The Bush Telegraph: Networked Cooperative Music-Making

The Bush Telegraph is based on the Music Table, a system that allows people to make music by arranging cards on a table. Because the user manipulates a schedule for note events rather than directly initiating them, this schedule can be shared between two remotely linked systems. The Bush Telegraph allows remote players to play together without timing problems due to network delays. Shared music making is made very easy but still allowing for creative freedom. We see this type of system becoming a fixture in dance club environments.