The Margaret Guthman New Instrument Competition is a yearly competition for newly invented musical instruments. 

This page is a list of finalists of each years competition and their instruments 

==== 2009 ====

=== Judges ===
Eran Egozy \\
Eliot Van Buskirk \\ 
Parag Chordia \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Jaime Oliver- Silent Drum \\
Eric Singer- GuitarBot \\
David Wessel- SLABS \\

==== 2010 ====

=== Judges ===
Johannes Goebel \\
Tod Machover \\
Tom Sherwood \\
Gil Weinberg \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Tomas Henriques- The Double Slide Controller \\
Keith, McMillen- the K-Bow \\
Kunal Gupta, Tristan Perich and Katie Shima- Loud Objects \\
Steven Litt- The CrudBox \\

==== 2011 ====

=== Judges ===
Sergi Jorda \\
Tom Oberheim \\
Jason Freeman \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Frédéric Bevilacqua and Julien Bloit- Interlude Consortium MO \\
Christian Graupner- MindBox Media Slot Machine \\
Leon Gruenbaum- the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee \\

==== 2012 ====

=== Judges ===
Cyril Lance \\
Atau Tanaka \\
Parag Chordia \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Marco Donnarumma- Xth Sense \\
Kyle Evans and James Connolly, Cracked Ray Tube \\
Bojan Gagic and Miodrag Gladovic, Lighterature Reading \\

==== 2013 ====

=== Judges ===
Laurie Anderson \\
David Wessel \\
Richard Devine \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Hans Leeuw- The Electrumpet \\
Onyx Ashanti- Beatjazz Exo-voice Prosthesis \\
Merche Blasco- Espongina \\
Roland Lamb– Roli Seaboard \\


==== 2014 ====

=== Judges ===
David Zicarelli \\
Chris Moore \\
Young Guru \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
[[Tolgahan Çoğulu]]- Adjustable Microtonal Guitar \\
Teenage Engineering- OP-1 \\
Gao Jiafeng- TRI-O \\
Nu desine \\
[[Yuto Hasebe]], Tree Guitar \\

==== 2015 ====
semi-finals and finals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qth9MjjI1E))\\

===Judges===
Joe Paradiso \\
Graham Marsh \\
DJ Hurricane \\

=== Semi Finalists ===
Tlacael Esparza \\
Suzanne Farrin \\
Bruno Verbrugghe \\
Monica Rikic \\
Krzysztof Cybulski \\

Martin Marier \\
=== Finalists ===
Christophe d'Alessandro, Boris Doval, Lionel Feugère, Olivier Perrotin- Cantor Digitalis \\
Peter Bussigel- Ndial \\
Dominik Hildebrand Marques Lopes, Amelie Hinrichsen, Till Bovermann- PushPull \\
Jonathan Sparks- Nomis \\
[[Ed Potokar]]- Magnetic Percussion Tower\\
 
==== 2016 ====
Semi-Finals \\
Finals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hi6j2UXEZM)) \\

=== Judges ===
Pat Metheny \\
Allan Kozinn \\
Marcelo Wanderley \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
[[Ken Butler]]- Golf Club Sitar/Tabla \\
[[Görkem Şen]]- [[Yaybahar]]\\
Leo Bettinelli - STIMULiERTE EMISSIONEN KLINGEN \\
Greg Beller- The Sound Space\\
Robert Wechsler, Andreas Bergsland, and Eirc Naindouba- Motion Composer \\
[[Ed Potokar]]- Contriverb 

==== 2017 ====
semi-finals \\
finals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqyBa-rJV_I)) \\

=== Judges ===
Elaine Chew \\
Mike Adams \\
Daedelus \\
=== Semi Finalists === 
Kristina Warren- Abacus \\
Nick Hwang- The Actuated, Embedded, Musical Instrument \\
Jiffer Harriman- Beatbox \\
[[Uday Shankar]]- [[Chitravenu]] \\
Yoshihito Nakanishi- Cell Music gear \\
Pasha Karami- Globe-Tombak \\
Nathan M. Asman- Logdrum+ \\
Ivan Franco- The Mitt \\
Hanoi Hantrakul, Zack Kondak, and Somesh Ganesh- Moog's Greatest Hits :: Moog Hackathon Winner \\
Erich Netherton- The Netherbox \\
Victoria Grupp- Track It :: Zip It \\
Peter Williams, Alex Baldin, Troels Hammer- Tromba Moderna \\

