"Is everyone musical? One sonic pioneer thinks so. And he has the technology to prove it..."

"The Ocarina app came from Stanford professor Ge Wang's sonic explorations."

"Ge Wang makes computer music, but it isn’t all about coded bleeps and blips..."

"In the future, Professor Wang said, a music ensemble could be made up of any group of people playing music together, no matter where they are physically."

"With a series of popular mobile apps that turn the iPhone into a musical instrument, Ge Wang hopes to change the way we think about music."

"The sound is unearthly—the sort of hypnotic drone you might hear from the chanting of state-of-the-art Tibetan monks. Or a vibration picked up via radio signals from another galaxy."

"It’s one of the most magical programs I’ve ever seen for the iPhone, and probably for any computer. It’s Ocarina, named after the ancient clay wind instrument."

"Ge Wang and his students are reinventing ways to make music. The Stanford professor is conducting an ongoing instrument and techno-sociology experiment with mobile phones. Inventors of all stripes are invited to join together with the band."

"We believe in the potential of interactive sound; we believe that everyone is inherently creative; and we want to unlock that creativity in everyone..."

"You've now entered the world of Slork, one of various high-tech musical projects under way at CCRMA, Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics."