Gil appears on the Science Channel series Popular Science’s Future of: on the episode devoted to Pleasure which premieres 9 pm ET/PT Monday, November 2, 2009. This episode air again 1 pm ET/PT Saturday, January 26, 2010 on the Science Channel.
The segment was filmed in June at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. Gil introduces you to Haile: a robotic percussionist that can listen to live musicians, analyze their music in real-time and play back in an improvisational manner. (Really! You must see!)
Dr. Gil Weinberg (left) with Baratunde Thurston
Haile was developed by Gil; and Scott Driscoll (a GA Tech engineering student at the time) and now ZOOZbeat Musician Technologist. PopSci’s The Future of Pleasure Host Baratunde Thurston interviews Gil and Haile. (Okay; actually just Gil; just Haile another year or two …) Bonus video: The Discovery Channel — sister channel to the Science channel — previously featured Haile, Gil and Scott. Watch this 90 second clip (used by permission of Science Channel).
Ugh! So, all that success we wrote about below; it caught up with us.
With thousands and thousands of new ZOOZbeat Musicians joining us since the launch of the new ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeat Lite Wednesday (10/14), the sudden extra volume of reCreated music/song uploades overwhelmed our servers.
As a result:
ZOOZbeat was slow rendering songs (sometimes up to two hours) and will continue to be slow today (Saturday 10/17) as we catch up with the volume
ZOOZbeat was completely down for a while today
We know how exciting you are to experience ZOOZbeat; especially after reading or hearing about from CNN, CNN.com, a friend, etc.
We just wanted to share with you why we’ve been down, why song uploads and posting of songs have been slow (and will continue to be slow today).
On behalf of the ZOOZbeat team, I apologize for this inconvenience.
“ZOOZbeat will change the face of music,” says Atlanta Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto in this three minuteCNN Video interview that aired today (10/14) [and updated: 10/24/09] the same day that ZOOZ Mobile introduced its new ZOOZbeat Music reCreation Studio.
Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto
“We can create some [music] together. It lets the listener be interactive with the music. Especially at a time like this when you got bloggers that have something to say about everything gone on. … This let’s the consumer do the same with music. It allows them to remix it and do it themselves.”
“We let [Artists] connect to [their] fans in new ways. ZOOZbeat allows you to get your favorite music from your favorite Artists and make your own version. Personalized it,” says ZOOZ Mobile Founder and Chief Technology Officer Gil Weinberg.
“I really like the new ability to remix and reCreate songs,” says ZOOZ Mobile Lead Engineer Mark Godfrey. “It lets you get in and explore songs instead of just passively listening to them. You can see what they are made of; all the different parts and re-arrange them and make them your own. It’s pretty cool.” says ZOOZ Mobile Lead Engineer Mark Godfrey.
The CNN story goes on to quote Gil: “You don’t have to have a lot of money, and you also don’t have to have a lot of experience in music to be a [ZOOZbeat] iPhone musician. We will help you experience whatever level of creativity that you would like.”
Upgrade your ZOOZbeat app now to either the new ZOOZbeat, or ZOOZbeat Lite: your Music reCreation Studio (TM) from ZOOZ Mobile, Inc.
Simple enough to immediately become musically expressive, if you are not a musician, and rich enough to push the envelope of mobile music creation if you are an accomplished musician or producer.
Just shake, tilt or tap your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch to create your own original multi-track songs, or reCreate, remix, modify and personalize downloadable commercial beats from your favorite Artists. There’s nothing else like it!
With ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeat Lite, start reCreating with just a click or select among background beats in a variety of styles. Use shake and tilt movements or tap the screen to create, remix and modify rhythmic and melodic lines.
Sing or talk into your iPhone and ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeatLite will fit your voice into the music. You can then replay, modify, and transform your input with fun effects.Synchronize your songs to the all-new ZOOZbeat.com where you can listen to, download and share your music with the world using Facebook and Twitter.
ZOOZbeat
If you previously purchased ZOOZbeat Classic, you will receive a free update to ZOOZbeat. If you don’t have ZOOZbeat Classic, you can buy ZOOZbeatat the introductory price of $0.99 now through Saturday, October 31, 2009.
The new ZOOZbeat includes all the features of ZOOZbeatPro, including:
Two Player Mode: ZOOZ with a friend using Bluetooth. Choose between two modes of multi-player interaction: 1) Freeform: you and your friend play at the same time; or 2) Hot Potato you and your friend each play one instrument at a time sending the beat back and fourth between phones.
Full Song Creation: Create long songs by stringing together up to 8 beat sequences. Play and listen to your songs in either Beat or Entire Song modes. Easily create new sequences with Copy and Paste for instrumental tracks, voice tracks, and complete beats. (Requires OS 3.0 or higher)
Single Note Editing:Turn your phone to landscape; then turn on Edit Mode, and you’ll be able to Drag, Stretch, Add, Delete and manipulate specific notes across multiple octaves to perfect your song! Uses ZOOZbeat unique piano-roll style.
Plus, ZOOZbeat is packed with exciting new features:
Also coming soon: beats that you can buy from major label artists and personalized your ZOOZbeat experience by buying new instrument packs in the ZOOZbeat Store.
Instrument Customization: SWAP out instruments to listen to your tracks in a variety of sounds. Create a personalized set of instruments for each beat. Coming soon: purchase new instrument packs in the ZOOZbeat Store.