=== Finalists ===
[[Subhraag Singh]]- [[Infinitone]] \\
[[Takumi Ogata]]- Rib Cage \\
[[Caleb Byerly]]- Salimbaa \\
Akito Van Troyer- MM-RT \\
Chet Udell- Optron \\
Ly Yang & Zak Seipel- Lyharp \\


==== 2018 ====
Semifinals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS8eA4l5Gqg)) ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wMPVVN0Qc)) ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJI3NohZZ8A))\\
finals ((https://youtu.be/oCrrNlk4iKY)) \\
=== Judges ===
Suzanne Ciani \\
Jesper Kouthoofd\\
Perry R. Cook\\

=== Semi Finalists ===
Nathan M. Asman- Curve \\
[[Hakan Lidbo]]- [[Fruitsynths]] \\
Yuxin Zhang, Zichen Wang, Ning Yang- Zen Garden \\
David Baylies- Stella  \\
Tom Greenwood- Illumicube Ensemble \\
Pasha Karami- Globe-Tombak \\
Mike Richison- Spin Stack \\
[[Yuto Hasebe]]- Deer Calling \\
Seth Thorn- alto.glove \\
 
=== Finalists ===

[[Jassie Rios]]- [[GramFX]] \\
Gurpreet Chana- TABLIX \\
Victor Zappi- Hyper Drumhead \\
Robert Van Rooyen- MechDrum \\
[[Gustavo Silveira]]- [[Gustavo Silveira|XT Synth]]  \\
[[Matthew Steinke]]- [[Stepper Rattle]]  \\
[[Jan Heinke]]- [[Stahlcello]] \\
Matt Borland- Shruti Box  \\
Wesley Hicks- Microtonal Ocarina  \\

==== 2019 ====
semi-finals \\
finals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6xNZmVnjE)) \\
=== Judges ===
Pamela Z \\
Roger Linn \\
Ge Wang \\

=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Nathan Asman- Kaurios \\
Rodrigo F. Cadiz- Arcontinuo \\
Keith Groover- The Glide \\
QianQian Jin- QJin \\
Amit Segall- Hit-Strike-Play \\
Enrico Vinholi & Ben Cooper- Spinstruments \\
Chet Udell- Spiderharp \\
Jag Jayaprakash- S.R.I Mrudanga \\
Alon Ilsar- Airsticks \\
Gabriel Passov- Chord Viola \\
Moforte & Wizdom Music- GeoShred \\
Alice Barbe & Asimm Hirani- Biot-Savharp \\
Astrid Bin, Ryan Rose & Richard Savery- Mission Control \\
Koradan- Koritas \\
==== 2020 ====
Semi-finals ((?)) \\
Finals ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IruYs6Fui7E)) \\
=== Judges ===
Rebecca Fiebrink \\
Jordan Rudess \\
David Zicarelli \\


=== Semi Finalists ===

=== Finalists ===
Laurel S. Purdue- Svampolin \\
David Whalen- The Jamboxx\\
Joseph P. LoSchiavo- Galaxy Electric Harp \\
Krzysztof Cybulski- MEMO/MOVE \\
Alexandre Berthaud- Ork.1\\
Hugh Aynsley- Stretchi \\
Bosko- ElectroSpit \\
Dr. Benjamin Schogler- Skoog \\
Ruhan Yang,Jiewen Wang, and Xiangyi Li- The e-Trombone \\


==== 2021 ====
Competition gallery- ((https://guthman.gatech.edu/gallery)) \\
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The 2021 Guthman Competition was conducted differently then the prior competitions due to difficulties surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic. The event was moved to online and the finalists are picked based off the public voting conducted on the Guthman Competition (Georgia Tech) website.
=== Judges & Moderators ===
Grace Leslie- moderator \\
Anna Weisling- Commentator \\
Gregory Taylor- Commentator \\ 
Jocelyn Kavanagh- Commentator \\
Jason Freeman- Commentator \\
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DJ Spooky- Judge \\ 
Kaki King- Judge \\
Dave Smith- Judge \\
Jayson Dobney- Judge \\
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Peter Kirn- Proposed Judge\\
Roger Linn- Proposed Judge \\
Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan- Proposed Judge \\

