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OVERVIEW
U-GRUVE AR: Turning Environments Into Instruments
We all have our favorite places. Under a weeping willow in our favorite park. . . Strolling beside the garden’s reflecting pool . . . Watching the sunset from a riverside promenade.
Many times we’re listening to music on our mobile devices. Sometimes it fits, and sometimes it doesn’t.
But what if the music was already a part of the place, waiting for you to discover it? And what if that music changed from section to section, allowing you to experience your own personal soundtrack, just by walking around?
Get Movin' and Get Gruvin'!
U-GRUVE AR blurs the line between listening and performing, and turns your normal, passive, listening experience into one that is enriching, memorable, and unique, ultimately strengthening your connection to the places you love.
Once you download and install the free app, here’s all you need to do:
Fire Up the App
Make sure GPS is turned on!
Get to a U-GRUVE Location
The app shows you the closest one
Pick a Track
And get Gruvin'!
Features
The Only App of Its Kind
All original music
Every place is unique, so the music must be as well. All U-GRUVE AR music is custom-created by our composers for each location
MixMap view
Like the regular GPS map, The MixMap displays your position in realtime, but relative to the audio zones defined by the composer
Transparent Updates
New locations, artists, and tracks will be continuously added to the app via the Cloud, so no need for intrusive updates or downloads
3D sound placement
Musical parts can be associated with statues, sculptures, and other objects, and, for example, can grow louder as you approach them
No time limit
Once you've received access to a location, composer, or track, you can take all the time you'd like to explore and listen
More on the way in 2020
We have many more features planned, including: Path Saving, Social Sharing, Multi-player Mode. Stay Tuned!
LOCATIONS
Your location is our stage. Let's work together!
U-GRUVE AR can be customized and branded for your specific location or event. We welcome the opportunity to join forces and produce a unique musical experience for your visitors.
Partner With Us!
COMPOSERS
It’s all about the music, none of which would be possible without the talents of these amazing composers, each of them leaders in the contemporary music scene.
Learn more about them and what interactive, location-based music means to their work.
Dafna Naphtali
Milica Paranosic
Kamala Sankaram
Jesse Stiles
Barbara J Weber
Michael Durek
Open Call For Composers!
We’re still on the hunt for forward-thinking composers interested in helping to establish this new channel for music experience. Get in touch, and we’ll send you a copy of our Composer’s Guide.
Get the Composer's Guide
events
As you might expect, the coronavirus situation has forced us to postpone our Spring and Summer series of soundwalks. And while we won’t be holding group events for the foreseeable future, fresh air and excercise are highly recommended, and so is soundwalking, as long as you are responsible and respect others by wearing a mask and socially distancing.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to resuming our schedule and hope you see you all very soon!
Events from 2019
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Help Make U-GRUVE AR Even Better!
If you live in or near a U-GRUVE location, own a recently manufactured iOS or Android phone or tablet, and would like to become a beta tester, we’d love to hear from you.
