For those who think controlling Ableton with a wii controller is awesome, you should check out the work of Gerhard Trimpin (better known just as “Trimpin”), a German artist living in Seattle (and the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Award in 1997) who using machines is trying to “go beyond human physical limitations to play instruments in such a way that no matter how complex the composition of the timing, it can be pushed over the limits” as quoted in his wikipedia page
A documentary movie (www.trimpinmovie.com) was made about him and premiered in SXSW 09.
Check out these videos of some of Trimpin’s insane instrument creations:
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