Yesterday, I learned that I had been chosen as a winner for the “Build a WordPress Website from Idea to Impact” series.
This is the first time in my life I have won anything, and I’m absolutely flabbergasted. I want to personally thank everyone involved: Ross Cohen, Josh Hellman, Sarah, Cash Money Kev, Mattia, and all the other participants. Providing such an opportunity for people around the world is a beautiful thing! I’m humbled.
If you missed any of their Idea to Impact series, don’t worry. There will be more to come; start by joining the ITT community and following these incredible people. Don’t miss out—it’s worth every second I’ve spent in their company, and I’m improving every day!
Moving forward with this website, I want to showcase all my projects and ideas. Here’s a preview of what I’m working on:
Relative Music Theory (RMT): This is my priority. I will be pitching again for ITT #59 or #60. I am in the process of filing a provisional patent applications for the theory and its applications and am currently developing a first version of the composing tool. The RMT page will be the first thing I enhance in the next few days, organizing all my various tests comprehensively and providing a page to send potential investors to when I pitch.
Piano Repo: I have been recording piano pieces since my journey started on X. The goal is to organize them all in a database. Each piece will include all references, the audio recording, image files of the score, a MIDI file of the piece, and a temporally adapted MIDI file that best approximates the audio recording. This will be published as a database for training a virtual pianist. My end goal is to create a virtual accompanist application that music students can use to play their pieces with piano accompaniment at home, any time they want. I had a very helpful exchange with Douglas Hirsch and hope to bring this idea to fruition at some point. Currently, you can listen to all the recordings on X or the ‘Musical Tweets’ page.
Musical Composition Collaboration: I want to open up new possibilities for pianists. I believe there’s a huge opportunity to develop collaboration between pianists and composers. Currently, classical pianists often find themselves playing the same pieces millions of others have produced. We should be playing and creating current compositions while understanding past compositions, eventually bridging the gap between Classical and Contemporary music. My friend Gérard Massini composed a beautiful piece dedicated to me, “Fantaisie op.342: L’automne 2023”. I’m developing an idea to encourage more compositions using a crypto setup comprised of multiple NFTs that define Composer, Publisher, and Collector roles. This will allow us to immutably publish a score into a blockchain, and for the composer and speculators to earn money, even selling the publishing rights to a traditional publisher.
Web Development: With the awesome tools I have been gifted, I will resume web development, focusing on websites that demand a high level of customization. This is an invaluable opportunity for me to integrate my low-level coding skills into frameworks that will allow me to produce websites rapidly. I’m working on mastering all these incredible gifts I have received from the Idea to Impact series.
Custom e-Bikes (Monk-e-Bike): I love building bikes and have been doing so for decades. I want to offer a service for building custom e-bikes for customers. I’ve built e-bikes with different hub and crankset motors, including CYCMotors, Tongshen, and Bafang. By using a second-hand frame or a client’s existing bike, I can create bikes that are more powerful, lighter, and quicker than commercially available ones, at the cost of an entry-level e-bike. Building these for regional clients would be a pleasure for me.
Freedeas (Free Ideas): As you may have noticed, I have a lot of projects—too many for myself, even with AI assistance. I will be sharing projects that are on the backburner on a collaborative website where these ideas are up for grabs. I know many enterprises fail, which is why I’m throwing everything at the wall. I hope I can bring some value to the world in the future. If you’re on the fence about whether it’s worth it to follow ITT & TSI, just DO IT!