2022 Competition
Musical inventors from around the world have submitted their instruments to the 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. After an online showcase of 26 semifinalists, a committee of Georgia Tech faculty and public voting decided which nine finalists and creators would compete at the final stage.
These finalists competed for $10,000 in prizes and performed in the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Concert on March 12, 2022. Judges Gerhard Behles, Paola Antonelli, and Rick Beato deliberated the winners.
The Winners
Finalists and Semifinalists
Learn more about this year's nine finalists and 26 semifinalists. Each creator and instrument has a compelling story that brings musical and design excellence to a stage primed for discovery.
2022 Judges
Our 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition judges are: Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator at The Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Architecture & Design, as well as MoMA’s founding Director of Research & Development; Rick Beato, American YouTube personality, music professional, and educator; and Gerhard Behles, CEO, co-founder, and chief visionary of Ableton.
Accompanying Musicians
The Guthman Musical Instrument Competiton finalists performed on their instruments alongside talented Atlanta musicians at the March 12, 2022 Guthman Concert. These accompanying musicians include professional musicians and a mix of Georgia Tech students, faculty, and alumni.
Previous Guthman Competition Winners
The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition boasts a legacy of identifying great new ideas in instrument creation. Instruments like the Infinitone showed us that it's possible for a musician to use as many tones as an artist uses hues of color, while The Glide demonstrated that music can be accessible and easy for anyone to create, regardless of ability or skill level.
Regardless of what niche a created instrument fills, it has a place waiting for it at the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.
Georgia Tech School of Music
Our music technology students combine technical skill with exceptional music talent to truly change the way the world experiences music. They use what they learn to go on to careers in a variety of fields, including software development, hardware engineering, acoustics, robotics, automotive audio, and artificial intelligence.
For the student with a passion both for making music and developing cutting edge technology, a degree in music technology fulfills a unique space in both artistic expression and technical achievement.