Ge Wang

Ge Wang
Ge Wang
Native name	Ge Wang (王戈)
Born	November 2, 1977 Beijing, China
Other names	Gary
Fields	Computer Music Musical Interaction Design Mobile Music CS+Music Education
Institutions	Stanford University
Alma mater	Princeton University Duke University
Thesis	The ChucK Audio Programming Language (2008)
Doctoral advisor	Perry_R._Cook
Known for	ChucK programming language Stanford Laptop Orchestra Co-founder of Smule music interaction design
Website www.gewang.com

Ge Wang is a Chinese American musician, computer scientist, and designer, known for inventing the ChucK audio programming language ^[1] and for being Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Creative Officer of Smule, a company making iPhone and iPad music apps. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} He also helped create the Princeton Laptop Orchestra and later founded its Stanford counterpart Stanford Laptop Orchestra, ^[2][3] as well as the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra.^{[4] [8]} Wang is the designer of the Ocarina ^[9] and Magic Piano iPhone apps. Wang is currently an assistant professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).^[2][4]

External links

• Official Website
• ChucK Music Programming Language
• Stanford Laptop Orchestra
• TED talk: "The DIY Orchestra of the Future"
• Digital Giants: "Ge Wang"

References

1. Wang, Ge (2008). The ChucK Audio Programming Language: A Strongly-timed and On-the-fly Environ/mentality (Ph.D.). Princeton University.
2. "Ge Wang: The iPhone's Music Man – IEEE Spectrum". Spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
3. Greenemeier, Larry. "Is That Ocarina Music Coming from Your iPhone?". Scientific American. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
4. Cain, Claire (December 9, 2009). "From Pocket to Stage, Music in the Key of iPhone". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
5. Walker, Rob (November 23, 2011). "The Machine That Makes You Musical". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
6. Graham, Jefferson (November 10, 2010). "Smule adds Magic Fiddle to its Ocarina and Magic Piano apps". USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
7. Laptop maestro makes music apt for the iPhone, The Sydney Morning Herald
8. "Stanford Laptop Orchestra makes music with Macs – SFGate". Articles.sfgate.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
9. Wang, Ge (2014). "Ocarina: Designing the iPhone's Magic Flute". Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) 38 (2): 8–21. doi:10.1162/COMJ_a_00236. Retrieved June 6, 2015.