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Innovation Category: Artistic/Visual Project or Installation

A mostly black screen with a tiny, barely visible violin in the center. At the top is a label reading “tiniest violin.” In the bottom corners are buttons labeled “zoom” (left) and “quit” (right).

Tiniest Violin

Written by Tyler Childs on July 9, 2025.

A musician plays a Korg Kronos keyboard on stage, surrounded by an artistic installation of illuminated, leaf-shaped lights attached to a metal frame. The lighting is mostly blue and green, creating a futuristic atmosphere.

The JAM_BOT

Written by Lancelot Blanchard on July 9, 2025.

A graphic features Instant Musical Super Powers text with abstract shapes on the left, and four photos on the right showing people interacting with music equipment in a room. The background is a red gradient.

Smile Powered Pop Music with PhotoSYNTH @ Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2025

Written by Zenon Olenski on July 9, 2025.

A traditional multi-story pagoda stands on a rocky hill under a colorful sky at sunset, surrounded by rugged landscape and distant mountains.

Tethered by Emotion

Written by 歆魏 on July 9, 2025.

A person sits at an electronic setup in a dark room with bright vertical green lights. The walls are covered in colorful graffiti and Chinese characters. Cables and equipment are scattered across the floor.

EightNote

Written by Muyang Shi on July 9, 2025.

A music production setup on a gray table with speakers, a keyboard, a modular synthesizer, a laptop, an oscilloscope, a controller, and a monitor displaying text in a minimalist, white-walled room.

Monotype MIDI

Written by edwin pickstone on July 9, 2025.

A grand piano sits in a dark room with a colorful, abstract digital projection of geometric shapes and lines displayed above it, casting light onto the piano and wooden floor.

ppff

Written by The MIDI Association on June 19, 2024.

A computer screen displays a music production software interface with various controls, knobs, graphs, sliders, and waveforms arranged in distinct sections for sound design and audio manipulation.

Morphium

Written by The MIDI Association on June 19, 2024.

A person sits cross-legged on the floor of a dimly lit industrial space, surrounded by swirling trails of white light and reflective panels, creating an ethereal and immersive atmosphere.

Particle Shrine

Written by The MIDI Association on June 19, 2024.

A pair of hands plays a LUMI keyboard with colored keys, while a digital screen above displays a red MIDI piano roll with notes matching the music being played.

Synthesizer Live MIDI Art

Written by The MIDI Association on February 5, 2024.

A 3D-rendered model of a mechanical structure with intricate lattice framework, featuring a cylindrical base connected to multiple extended, articulated segments against a gray background.

Musician Robot and Installation

Written by The MIDI Association on February 5, 2024.

A small potted cactus sits in front of a screen displaying a swirling blue and white vortex, with red lights illuminating the scene from both sides.

Leaf Secrets

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

A user interface for a Markov Generator with controls for play, stop, tempo, velocity, note length, Markov order, start/random position, and options to load or download MIDI files. Index and possibilities counters are at the bottom.

Midifile markov generator

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

A double bass and a tambourine are displayed on separate platforms in a dimly lit room. Light shines through the double bass, casting shadows, with a spotlight and power cords nearby.

sononyms: Jazz Cerkno & Cerkno Museum archives sound installation

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

Abstract digital art featuring clusters of small dots in red, green, and purple on a hazy purple background. Two small insets at the bottom show electronic music equipment with glowing buttons.

Telemidi “SHOALZ”

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

A light wood electric guitar leans against a padded chair next to a small guitar amplifier and speaker on a wooden floor, with a microphone positioned in front.

Semi Automated Electric Guitar

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

A person in a white shirt sits holding VR controllers, surrounded by a virtual interface with circular and square icons. The interface displays labels like DHE, Amen, and Breaks. The text Main Sys is partially visible at the bottom.

GenuXR

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

People walk and play on glowing blue light cubes outdoors at night, with string lights above and trees in the background, creating a festive atmosphere.

Sound Sculpture

Written by The MIDI Association on February 4, 2024.

A Minecraft game scene with rain falling over a river and forest, overlaid with large pixelated text reading Minecraft & MIDI Connections in green and blue.

Minecraft & MIDI Connections

Written by The MIDI Association on February 3, 2024.

Image 1: Two electronic prototypes, each with three upright sensor heads and cables, are shown on a table. Image 2: A person gestures toward projection screens displaying colorful abstract visuals, controlling them with the prototype.

RRR: Repurposing ReadyMades for (Re)Habilitation

Written by The MIDI Association on February 3, 2024.

A table holds racks of wine bottles connected to a mechanism with wires and tubes, above a Hartke HD25 amplifier; the setup appears to be a mechanical or musical device involving bottles.

the “Drankorgel” project

Written by The MIDI Association on February 3, 2024.

A person stands facing away, surrounded by many hanging rectangular lanterns with soft white light, creating an immersive and atmospheric indoor scene.

Respoken

Written by The MIDI Association on February 2, 2024.

Three musicians wearing lab coats and glowing goggles perform on stage with blue and green lighting, playing bass, drums, and guitar. Photo credit: Dom Santoro.

HootBeat

Written by The MIDI Association on February 2, 2024.