The Imaginary Marching Band

A project in New York, NY by scott peterman
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Open-source wearable instruments that allow people to create real music through pantomime.
Backers: 121
Average Pledge Per Backer: $88

Funded: $10,665 of $10,000
Dates: May 9th -> Jun 8th (30 days)
Project By: scott peterman
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July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
A belated Happy 2012 to everyone, with wishes that yours has been as productive as mine has so far! Since I’ve finally had a break from the extremely hectic MFA program in which I first incubated the IMB, I am so happy to announce that your... (Read More)

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November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, Can't believe it's already November!  I realize that I was being ambitious when I wrote in my last update that I'd have documentation up quickly: here it is, finally!  Also check out the new site, complete with a blog that I am... (Read More)

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October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone - Hope you all had wonderful summers. Can't tell you how much I appreciated all of the support, and I've been able to refine and experiment with the project in a variety of ways over the past few months. Now that fall has returned, I'm back... (Read More)

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June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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