Sculpting music with Mi.Mu gloves | Imogen Heap | TEDxCERN

Imogen Heap shares with us her own personal search for musical perfection and the journey she has made developing Mi.Mu gloves -- a tool that gives musicians maximum freedom to improvise and allows simple movements to sculpt music.

A true digital diva, Imogen Heap’s innovative methods of creating music leap beyond the box. Whether it be producing music or collaborating with fans, she pushes her own boundaries and that of the music industry. She invented the Mi.Mu gloves and developed them with her team to wirelessly sculpt sound through gesture, manipulating voice and instruments live. Her latest project, Mycelia, is making waves with its ‘fair trade for music’ model.

[iloveplasticbottles]

She revolutionized the music industry and no one batted an eye

[typo]

Imogen Heap is one of the most talented human beings i've ever seen perform.

[Hellohellond]

It's weird how she just stood up and said "Thank you very much" like a normal person!! Instead of flying out like an angel after all of that!

[robertgranat]

This performance was marvelous. Her entire persona feels like a hug, or a warm knit blanket on a rainy day.

[ryublueblanka]

is she a genius? I cant believe she can do just for now with the gloves...wtf shes beyond most of us truly ahead of her time

[DingusMcgee]

nothing can really explain how beautiful and angelic she sounds. gosh, i love her so much

[danemeow]

Oh my goddess, Imogen Heap is an otherworldly genius, she is an angel. We need more people driven and creative like this.

[squid]

She’s so humble, down to earth but so full of creativity. And I’m so honored to be alive at her time.

[rozemuisjes]

I love how she pushes her own creativity constantly. I really believe she was looking for a solution for a 'problem' she faced. Maybe when it comes to performing and being able to do it all on her own. It's amazing to see how she succeeded.

[ambreagilliam]

I've never been a huge fan of electronic music but Imogen Heap has a special effect on the music and it's very mesmorising and it's easy to say she is one of my favorite artist and I love being able to see the future of music through her.

[NytingGayle]

I know this is an old video, but I gotta say, it seems like the world disappears when she's performing...for me, and for her. That's wonderful.

[razrvlc]

I think these two performances are some of the best live vocals she’s ever done. She sounded amazing here.

[donsik]

I’ve never been flexed on this much in my life

[elizabethhanna]

I just wanted to comment on this video and say thank you. Watching this video 5 years ago inspired me to pursue a career in computer science instead of just music (I was planning on being a songwriter or choir director), and I started my first job as a software engineer last month. :)

[StatusQuonald]

She's really inspiring. What a woman.

[octohberrust]

So, this morning I woke up and felt like listening to "The Moment I Said It" - The only song I've heard by Imogen Heap. So I opened up YouTube.. listened to the song.. then asked myself, hmm, I wonder what else she does? Four hours later I'm still learning how amazingly talented she is! And not just musically....

[DrummerGrrrl]

She and AURORA ought to do some music together.

[ConMatthews]

The emotion she always delivers with The Moment I Said It... it's not just one of my favourite songs by her, but one of my favourites in general. It's one of those 'hurts so good' songs.

[enzopotel]

One day she´ll play "Just For Now" just blinking her eyes.

[FOBIsMyNickName]

Just For Now starts at 5:43 and The Moment I Said it, starts at 11:55