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Livid Instruments

Livid Instruments

Livid Instruments was founded in 2004 by Jay Smith, Travis Redding, and Peter Nyboer. They took their passion for building unique instruments for computer music and helped spark a controller revolution. Today Livid Instruments still manufactures their products in Austin, TX “The live music capital of the world”, and employs a team of creative engineers, designers, and musicians with the same sense of innovation and inventiveness that started the company. Founding Members Jay Smith, Founder and CEO Travis Redding, COO Peter Nyboer, Director of Software Justin Moon, Senior Engineer Partners John Acquaviva Carl Hung Matt Newport Richie Hawtin