RAMPD + MASSIG: Turning Music Accessibility Into Real-World Standards
When we talk about “music accessibility,” we’re not talking about a single feature—or a single community. We’re talking about the real-world ability for disabled music creators and professionals to build […]
The MIDI Association At Audio Developers Conference 2025
After the whirlwind tour around the world at Music China, The Kakehashi Foundation, Tokyo Gakki Fair and Music Tectonics, The MIDI Association MASSIG was well represented at Audio Developers Conference […]
The MIDI Association at Music Tectonics 2025
After a week in China and a week in Japan, we got on a plane headed back to the US on November 3. The plane was three hours late taking […]
The MIDI Association at Tokyo Gakki Expo 2025
The Tokyo Gakki Fair was held on November 1 and 2 at The Science Museum 1F Exhibition Hall 〒102-0091 Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 2-1. The MIDI Association had a booth […]
MUSIC ACCESSIBILITY AT MUSIC CHINA
We had a lot going on at Music China, but one of the most popular areas was the Music Accessibility demo. The Filisia Cosmos dots, an AFK Audio Drum Beam, […]
Music China 2025 Day 1 Report
The MIDI Association has been coming to Music China for many years, but each time we come we are inspired and invigorated by the energy around innovation and new technology […]
The MIDI Association at Music China 2025
The MIDI Association has a lot of plans for Music China 2025. We will have a booth similar to what we had in 2024, but it will be in the […]
SoundWithoutSight and Accessible Gaming
MIDI Association partner Soundwithoutsight are excited to announce their next Monthly Meet-up on Thursday 21, August 2025-a presentation and Q&A with the award winning and multi-credited accessibility consultant and gamer […]
The PhotoSYNTH and accessible music making
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world’s most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. For over three decades the Royal Society […]
Accessible Musical Instruments In The 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards
Three of the five winners of the 2024 MIDI Innovation Awards were clearly focused on accessibility -the Arcana Strum, the UniMIDI hub from Audio Modeling and GEP Contraption. In the […]
Music Accessibility Webinar June 5th 10 AM Pacific
Date: Youtube Premier On Saturday June 5, 2025 at 10 am Pacific The Music Accessibility Special Interest Group will host a Youtube Premier on June 5th at 10 am Pacific […]
Shifting the Soundscape: Highlights from the 2025 ABLE Assembly on Arts and Accessibility
The 2025 ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone conference, hosted by the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education, delivered a powerful and inspiring program that continues to shape […]
Drake Music: Pioneering Inclusive Music-Making Technology
Leaders in Music, Disability & Technology Drake Music is a UK-based charity and a global leader at the intersection of music, disability, and technology. For over 20 years, this disabled-led […]
Sound Without Sight: Empowering Blind and Partially Sighted Musicians Through Community and Innovation
In the evolving landscape of accessible music technology, Sound Without Sight (SWS) emerges as a pivotal community-led initiative dedicated to supporting blind and partially sighted musicians and audio professionals. By […]
Able Assembly At Berklee College Of Music
The MIDI Association and Music Accessibility The MIDI Association has been exploring the possibilities of a Music Accessibility standard for several years now. We started by working with Children’s Music […]
The MIDI Association NAMM 2025
The MIDI Association and MIDI Showcase at NAMM 2025 continued to grow in both size and attendance at events. Over 30 companies from The MIDI Association had booths at NAMM […]
CES 2025 Booth 8578 LVCC, North Hall
We have received our CES Allied Association Booth for 2025 and want to invite everyone to come see us at Booth 8578 of Las Vegas Convention Center in the North […]
Audio Developers Conference 2024
Tickets to ADC24 Tickets to ADC24 are available for both in person and virtual attendance and range in price with discounts for Academics and Students. Click the button below to […]
Audio Modeling’s Experience at MusicChina 2024: Successes, Discoveries, and New Collaborations
The Music China 2024 edition was an extraordinary and opportunity-filled experience for us at Audio Modeling. In collaboration with the MIDI Association and in the MusicX area, we had the […]
MIDI Association Presentations on the Music China 2024 X Stage
Music China and the Chinese Musical Instrument Association (CMIA) have really stepped up their support for MIDI and digital music making and right next to The MIDI Association booth was […]
SoundWithoutSight.com offers accessibility resources and monthly meetups
Jay Pocknell from the Royal Institute For The Blind, Soundwithoutsight.com website and a regular participant in The MIDI Association Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group is a really busy guy. Sound […]
Meet The Members of The Music Accessibility Standard SIG
We thought it was time to introduce the members who regularly attend these meetings so you can get to know their backgrounds and why they are passionate about making music […]
Audio Developers Conference 2024
Announcing Audio Developers Conference 2024 The 10th Audio Developer Conference (ADC) returns in 2024 both in-person and online in a new city, Bristol, UK. The in-person and online hybrid conference […]
Fast Company on Music Accessibility
Fast Company interviewed Athan Billias and Scott Chesworth of The MIDI Association on the importance of accessibility of music. Learn more and check out the article.
The Music Accessibility Standard starts to take shape
MIDI Association members have joined with The Royal Institute for the Blind to discuss how MIDI 2.0 can make music accessible to everyone.
MIDI Association NAMM 2024 Booth Schedule
The MIDI Association booth (Booth 10302 at the front of Hall A) at Winter NAMM 2024 is very different than our booths in years past.
Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group Youtube event
Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group kicks off with a Youtube Live Stream Members of the Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group (MAS SIG) outlined their vision for the future of […]
The Healing Power of Music Webinar -MIMM 2021 Week 1
Saturday May 8, 2021, May Is MIDI Month 2021 Webinar The Healing Power of Music The webinar kicked off with Michael Boddicker who has played synthesizer, vocoder, accordion and keyboards on albums by many […]
An introduction to Music Therapy by Dr. Deforia Lane
If you don’t know anything about music therapy, this 18 minute Tedx Talk Youtube video is a great way to understand how music and medicine work together to heal. Music therapist, Dr. Deforia […]
May Is MIDI Month 2021-Helping Sick Kids Through The Healing Power of MIDI and Music
Donate To Help Sick Kids Today Was May Is MIDI Month 2020 really only a year ago? It seems that everyone has had a bit of trouble keeping time this year. Not musically as […]