Last night was focussed on some great cc:Mail recollections as a small Band of Brothers gathered in the Swan Inn in Staines to celebrate the first mass usage email system, the man who invented it, Dr Hubert Lipinski and the Lotus Development Corporation who funded the craziness of the early 90's.The gathering was organised by Jim Moffat who, apart from being a great evangelist for collaboration, is also a mean French Horn player. Jim pointed me at his YouTube submission for the YTSO (YouTube Symphony Orchestra) which is currently going through an audition process prior to the selected few gathering in Carnegie Hall for a performance.
The idea of creating an Orchestra 2.0 using the Web as the audition process is brilliant, but having made my way over to and watched a few auditions I can't help wondering whether those with good quality AV equipment will have a better chance of being selected than people with simpler set-ups.
It is worth taking a look, follow the links above to Jim or to the promotional site. I am looking forward to see the finished items.
What has this got to do with Groove? Frankly not very much other than all the collaboration that Ray Ozzie has worked on over the years was inspired by the orchestral model whereby people with differing skills coming together to achieve a common goal.
That, as they say, is Collaboration.
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Thanks for the plug. The YouTube Symphony Orchestra project could open up the eyes of those who have yet to use the medium for e-learning. Anyone who is a coach or who coaches could benefit. Having looked at a few audition submissions myself, there is so much advice that experienced coaches could give to younger players, without the usual logistical barriers, - all just via user generated content.
Something on the scale of YTSO has never been attempted before and it will be a huge editing challenge to Google to put together the final mashed up performance. It is certainly one of largest and most diverse virtual teams ever assembled, and with the common language of music, without the usual communication barriers associated with speech.
Getting the "winners" together for a live performance is a lovely incentive. For me, trying to get something, anything perfect on tape for five straight minutes, without anyone else making music alongside, was the big challenge. It was a maddening experience and in the end was impossible. Perhaps the horn is the hardest instrument after all!
Posted by Jim Moffat | January 13, 2009 1:37 PM
Posted on January 13, 2009 13:37