The Vocal Augmentation and Manipulation Prosthesis, or VAMP, is a gesture-based wearable
controller for live-time vocal performance, developed as part of my research work for the Opera
of the Future research group. This controller allows a singer to capture and
manipulate single notes that he or she sings, using a gestural vocabulary developed from that
of choral conducting.
This glove was inspired by the character of Nicholas in Tod Machover's upcoming opera Death and the Powers. In the script, it is given that Nicholas has a prosthetic arm that somehow makes him specially able to do things that others cannot; following my group's tradition of Hyperinstruments research, we chose to have this arm make the character more musically able.
A demonstration of VAMP