Time Machines: Rethinking Synchrony in Telematic Music Performance
What is time, really? If we follow the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, it is something in flux. Yet if we follow Parmenides, it is unmoving. This paradox, between time as a…
Gridcentric Interfaces – The Keyboard of the 21st Century?
In the age of digitised music creation, the rise of grid-based controllers has quietly reshaped the design language and workflow of contemporary musicians, and looks to usurp the predominance of…
A Pulse Across Continents: Telemidi Between Alice Springs and New Orleans
In May 2025, Telemidi reached a defining milestone: its first real-time musical connection with the United States. The session, linking remote Alice Springs (Australia) and New Orleans (USA), marked a…
From Mechanical to Musical AI: Five Epochs of Music Technology and the Human Spark
As new waves of artificial intelligence enter the creative sphere, the story of music and technology reminds us of something vital: technology amplifies, extends, and reflects human musical intention, but…
Human Factors in Telematic Music Performance (TMP): A Systems View from Telemidi
As Telemidi emerges in the rapidly evolving landscape of Telematic Music Performance (TMP), it is essential to understand the human factors that shape musical connection, timing, and interaction across distance…
New Orleans, Congo Square & The Future of Telemidi
Standing in Congo Square, I felt the pulse of history beneath my feet. This sacred space (now nestled within Louis Armstrong Park) was once the only place in colonial North…
Matt Bray’s PhD: The Aim, Hypothesis and Outcomes
In 2024, I completed a PhD that explored how remote musical collaborators might overcome the latency challenges of Wide Area Networks (WANs) to perform rhythmically syncopated music together in real…
The Telemidi Vision, Mission, and the Team Making It Happen
Our vision is that every human, no matter their location, can experience the joy and power of co-creating music in real time. Our mission is to make this possible—by developing…
Beat Generations in Popular Music, and Where to Now?
For over a century, technological innovations have continuously reshaped the sonic architecture of popular music. From the mechanical capture and reproduction of sound, to the revolution of digitising the entire…
MIDI: It’s About Time
Time governs all aspects of music; the pulse, meter, rhythmic patterns, syncopation and length or format of any given composition, let alone the critical need for musicians to synchronise parts…