Incident Technologies

Incident Technologies was a San Francisco-based application software company founded in 2011 by Idan Beck. Beck, a Cornell University graduate with prior experience at Microsoft, founded the company to make music more accessible through technology. The firm's flagship product was the gTar, a digital guitar designed to simplify the learning process. The gTar featured a multi-touch LED fretboard that would light up to show users where to place their fingers, connecting to an iPhone application with a library of songs. This system allowed beginners to play songs correctly by following the lights, with different difficulty modes to accommodate various skill levels.

The gTar operated as a MIDI controller, enabling it to connect to digital audio workstations like Logic, GarageBand, and ProTools, effectively replacing a MIDI piano with a guitar interface. It was also programmable, with an open hardware protocol allowing developers to create new applications for it. The business model centered on the sale of the gTar hardware, which was initially launched via a successful Kickstarter campaign. Following the crowdfunding, the gTar became available for purchase on the company's website and Amazon, with plans for retail expansion. The company secured $745K in a seed funding round in November 2011. Despite its initial product launch and funding, Incident Technologies ceased operations in August 2018. Following his time at Incident, founder Idan Beck went on to advise other companies and became the CTO of Sandbox VR.

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