Music China 2020 MIDI Technology Forum

Entering a New Era for Music and Musical Instruments
The Future of MIDI 2.0 Technology 

Joe Zhang from Medeli and the  MIDI Association Technical Standards Board

At Music China 2020’s MIDI Technology Forum, Joe Zhang (pictured in the article cover photo) gave an in-depth presentation covering a variety of MIDI topics. 

Joe is in the R&D department of MIDI Association corporate member Medeli and also serves on the MIDI Association Technical Standards Board. His presentation covered:

• The important new features of MIDI 2.0
• The history of MIDI, MMA and TMA
• He encouraged the audience to join MIDI Association as individual members and Chinese manufacturers to join the the MIDI Association as corporate members to help in the development of new MIDI 2.0 specifications. 

Joe (with the help of the Chinese Musical Instrument Association) translated the new videos on MIDI 2.0, MIDI 2.0 Profile Configuration,  MIDI 2.0 Property Exchange and the MIDI Association re-branding into Chinese which was really appreciated by the audience and helped them gain aclear understanding of what MIDI 2.0 is and how it can bring added ease of use and expressiveness to MIDI. 

 Zhao Yi Tian (Founder and CEO, CME) 

Mr Zhao introduced the audience to BLE wireless MIDI by demonstrating the CME WIDI master which allows BLE MIDI connections between instruments with standard MIDI 5 PIN DIN connectors.

Li Zi Jin (Associate Professor of China Conservatory of Music) 

Li Zi Jin is a Visiting Professor at Schulich School of Music of McGill University and an Associate Professor at China Conservatory of Music. She did a presentation on different approaches in designing new musical instruments. She has previously done an interesting study “On Digital Platforms and AI for Music in the UK and China” with Nick Bryan-Kinns, director of the Media and Arts Technology Center at Queen Mary University of London in the UK. 

In her presentation], she explained the AI-Wekinator. The Wekinator is free, open source software originally created in 2009 by Rebecca Fiebrink. It allows anyone to use machine learning to build new musical instruments, gestural game controllers, computer vision or computer listening systems, and more.

The Wekinator allows users to build new interactive systems by demonstrating human actions and computer responses, instead of writing programming code. 

Shen Lin (Executive Vice-president of Shanghai Computer Music Association) 

 Shen Lin Introduced a new profession certification: electronic music producer, and how MIDI is involved in the requirements of this profession. 

We are the Shanghai Computer Music Association, a social organization in Shanghai engaged in computer music and electronic music services.

We provide business guidance and services to industry-related companies.
We provide business guidance and assistance to members and provide a platform for communication.
We provide professional services to all sectors of society. Computer music production, concert planning and rehearsal services.

We also provide you with professional computer audio technology and equipment services, designing perfect music art solutions.

As an association, we also train and teach young people.

Hope we can work with you to create the future of computer music and electronic music. 

by The Shanghai Computer Music Association

Roundtable Forum-The Integration of Music and Musical Instruments – The Future of MIDI 2.0 Technology

Moderator: Ge Xing Hua (General Manager, MEDELI)

Speakers:

Zhao Pin (Chairman of Ringway)

Zhao Yi Tian (Founder and CEO of CME)

Han Bao Qiang (Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor of China Conservatory of Music)

Chen Qiang Bin (President of Shanghai Computer Music Association)

Shen Lin (Executive Vice-president of Shanghai Computer Music Association) 

International Electronic Music Competition Awards Ceremony

International Electronic Music Competition (IEMC2020) Winner List 

Electronic music work: Wen Bihe “Song song”

Prize: RMB 20k Yuan, MIDIPLUS X8 pro, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software, PSP Infinistrip software, NugenAudio Stereoizer software.

Song work：Zhang Miao “Whale”

Prize: RMB 20k Yuan, MIDIPLUS X6 pro, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software, PSP Infinistrip software, NugenAudio Stereoizer software.

New Instruments creative design：Weng ruolun 《Smart Motion System》

Prize: RMB 20k Yuan, MIDIPLUS FP 88 e-piano, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software, PSP Infinistrip software, NugenAudio Stereoizer software.

