So what, why, where and how GripBeats®?
GripBeats® was once simply the dream of a young boy from England who at age ten realized he could play drums on his body using just clicks, claps and chest-thumps. After a decade of body percussion he soon discovered a world of interactive sensors that could translate pressure and motion into electronic music.
Read the GripBeats® timeline below to see how the idea literally sky-rocketed ever since.
The Idea Was Born | 2006
GripBeats® was merely a concept for an electronic way to translate a boy's body percussion into MIDI (electronic musical sound), a boy by the name of David Wexler.
From 2006 to 2016 David went on to continually develop his body percussion to the point that his hands and fingers couldn't meet his needs of what he had in mind virtually.
During his studies at universities in London and Hong Kong he became immersed within the world of entrepreneurship and technology development which helped make his first prototypes of what we now know as GripBeats®.
Research & Development | 2016-2019
From 2016-2018 David collaborated and hired various engineers and designers to develop iteration upon iteration of his desired product, before eventually he had something that was presentable to the public, the MVP.
Kickstarter Success | 2019
In 2019 David and some close developers launched GripBeats® on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform for the public to financially support creators' ideas they would like to see come to life.
To the whole team's surprise after expecting to only raise a couple thousand US dollars, GripBeats® went on to raise over US$200,000 in preorders. Boom!
Production & Fulfilment, Despite The Odds | 2019-2022
The next couple of years saw the team face a whole different world of challenges; not only through manufacturing and constant trial and error making our once student-project into a reliable, mass marketed consumer device, but also through socio-political delays caused by the Hong Kong riots, COVID19, and various financial stress.
Despite adversity, GripBeats® prevailed, completing its mass production and beginning fulfilment by the Winter of 2022.
The Story Goes On | 2023-Present
To this date, GripBeats® continues to release monthly software updates for its devices that are now in possession of well over 1000 individuals worldwide.
We eventually seek seed investment to truly optimise GripBeats® for its full marketing potential which, in a world of constantly growing social media creation and user expression, could be immense.
