Technique for generating group performances by multiple, remotely located performers

A method for a server node in a distributed computer network comprising the server node, a leader node, and a plurality of participant nodes, wherein the server node, the leader node, and the participant nodes are configured to communicate via a communications network, the method comprising:

• during a first phase:
• the server node receiving a corresponding participant audio performance from each different participant node, wherein the plurality of participant audio performances have been concurrently generated at the plurality of participant nodes while 0) a leader audio performance is concurrently rendered at each participant node and (ii) each participant node concurrently displays video corresponding to at least two other participant nodes;
• the server node generating one or more group audio performances, wherein each group audio performance comprises at least multiple, synchronized participant audio performances;
• and
• during a second phase;
• the server node concurrently transmitting a group audio performance to each of the participant nodes, thereby allowing at least one corresponding participant at each participant node to perform along with the rendering of the received group audio performance, wherein the plurality of participant nodes concurrently render the respective received group audio performances while each participant node concurrently displays video corresponding to at least two other participant nodes.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having encoded thereon program code, wherein, when the program code is executed by a server node, the server node implements a method for a distributed computer network comprising the server node, a leader node, and a plurality of participant nodes, wherein the server node, the leader node, and the participant nodes are configured to communicate via a communications network, the method comprising:

• during a first phase:
• the server node receiving a corresponding participant audio performance from each different participant node, wherein the plurality of participant audio performances have been concurrently generated at the plurality of participant nodes while (i) a leader audio performance is concurrently rendered at each participant node and (ii) each participant node concurrently displays video corresponding to at least two other participant nodes;
• the server node generating one or more group audio performances, where each group audio performance comprises at least multiple, synchronized participant audio performances;
• and
• during a second phase;
• the server node concurrently transmitting a group audio performance to each of the participant nodes, thereby allowing at least one corresponding participant at each participant node to perform along with the rendering of the received group audio performance, wherein the plurality of participant nodes concurrently render the respective received group audio performances while each participant node concurrently displays video corresponding to at least two other participant nodes.

A method for a distributed computer network comprising a server node, a leader node, and a plurality of participant nodes, wherein the service node, the leader node, and the participant nodes are configured to communicate via a communications network, the method comprising:

• during a first phase:
• the server node receiving a leader performance from the leader node;
• the server node receiving a corresponding participant performance from each different participant node;
• the server node generating a plurality of different group performances corresponding to different subsets of a set comprising the leader performance and the plurality of participant performances, wherein each group performance comprises multiple, synchronized performances;
• and
• during a second phase:
• the server node transmitting the different group performances to different participant nodes, wherein:
• during the first phase, the server node generates a partial group performance for a particular participant node comprising all of the participant performances except for the participant performance corresponding to the particular participant node;
• and
• during the second phase, the server node transmits the partial group performance to the particular participant node.