Best Work Award

Popular Electronic music (sE-Electronics Award)

Electronic Music First Prize-sE Eletronics Award: Li Jingyin “Fen·Lie”

Prize: sE Electronics Z5600A II condenser microphone, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electronic Music Second Prize-sE Eletronics Award: Dai Shanshan “San Cha Kou”

Prize: sE X1 A VPcondenser microphone, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electronic Music Excellence Award-sE Eletronics Award:

Yang Zhenhao “Time Expansion: Beethoven Black Hole”

Prize: sE V7 US hyper-cardioid dynamic mic, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Zhou Dapeng ” Mo”

Prize: sE DM microphone amplifier, Artesia monitoring headphone, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electro-acoustic music (Huaxing Award)

Electronic Music First Prize – Huaxing Award: Yu Jinqiao “the Abstract and Concrete of Sound-for String Samples, Music Concrete and Electronic Music”

Prize: Galileo V-80 digital electric piano, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electronic Music Second Prize – Huaxing Award：

Li Kelian”i:liL!||!:l:l:. .:!!I!:|. .:I..:! . .! . .. . .”

Niu Yansu “Zhong-For Bells, Water, Opera Sing and Electronic Music”

Emma Rinaldi Terno “Introspection”

Prize: Galileo V-30 digital e-piano, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electronic Music Excellence Award – Huaxing Award：

Li Haoyu “Wave”

Xu Xiaobo “JiHun祭魂”

Zhang Yixin “Whale Language”

Wu Xi “Huan Yue’s Unknown Journey”

Li Guanzhou “Xing Kong”

Prize: Huaxing S-8digital e-piano, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Electronic Dance Music (KongAudio Award)

Electronic Music First Prize – KongAudio Award: Luo Yuting & Fan Chuangchuang《Mirror》

Prize: KongAudio Chinese orchestra complete version with chime collector’s edition set, MIDIPLUS MIDI keyboard, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc.

Electronic Music Second Prize – KongAudio Award: Lin Kuan “Future Technology”

Prize: KongAudio Chinese orchestra complete version with chime collector’s edition set, MIDIPLUS MIDI keyboard, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc.

Songs (Medeli Award)

Song Work First Prize – Medeli Award: Hou Jiuheng “Submerge”

Prize: ASM Hydra synth；VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Song Work Second Prize – Medeli Award: Ye Dao “A Mei Nong E”

Prize: A2000 eletronic organ, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

Song Work Excellence Award – Medeli Award: Xiao xiaozhou “Yu”

Prize: Medeli SAP200 protable e-piano, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.

New Instruments Creative Design Award

New Instrument Design Secoud Prize：blablaTrains “Pythagorean Domino”

Prize: KongAudio Chinese orchestra complete version.

New Instrument Design Third Prize：Wang Yu “interactive Phototonus Electric Guzheng”

Prize: KongAudio Chinese orchestra complete version.

Youth Group Award

Youth Group First Prize: Wu Lingfeng “Yanomami”

Prize: KongAudio Chinese orchestra complete version, Lemon Instruments sound card, sE V7 US hyper-cardioid dynamic mic, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. 

Youth Group Best Song Award: Lu Zhiyang “Wuhu”

Youth Group Best Production Award: Zhang YankaiDemons Scuffle” & Li Yuhan “Coming down”

Youth Group Best Creation Award: Xu Shu “Border of Universe” & Shao Yifan “Atmospheres” & Li Zongchen “Project IX – Dive”

Youth Group Future Star Award: Lin Zixi “Fu Su” & Huang Tao duoer “10-year-old Waltz”& Wang dengping “Bright”& Weng Weilun “Disobey”

Prize: Lemon Instruments sound card, sE V7 US hyper-cardioid dynamic mic, VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc.

IEMC Performance award

Winning Work:

Zhou jinjie “T.R.I.P”

Han Xichao “Mo Shang Hua Gui”

Prize: VSTOMP AMP software by Hotone Audio Inc. KongAudio Chinese orchestra se software.