Former drummer of Aussie punk rock band 28 Days turned academic has banded together with several Australian business leaders to form a new business entity that aims to unlock the power of interactive music. 

Australian-founded business Telemidi utilises innovative technology to minimise the time it takes for data to travel from one point to another, enabling musicians to perform together in unison, in real-time irrespective of their geographical location. 

The software has been developed leveraging over 8 years of insights and academic research on Telematic Music Performance, a form of live performance that utilises telecommunications technology to connect performers and audiences across different locations in real-time.

The business, which was co-founded by Australian musician Matt Bray, brings together a wealth of diverse experience across industry verticals such as music, business, finance, software development, marketing and legal to its executive team which consists of:

• Matt Bray (PhD) – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Co-founder, Telemidi. Leveraging over 25 years of experience as a musician, songwriter, producer, and educator, working with a diverse range of artists and institutions, Matt will be responsible for overseeing the software development build, building customer relations, and implementing Telemidi across a range of industry sectors (music performance, music education, online gaming, music therapy, online wellness).
• Alex Roberts, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) & Co-founder, Telemidi. As CTO, Alex will be responsible for supervising software development and customising its bespoke application for clients.
• Jamie Ardern joins the team as Strategic Growth & Founding Partner, Telemidi. In this role Jamie will manage the strategic growth plan.  
• Dan Copsey joins as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Telemidi to help shape the business direction as well as oversee all brand & marketing activities. 
• Simon Tsapepas takes on the role of Chief Legal Officer at Telemidi in which he will be tasked with legal and compliance.
• Bernardo Varela joins as Telematic Designer at Telemidi where he will be responsible for developing and testing various Telemidi music systems [from Barcelona (ESP)], alongside the design and implementation of immersive visual environments for viewing through VR headwear.
• Tony Kofkin joins as Corporate Partnerships, Telemidi in which he will be responsible for partnership growth and expansion across music, gaming,education and medical industries.  

Discussing the business, Matt Bray Co-Founder & CEO comments “After nearly a decade of academic research into live telematic music performance, I’m absolutely delighted to be announcing the formation of Telemidi, which is being supported by some of Australia’s most renowned business leaders and executives.”

Technological advances have shaped how we create, share and consume music over the last thirty years. Live internet streaming, which exploded during the pandemic due to restrictions placed on in-person events, has made it easier than ever before to access and enjoy concerts from anywhere in the world with the click-of-a button. This is great for the fans but for the artists, it has added a layer of complexity to performing. Live internet performances are often impacted by time delays due to latency, which makes playing in time with other musicians extremely difficult. There only needs to be a 30-millisecond delay for musicians to fall out of time when playing with each other.” 

The idea behind Telemidi is to minimise those latency issues so that the global music community can collaborate seamlessly over the internet, from anywhere in the world. For example, you could have a musician in Spain, a musician in France and a vocalist in Australia all collaborating on one track, at the same time, thanks to the Telemidi protocol.”

“While Telemidi has been designed to enable anyone, from anywhere, to connect and co-create music simultaneously, the software is beneficial to industries that extend beyond musical learning, collaboration and education. It also has the potential to add value to the online gaming community by offering interactive musical actions with the lowest possible latency.” concludes Matt. 
Telemidi’s proprietary protocol and software will be available in beta for businesses to license and use, in early 2025. You can learn more about Telemidi and sign up for updates via the website at www.telemidi.com.