Music Hack Days are a place for experimenting with
music technology and you are invited to participate
Slides are online at
www.freenerd.de/yaic