Wednesday, April 1, 2009

News Report #4

Title:  “Brain Wave Chick” Digitally Performs Mind Music

Author: Sara Lipka

 

The article “Brain Wave Chick” Digitally Performs Mind Music is about a woman that basically plays music through her brain waves.  In order to do this she places a headband on her head on stage and presses three different electrodes to her brain’s frontal lobe.  She has a Bluetooth adapter that sends the brainwaves to her computer to which then converts it into music that is played through a synthesizer.  She claims that she just goes on stage and meditates because the calm brainwaves make the best music.  She makes this music in an attempt that the audience will realize that there is more clarity in a calm mindset than a one with much anxiety. 

            I think this woman has a great idea of creating a new type of music and I think many people will enjoy this music.  It is a wave of the future in the music industry but I think it is a slightly loony idea.  What I don’t understand is just how the computer is going to convert the music in an in sync manner.  If someone made a program for her that plays good music on brainwaves then maybe the program is just making the music in the first place.  I think her brainwaves might have nothing to do with it because it doesn’t seem very logical to me.  If the woman is crazy enough to come up with an idea of brainwaves making music then I think any kind of computer programmer could sell her their product to produce her music.    

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