Every now and then an artist comes along so ridiculously far ahead of the curve that it is truly astounding to behold. His name is Onyx Ashanti and his creation is called the Tron Beatjazz Controller. He takes off the shelf technology, blends it with open source software and creates an entirely new art form that is absolute genius. For more on the man and his music go to http://beatjazz.blogspot.com/ you can also support his ongoing work at http://www.indiegogo.com/tronbeatjazz
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