Gavin Ownbey of Collins Hill High School recently finished in first place for the Georgia Institute of Technology’s “Manufacture Your Music” competition.
The competition which featured over 100 applicants was hosted by Georgia Tech’s EarSketch educational platform.
EarSketch is a platform that uses coding language technology to help users in beat-making creation.
“While creating this project, I learned how to write a program in the context of manufacturing music,” Ownbey shares. “This song is a reflection of my experiences and the outlook of my life. Expressing this has helped me understand how to make the most out of my life.”
The prizes for the three finalists and three honorable mentions were Amazon gift cards.
As the first-place winner, Ownbey was awarded a $500 Amazon gift card for his creation.
The winners were also able to visit the Guthman Music, Art and Technology Fair at Georgia Tech with their families.
Ownbey says he wanted to tell a story with his entry. “I wanted to express how stress builds over time with this song. At first, the song has a floaty and mysterious feel, but towards the middle of the song, the bass is used to build suspense.”
You can use this link to listen to all of the finalists creations.