=== Semi Finalists ===
There were 29 Semifinalists for the 2021 competition, a striking divergence from the structure of prior years. \\
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Aodyo Instruments- Sylphyo ((https://www.youtube.com/c/AodyoInstruments/videos)) ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXXV8XpgzR4))\\
OWOW- MIDIS, built by Twan Muste ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivugjIlbPl0)) \\
Genki Instruments- Wave ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y869giFrKRg)) ((https://www.youtube.com/c/GenkiInstruments/videos)) \\
[[Juan Arminandi]]- Maksnovation Instrument ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAcA3edgYA)) \\
[[Bradford Reed]]- The Pencilina ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8kHvaPjYU0)) \\
Evan Swanson- TheoryBoard ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7zVRqG8BIg)) \\
Odisei Music- Travel Sax ((https://youtu.be/Kptqu0PoCmU)) ((https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsWGkt_yOLwP2UFnTCAhyag/videos))\\ 
[[Sam Underwood]] & [[Graham Dunning]]- Mammoth Beat Organ ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw2gcYrZQnw)) ((https://www.youtube.com/c/MammothBeatOrgan/videos))\\
Cortex Design- Lumatone Isomorphic Keyboard, made by Siemen Terpstra and Dylan Horvath ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyvQnAtlnek)) \\
[[Brian Alexander]]- "Q" ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZLWFF-Wgoc)) ((https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4OO3WeOEMaK4NfMO0zZ8g/videos))\\ 
[[Allan Montan]] and the OMIT Team- The OMIT Instrument ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVEW1y-vF5U)) \\
[[Eric Pitra]]- Stereo Field ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xESmVGl_zg4)) \\
[[Patricia Cadavid]]- Electronic_Khipu_ ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma6deb_JWyM)) ((https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudDkvSFj2hAJQty2SeyRmA)) \\
[[André Taques]]- Rainbow Double Whistle ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6PksIWrVFY)) \\
[[Úlfur Hansson]]- Segulharpa (Electromagnetic Harp) ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXlZRGOuxvg)) \\
David Shea, Monica Lim, Mirza Ceyzar- Electromagnetic Piano ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sodLGtA6fvI)) \\
Dualo- du-touch S, made by Jules Hotrique & Bruno Verbrugghe ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrSyjsCAsUA)) \\
[[Clark Battle]]- Evolano ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp49l6ruhHY)) \\
PanMuse & Panaiotis- Bandojo Digital Musical Instrument ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcnAqUfKsms)) \\ 
Kamil Laszuk, Jakub Kozik, Ida Laszuk- Musicon ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2gKMy573I)) \\
[[Jon Pickard]]- 23 string Harp Guitar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Pl5b-6eOE)) \\
[[Rafaele Andrade]]- Knurl ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8lthDvMqNY))\\
Atlas Çoğulu, [[Tolgahan Çoğulu]], Ruşen Can Acet ((Acet was the luthier who built the guitar))- Lego Microtonal Guitar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPCEImSfCwc)) \\
Piers Titus van der Torren- The Striso ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UUjemqL5k)) \\
[[Steve Parker]]- War Tuba ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNeiAVLsFSI)) \\
Artiphon- Orba, made by Mike Butera ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqKmkBOHH0g)) \\
Nomi Abadi- NORY® double synth ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQQmcvDbEi0)) \\
Mihalis Shammas- Kyklophonon ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltbKYWtcwJ8)) ((https://mihalisshammas.com/Kyklophonon-ii)) \\
Axel Bluhme- Spin ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHv30OwiPeY)) \\ 



=== Finalists ===



====2022====
Semifinalists Gallery ((https://gleam.io/g/8rBIG)) \\
The 2022 Guthman Competition was conducted in a similar manner to the 2021 competition due to difficulties surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic. The event was moved to online and the finalists are picked based off the public voting conducted on the Guthman Competition (Georgia Tech) website. 