Share: reCreate a song and share it with the world on the all-new ZOOZbeat.com. Upload your songs to the web. Listen and rate other Musicians’ songs. Maintain your own ZOOZbeat Artist page to showcase your work to the world, or send your song (.mp3 file) to a friend.
Library of Beats: ZOOZbeat includes a library of 11 beats, including: Hip-Hop, Pop, Techno, Rock, Glitch, Salsa and more!
Live Streaming: Listen to live streaming of your songs, friends’ songs as well as featured and recent songs shared by ZOOZbeat Musicians from around the world directly on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
New Design: new and improved design to enhance your Music reCreation Studio experience.
ZOOZbeat Lite
If you previously purchased ZOOZbeat Hip-Hop, you will receive a free update to ZOOZbeat Lite (which includes ZOOZbeat Classic, Hip-Hop, Rock and Latin, Pop, Glitch, Techno and more. Plus, new features.ZOOZbeat Lite is free.
Unlock your musical expression and creative potential with ZOOZbeat Lite:
SHARE: reCreate a song and share it with the world on the all new ZOOZbeat.com.Listen to and Rate other Musicians’ songs.Maintain your own Artist page to showcase your work to the world.
Synchronize: Synchronize your songs to ZOOZbeat.com, where you can listen to, download and share your music using Facebook and Twitter.
Live Streaming: Listen to live streaming of your songs, friends’ songs as well as featured and recent songs reCreated from around the world directly on your phone.
Library of Beasts:ZOOZbeat Lite: includes a library of 11 beats including: Hip-Hop, Pop, Techno, Rock, Glitch, Salsa and more.
With ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeat Lite, you can:
Unlock your musical express and creative potential
Enter contests (coming soon) and share your music with the world on ZOOZbeat.com
Explore the music of other ZOOZbeat Musicians on your iPhone or iPod Touch and on the web
ZOOZbeat / ZOOZbeat Lite Tech Requirements
For iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod Touch (iPod Touch requires headset with microphone and many features require OS 3.0 or higher).
New Version of ZOOZbeat Launches for 99 Cents with Ability to Download and reCreate Tracks from Major Artists Like TOO $HORT
ZOOZ also launches a new free version of its flagship Music reCreation Studio App, ZOOZbeat Lite
Atlanta, GA – October 14, 2009 – ZOOZ Mobile, Inc. today announced the new version of their top selling Music reCreation Studio™, ZOOZbeat that has reached one million downloads to date. Available at the introductory price of $0.99 through October 31, ZOOZbeat offers all iPhone and iPod Touch users a feature-rich mobile application for creative music creation on the go. A new version, ZOOZbeat Lite, is also available at no cost from the Apple App Store.
Within the $0.99 version of ZOOZbeat, users can access the ZOOZbeat store to instantaneously download free beats and purchase fresh hip-hop, reggae, funk and electronica beats from Indie and major label artists such as Too $hort, Easy Star All-Stars, Midnight Youth, Richard Devine, Kutiman, and up-and-coming artists like Cato and Street Lotto.
Based on music intelligence research at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, ZOOZbeat is the only App that helps users create their own music by analyzing their gestures and fitting their expressive input to the music. ZOOZbeat works by shaking, tilting or tapping the screen to create original multi track songs as well as to remix, modify, and personalize downloadable commercial beats. The creations can be uploaded to the web for listening and streaming (or optionally sharing in mp3 format) with friends and other ZOOZbeat artists from around the world. The all new ZOOZbeat app has all the features of ZOOZbeat Pro (formerly $4.99), like Two Player Mode, Full Song Creation, Single Note Editing, and also showcases a new user interface, Instrument Customization, and the brand new ZOOZbeat Store.
Hip-Hop Artist TOO $HORT
“We’ve been motivated by the amazing feedback from both our customers and the media, and we are extremely proud to introduce the new and improved version of ZOOZbeat,” said Scott Geller, CEO of ZOOZ Mobile. “Particularly, we’re pleased to introduce the ZOOZbeat Store, which provides an extended musical experience for our fans and a valuable revenue stream for the artist.”
“Inspiration doesn’t just come when you are in the studio: it can strike at any time. ZOOZbeat enables my fans to get creative on-the-go, with my music or their own, and preserve that inspiration that might otherwise go unrecorded, all through the iPhone,” said multi-platinum recording artist Too $hort.
ZOOZbeat is the ultimate mobile Music reCreation Studio allowing users to enter contests and share music with the world on Twitter, Facebook and at www.ZOOZbeat.com. For more information, please visit www.ZOOZbeat.com
About ZOOZ Mobile: Founded in 2008, ZOOZ Mobile’s mission is to enable everyone, anywhere, to express themselves musically. ZOOZ Mobile is the developer of ZOOZbeat, a Music reCreation Studio that is simple enough for non-musicians and children to immediately become musically expressive, yet rich enough for experienced musicians to push the envelope of mobile music creation. Since ZOOZbeat was first made available on the iTunes AppStore in November 2008, there have been over one million downloads of ZOOZbeat products. www.ZOOZbeat.com is the company’s platform for sharing music created on mobile devices with the world. For more information, visit www.ZOOZbeat.com, follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/ZOOZbeat or go to www.facebook.com/ZOOZbeat to friend us on Facebook.
New ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeat Lite Apps Now Available in iTunes Store
