Open Music Initiative: Fiber


Fiber is the product of IDEO's Open Music Initiative 2017 Summer Lab. The OMI mission is to create an "open-source protocol for the uniform identification of music rights holders and creators."

During the 2017 Summer Lab, my team was tasked with the brief of how to identify individuals for their contribution to single tracks in new works. Our final product was an immersive VR experience that encourages the manipulation and exploration of the individual components that make up a musical work.

Click here to learn more about the process of creating Fiber.

Project Team:
Elias Jarzombek, Gabriel Rothman, Jenna Klein and David Kim





Our process began by brainstorming ideas of how to dissect a song,
what constitutes a contribution, and what information would keep
listeners interested in learning more, thereby enhancing their listening experience.
We interviewed people who had varied relationships with music about how
they get their music, what's important to them, and how we could foster deeper
connections between listeners and artists










The final prototype was Fiber, a media player that tells the holistic story
of a song by bringing it to life in virtual reality. Fiber incorporates non-traditional
musical data, such as influential figures, places, history, and community feedback,
with traditional musical credits to represent the story end-to-end.
Our goal was to utilize musical stories to foster deep emotional connections
between artists and listeners. In this iteration, we gave 'Same Drugs' by
Chance The Rapper the Fiber treatment.