Mogees Play for iOS is an ingenious smart sensor that attaches to a phone or tablet and turns the world around you into an interface for playing games, creating music and much more. When connected to an iPhone, the Mogees Play device senses vibrations in the objects it is attached to and uses them to extract information such as velocity, timbre, length and speed which it translates into sounds or actions on screen. Mogees Play comes with two fantastic apps – Pulse and Keys. We will also be giving Mogees Play owners new apps as they are released completely FREE.

£58,910 raised with 1,170 backers. Mogees Play

When connected to a smartphone, the Mogees Play device senses vibrations in the objects it is attached to and uses them to extract information such as velocity, timbre, lenght and speed, which it translates into sounds or actions which appear on the screen.

Mogees Play apps (for IOS only)

Pulse is a highly addictive rhythm action game with multiple levels which takes the player through varied genres of music, subtly teaching the basics of rhythm, timbre and velocity, from simple dance beats to more complex styles from around the world. Keys allows for simple creation of melodies, arpeggios and chords using Mogees Play attached to any chosen objects. You can easily create musical grooves and melodic sequences with a huge amount of harmonic variety through simple note and mode selection. First, you select the notes you want to play within a scale and key of your choice. Then, when you play the object, it plays one of the selected notes in a predetermined order depending on the style of the arpeggio. By hitting the object with a hard hit, a chord can be played using the chosen notes.

Learning with Mogees Play

Mogees Play is an educational tool too. It’s been specifically designed with core Music Key Stage skills from the UK National Curriculum in mind, including teaching about rhythm, timbre, velocity and encouraging ensemble play.

Totally unique

No need for controllers, joysticks or keyboards. No need for instruments either. Just plug in Mogees Play and fire up one of our apps to experiment, game, and record music using real world objects. There are also more third party apps that work with Mogees Play. A list of these can be found at mogeesplay.com

Apps

The fun doesn't stop here. Mogees is developing new apps to expand the Mogees Play universe. December will see the launch of Maestro, a genre-busting app that allows you to play along to thousands of tunes.

Play The World

Designed for use by everyone, from novice to pro, it's simple and robust design means you can take it and use it almost anywhere.

About the Startup

Describe your product in 3 words.

Play Create Learn

How did you come up with the idea for this product?

In 2013, Mogees founder Bruno Zamborlin came up with the idea for a device which could turn any object into a musical instrument. After years of extensive research and development at the institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM), Mogees Pro - the company' first product - was launched in 2015. We are now pleased to present to you our new product, Mogees Play, affordable and accessible for all.

What makes your product special?

Mogees Play is totally unique and applies the power of machine learning to gestural recognition, allowing any object to be converted into a playable musical instrument or controller with virtually no time delay. It’s a device with almost endless possibilities.

What has been the best part of your startup experience?

The success of Mogees Pro has been astounding and it's amazing to see Mogees being used in such a range of ways. With the launch of our new, easy-to-use device and two new apps, we wanted to make music creation simpler and more accessible. We can't wait to see people from around the world using Mogees Play to explore music like never before.