===Judges===
Gerhard Behles ((https://guthman.gatech.edu/judges-2022))\\
Paola Antonelli \\
Rick Beato \\

===Semifinalists===
Jammy Instruments- Jammy Guitar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOcDuUZvMP4))\\
Tolga Zafer- Tritonet ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5iecxlYhVw)) \\
[[Giacomo Lepri]]- Chowndolo ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dcN_1pbQVk)) \\
Chet Udell- DPAK: AirGlow((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F_FEpoEGJc)) \\ 
Nina Kraus, Kevin Cole- ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7b4FLLSCmU)) \\
[[Karin Schaupp]]- The Immersive Guitar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozIjwgh6nQg)) \\ 
Instruments of Things- SOMI-1 ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI8wJ1w71WA)) \\
[[Ghasi Yussef]]- Nailute ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BUIsy8GtrM)) \\ 
Physical Synthesis- Cicada ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAyattrP1Y)) \\ 
Notto J. W. Thelle- Spire Muse ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Yb93vb9DM)) \\ 
Franz Ehn- Aristid ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-VyPXwcZvo)) \\ 
[[Ken Lovelett]]- Orthagonal Lap Drum ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CFm5KKr62Q)) \\
[[glissonic|Dániel Váczi]] & [[glissonic|Tóbiás Terebessy]]- Glissotar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFga2aCQcg)) \\
[[Ni Shan]]- Mermy ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgSbQdjMoRo)) \\ 
Mateo Mena- The Hypercubes ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9MOr6U6wg)) \\
Stefan Licheri- Licheri guitar ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6veS9SlzWw)) \\ 
Grégoire Locqueville, Christophe d'Alessandro, Xiao Xiao, Boris Doval- T-Voks ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVC6fXiJVlM)) \\
Nick Wishart- Round Sounds ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7svp3-ElZxc)) \\ 
Nick Millington- Saxmonica ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_EdoHApco)) \\ 
[[Arthur Clay]]- The SoundScapers Collection ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wYt58wyYW8)) \\
Chantelle Ko- The GLOBE (Gesture Sensing Luminous, Oscillating Ball Environment) ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZOuaGC2fF4)) \\
Kseniia Vasileva- KSSL №9 ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELXbPYpA_RM)) \\
Serge De Laubier- Méta-Instrument N°4 ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQ0K14ySxY)) \\ 
Andrey Bundin- Motion Vox ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA7IYH0z8DQ)) \\ 
Eleonora Oreggia- Rebus ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nA82PiqKs)) \\ 
Brian Lindgren- Electronic Viola ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZNai7OahI)) \\

===Finalists===

====2023====
Finals ((https://www.youtube.com/live/NPtHGYH0JV0)) \\ 
Semifinalists Gallery ((https://guthman.gatech.edu/2023-finalists)) \\
The 2023 has returned to an in person competition with live audience at Georgia Tech, much like before covid restrictions the amount of finalists in the competition is also much smaller. 

===Judges===
Athan Billias- President of the MIDI Association ((https://guthman.gatech.edu/judges-2023))\\
Kris Bowers- award-winning film score composer and pianist \\
Morwaread Farbood- Associate Director of Music Technology at New York University \\

===Finalists===
Elias Jarzombek- Abacusynth ((https://youtu.be/XWDHLWgEUUQ)) \\
Violin ASR Project- Active Shoulder Rests (ASRs) for Violin ((https://youtu.be/X4ZQVGAznLM)) \\ 
Lia Mice- Chaos Bells ((https://youtu.be/lB5ZgpdtJjE)) \\ 
Stefan Licheri- Grillophone ((https://youtu.be/BZxDAW4VEjg)) \\ 
Andrea Martelloni, Andrew McPherson, and Mathieu Barthet- HiTAR ((https://youtu.be/eN6mlfTGMKk)) \\ 
Patricia Cadavid H.- Kanchay_Yupana / / ((https://youtu.be/OsOdppcWDXI)) \\ 
Karl Gerber- Sensor 32 ((https://youtu.be/zT-syE7tPoU)) \\ 
Iran Sanadzadeh and Sebastian Collen- The Terpsichora Pressure-Sensitive Floors ((https://youtu.be/EbN7H2tqE6k)) \\ 
[[Keith Baxter]]- Zen Flute ((https://youtu.be/cmcKUKEfmGU)) ((https://www.youtube.com/@MilwaukeeGuitar/videos)) ((https://museelectronicinstruments.com/)) \\ 
