How Imogen Heap Makes Music With Mi.Mu Gloves | Reverb 

She is an absolute genius and I am so happy she just received her honorary doctorate few days ago. She is wayyyy deserving. More people need to know about her and what she's pioneering.

So happy that is finally happening mimu gloves are for sale, after so many years of development!

i remember watching her demos of the older prototypes of the gloves and its actually amazing how (idk but to me) it sounds more accurate and responsive with this newest version and more ready to be played live with ❤

She's a genius

And here I thought that there was nothing really new going on in music technology. I must have been living in a cave... Amazing.

What we imagined is now here. The Intimacy Imogen can create with her ideas in the moment is pure creation. I. Love. It.

That is just amazing. Yes the technology, but her ability to remember and coordinate all her hand jesters in a live performance.

My brain hurts trying to work out how she remembers this.

I'm on a youtube streak right now and I have to say she is absolutely magical, combining the human body, music and technology like this is a stroke of genius

It would be so cool to create and perform music this way. It would be pretty limitless what you could do. This tech is probably super buggy and expensive though.

I feel like getting a spot of tea listening to her talk.

Imogen is one of the most unique, prolific creators of alternative music of all time, any attempt at commentary is an understatement. My favorite is Angry Angel, but hey, it's all good. I remember back in the earlier days of VR / motion tracking (mid 1990s), this was a theoretical concept being considered . . . 25 yrs later, here it is, as a commercially available instrument / interface platform, being co-developed and utilized by the absolute best creative artist of the genre in the business.

Live electronic performance is the FUTURE! Imogen you've always been lightyears ahead, a PIONEER!

Wow. The response accuracy got pretty usable with this tech.

This is precisely the type of futuristic tech that I hope we get to look forward in the future. Imogen Heap and her development team are amazing.

I just watched this video with my jaw dropped the whole time. Someone that accomplished in tech and music is unbelievable.

This is fascinating, watch it all the way through! Just thinking, it's an incredibly advanced Theremin... She is always amazing.

Midi map your morning routine. Midi map an MMA fight. The future....

Still one of the most creative electronic musicians working today!!

That's CRAAAAAZZZYY what an absolute genius

My god that’s cool, one hell of an instrument to learn though

don't forget to be appreciative of all the other 'geniuses' that make this even remotely possible--- that is to say, all the techie and MIT type folks that have been making this possible for her over the close to a decade long period this has been in development. not to mention, im sure she is not the only person to have a project like this..... I mean I got here by randomly thinking how much nicer it would be to have a way to control music spatially with my arms and hands and fingers, via postures and gestures and some digital screen interface.... and what do you know. I had thought maybe just a virtual environment though would work too..... which I still like the idea of, as it would UNDOUBTEDLY lower the cost of entry ..... like a PS-VR type thing maybe, since they h ave that whole finger movement mapping thing done pretty well I believe, from what ive seen of VR gamers. Imagine something like her gloves, but with an extra apposable thumb of sorts that you can tuck away by your wrist, or swing out and stabilize it into a position where your thumbs could manipulate it, and there would be your joysticks....... and then the gloves could be sorta as is...... I dont know. but I think that sounds ,maybe even cooler than the PS-VR tech ive seen? the little cuff things you hold while playing. but I think where this tech will truly SHINE is the world of AR and AR glasses. imagine how precise and unlimited you could be in such a environment.... it would remove the laptop she had to use and would put it all just to glove controlled window opening and navigation via her hands, but all seen through the AR glasses. someone feel free to let me know when that is a reality please

She is amazing! I remember watching her old videos about the gloves.

This is one of the most astonishing things I've ever seen. Simply amazing.

she's conducting...herself - pretty awesome!

Can't wait to see Imogen on tour in the fall

Brilliant! Thanks for the video!

Her music goes way beyond Earth's standards.

Lol, the comments be seething on how this be different than their comfy norms. Aye!

Such a long way from your first "prototypes". I'm going to buy this and make it a big part of my workflow. I imagine playing a chord on a guitar and making it delay by 1/4 if i lift my pinky and by 1/3 if i lift my middle finger

So where can I get "used" early prototypes of this on Reverb 🙃 Amazing amazing tech and artist - blows my mind every time I watch.

You know, Professor Flitwick one mentioned a talented student of his, named Imogen..

she is the only person who knows how to use this well with music

This is great stuff. IMOGEN is so good 🖤🖤🖤

Pretty cool. Those gloves have a lot of potential. I think I’d go for drum samples and like being able to do air guitar or something. Lol

So those are dry clean only or wash on warm & tumble dry?

LOVE it!

this blew my mind

this is beyond mere science + technology. it's like she's an electronic pop songwriter who enjoys the hardware included. it is very cool & most musicians probably aren't familiar with her products. are u listening Bono?

Incredible

Fantastic. Imogen Heap is an icon

Unbelievable how this isn't on front page news. Is is coz she's a woman? Just so amazing! =] ♡☆

This is wonderful... I was thinking... it could have a use for disabled persons in communicate if they have small use of arms/hands and problem with voice.... this could be the most elevated sculptured music...

So cool, looks like such an intuitive way to make music, hopefully the price will go down in the following years. I'm sure it's not effortless as ms heap makes it look tho

Holy f. Imagine how much brainpower you need for remembering all that stuff.....

I really wanted a metal version of this, made to look more like a medieval gauntlet. I thought there was no such product out there, but with a slight modification the software and the hardware here would produce the "metal gloves". I mean with the current technology you don't really "need" gloves, but metal gauntlets? Come on bro. You got your demon skull helmet with red glowing eyes making metal music live? Come on bro. XD

Underrated genius

Cute... I love the originality and excentricity....

To anyone complaining about the gloves, she wants to use them you don't have to watch. Props to Imogen

Brilliant

Bet they can make beats slap

Gonna need 4 arms to play the synth and use the gloves at the same time.

All these basic dudes with guitars getting triggered by someone who isn’t a basic dude with a guitar... 😓

Fist my way to the next track !?

Like a virtual Theremin.

Hmmm WHATCHA SAY

Its like she is translating another language to us

2:10 butterfingers!

Now...let’s talk about your scaffolding.

0:28 exactly what I am asking right now...

Imagine this being paired with an AR or VR tool, perhaps even giving you the ability to command visual effects with the gloves as well.

i wonder wat would happen if she just started disco dancing

me leaving area 51

What the hell is gooooing on???

It's like conducting, but you're actually doing something.

Smell the glove.

mmm whacha say person

That a big WTF

True "talented artist" - all hat and no cattle.

I guess when you're more interested about being "an artist" than being a musician you naturally end up wearing a post modern christmas tree around your neck and using overpriced LED gloves to do the same shit you could easily do using the expression wheels on the keyboard.

Gibby Haynes would run circles around this. No gloves needed.

Please I beg you stop..

Incredible & inspiring