Intel IQ have started a unique 'Creative Technology Series' where they interview artists with extraordinary talents, whom use 'tech' in an extra ordinary way. In this series we can see how people overcome their limits and enhance creativity. While I was going through the series I came to notice a talent who had overcome his limits through an extra ordinary skill.
'Robbie Wilde' is a deaf DJ. He has been working on his craft for about 10 years. He lost hearing at the age of 7 due to ear infections and is completely deaf in his right ear, while 80% deaf in his left ear. Starkey Hearing Foundation had sponsored him with an hearing aid, and he also communicates through reading lips. His love for music was born with him. His dad had a great love for beat. And hence his home was filled with music. But for Robbie, it wasn't easy. But still he tried to listen to his love the way he could. His parents were his inspiration. They taught him to give always 110% and to move ahead in his life.
I know, you will be having a question about how Robbie challenged his limits. What made him so special? Robbie's ability to play music in 'open format' which is an electric, difficult combination of different genres made him special. He had a partnership with SubPac, a backpack-like device that sends out just bass frequencies into your back without all the other noise. You can get a perfect feel for a song with it. Its like headphones for the deaf community, and when hearing people use it without headphones they get to experience music as Robbie feel always.
When mixing and performing, he used a program called Serrato because the waveforms, the images of the sound, are colored. This allows him to separate the vocals, which he cannot hear, from the bass and instrumental parts. These visuals substitute for his hearing. This technology has definitely helped him to upgrade his skill and talents.
See how Robbie used 'tech' for his life and taste. His philosophy is, whatever the new gadgets and software that come out, think outside the box and go beyond what it was built for. I think there is a lot to learn from Robbie Wilde, one of the best DJs. :) :D
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