August 14, 2009
The blockbuster iPhone app called Ocarina lets you play music by blowing into the phone. Its inventor, Ge Wang, thinks that the more people playing music, the better; but even he is a little nervous about the impact of technology on people's lives. Produced by Angela Frucci.
An Ocarina performance of Stairway to Heaven:
Very cool mix of art and technology in the app and terrific talent in the performance. Won't replace the original ;-) , but as any interpretation it has it's value and merits. Nice!
I work for Vimeo.com and we see thousands of amazing videos and art made predominantly with iPhone's and low-fi cameras. Here is a piece in a running series I make - http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks#5540307
Blake
Community Director - Vimeo.com
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