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João Neves

Technology

Sensi

by João Neves

At the age of 14 I started to learn guitar, at the age of 15 I formed my first band.
At the age of 17 I started to learn piano. At the same time my interest for producing, gear and music tech started to grow so I decided to apply for a B.A. in Electronic Music and Music Production. For the final project of my bachelor I decided to make an old dream real, so I built from scratch my own guitar – Sensi Guitar, an electric guitar with a built-in controller.
After my bachelor I went to a 6 month internship in Italy working with multi-channel systems for venues, but also collaborating on a space with a studio, music classes and concert venue.
I presented Sensi Guitar on multiple events, especially on Lisbon Maker Faire 2015 where I won the Maker of Merit and Young Maker awards. After winning Startup Lisboa Momentum I started working to turn Sensi Guitar into a business.
Recently I lived 6 months in Berlin through the Erasmus Entrepreneurs, having Soundbrenner as my host company.

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At Sensi we are developing our first product – Sensi M.

Sensi M is a modular and wireless musical instrument that you can totally customise to suit any musician needs.
Musicians can set the modules that they want, as they want and with the interface type that they need. But also configure each module to work according to each musician requirements, thanks to a community based software where they can create, share and edit different “functions” (firmware) to their Sensi M set.

Beside of this, Sensi M modules can be used as an extension of other instruments. Thanks to a special bottom surface that leaves no dirt or damage it can be attached to instrument such guitars or basses (or pretty much any flat surface) and reposition it as many times as needed. This suits perfectly the “One Man Bands” who need to play multiple instruments at the same time, or musicians who want to add new expressive and creative layers to their more traditional instruments.

Sensi M is so adaptable that can perfectly cover the range between beginners to professional musicians. The pocket size dimensions of the modules together with the capability to communicate not only with computers and “pro gear”, but also with smartphones and tablets make Sensi M a perfect tool for a mobile studio that allows you to practice and layer down ideas anywhere at anytime.

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TERRY TYLDESLEY, UK

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