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June 3, 2016 - TOKYO, JAPAN -- Terrada Music Score Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Fujio Noguchi) has developed the world’s first “dual-screen e-paper music score device (brand name: GVIDO (hereinafter referred to as the “Electronic Music Score Device”)) for the purpose of providing new value to people involved in music, bringing a revolution to music scene through digitizing music scores.
The name “GVIDO” was given as a mark of respect to Guido d’Arezzo, who devised the foundations of staff notation in the early 11th century.
By utilizing a 13.3-inch “Mobius” flexible electronic paper display produced by E Ink Corporation, the Electronic Music Score Device developed here has achieved thinness, light weight and almost the same size as a paper music score (the prototype’s size: 480mm wide, 310mm long and 5.9mm thick when opened and weighing approx. 650g) despite using large dual displays. It supports a long-period of use, benefitting from the effect of the low power consumption of electronic paper. Furthermore, both displays include a Wacom pen interface with an accompanying pen to directly annotate on music scores as if they were paper.
The PDF file format is supported and can be saved along with both handwriting and bookmarks. With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions embedded, it will enable music scores to be purchased from electronic music score companies in the future, and a variety of accessories can also be connected. Additionally, it is equipped with a Micro-SD card slot along with the internal memory, a large quantity of music scores can be carried.
Looking forward, through practical experiments of the Electronic Music Score Device, we will verify that it will be a user-friendly product, and consider a variety of uses by collaborating with individuals and companies involved in music as well as music universities and orchestras.
From June 3 to 6, 2016, the Company will participate in the midem (Marche International du Disque, de l'Edition Musicale et de la Video Musique), which is one of the world’s largest international music industry conventions, held in Cannes, France. Through the event, we will exchange opinions with attendees on the uses of the Electronic Music Score Devices in pursuit of a speedy launch of the product. Please see http://www.midem.com/ for further details on the midem.
The company was jointly established by Warehouse TERRADA and F55 Creative Design Studio to develop Electronic Music Score Devices. In the future, we will aim to work together in various ways to bring the Electronic Music Score business into full operation.
• Company name: Terrada Music Score Co., Ltd.
• Businesses: General business related to electronic music scores
• Representative: Fujio Noguchi, Representative Director
• Address: 2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002
• Established: July 2015
For information on Warehouse TERRADA, please see http://www.terrada.co.jp/
For information on F55 Creative Design Studio, please see http://www.f55.co.jp/
Public Relations Office
Terrada Music Score
e-mail: pr@tmscore.jp
