EP/37: Instruments for All
New Musical Instruments That Anyone Can Play, with Artiphon’s Mike Butera
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It’s not everyday that you hear about a brand new instrument. Today we’re joined by Mike Butera, CEO of Artiphon. Artiphon is developing new types of musical instruments that can be played by anybody. Their first product launched in 2014 and set a record with Kickstarter as the best selling musical instrument ever on that platform. Mike tells us how he was inspired to start the company and how technology is lowering the barrier to music creation and growing an army of new artists.
Mike founded Artiphon in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in Sound Studies from Virginia Tech, has toured the country as a multi-instrumentalist, taught as a professor of sociology and consulted globally on consumer electronics. Today he joins us from Swan’s Island, Maine.
Find Artiphon at artiphon.com and on social media @artiphon
About MIKE
Dr. Mike Butera founded Artiphon in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011. He has an academic background in sound and technology studies centered upon auditory experience, historical innovations in sonic technologies, and socio-cultural networks. He received a Ph.D. in Sound Studies from Virginia Tech, has toured the country as a multi-instrumentalist, taught as a professor of sociology, and consulted globally on consumer electronics. Mike’s doctoral research in the phenomenology of listening laid the groundwork for Artiphon’s design philosophy and patents, and he frequently speaks on topics of music technology and augmented creativity.
