diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d537b993f..4176dcc652 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,5 +50,9 @@ interface/external/faceplus/*
 interface/external/priovr/*
 !interface/external/priovr/readme.txt
 
+# Ignore RtMidi
+interface/external/rtmidi/*
+!interface/external/rtmidi/readme.txt
+
 # Ignore interfaceCache for Linux users
 interface/interfaceCache/
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindRtMidi.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindRtMidi.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a54cc483e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindRtMidi.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+#  FindRtMidd.cmake
+# 
+#  Try to find the RtMidi library
+#
+#  You can provide a RTMIDI_ROOT_DIR which contains lib and include directories
+#
+#  Once done this will define
+#
+#  RTMIDI_FOUND - system found RtMidi
+#  RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIRS - the RtMidi include directory
+#  RTMIDI_CPP - Include this with src to use RtMidi
+#
+#  Created on 6/30/2014 by Stephen Birarda
+#  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+#
+#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+# 
+
+if (RTMIDI_LIBRARIES AND RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  # in cache already
+  set(RTMIDI_FOUND TRUE)
+else ()
+  
+  set(RTMIDI_SEARCH_DIRS "${RTMIDI_ROOT_DIR}" "$ENV{HIFI_LIB_DIR}/rtmidi")
+  
+  find_path(RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIR RtMidi.h PATH_SUFFIXES include HINTS ${RTMIDI_SEARCH_DIRS})
+  find_file(RTMIDI_CPP NAMES RtMidi.cpp PATH_SUFFIXES src HINTS ${RTMIDI_SEARCH_DIRS})
+  
+  include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+  find_package_handle_standard_args(RTMIDI DEFAULT_MSG RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIR RTMIDI_CPP)
+endif ()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index cf203c41d9..35272ad22d 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set(LIBOVR_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/oculus")
 set(PRIOVR_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/priovr")
 set(SIXENSE_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/Sixense")
 set(VISAGE_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/visage")
+set(RTMIDI_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/rtmidi")
 
 find_package(Qt5LinguistTools REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5LinguistToolsMacros)
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ if (APPLE)
   SET(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/interface.icns")
 endif()
 
+# RtMidi for scripted MIDI control
+find_package(RtMidi)
+
+if (RTMIDI_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_RTMIDI)
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_RTMIDI)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM ${RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  
+  set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} "${RTMIDI_CPP}")
+endif ()
+
 # create the executable, make it a bundle on OS X
 add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${QM})
 
@@ -143,71 +154,78 @@ find_package(Qxmpp)
 
 # include the Sixense library for Razer Hydra if available
 if (SIXENSE_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_SIXENSE)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_SIXENSE)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    if (APPLE OR UNIX)
-        SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -isystem ${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    endif (APPLE OR UNIX)
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${SIXENSE_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_SIXENSE)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  if (APPLE OR UNIX)
+      SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -isystem ${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  endif (APPLE OR UNIX)
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${SIXENSE_LIBRARIES}")
 endif (SIXENSE_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_SIXENSE)
 
 # likewise with Visage library for webcam feature tracking
 if (VISAGE_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_VISAGE)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_VISAGE -DVISAGE_STATIC)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${VISAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    if (APPLE)
-        add_definitions(-DMAC_OS_X)
-        SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-comment")
-        include_directories(SYSTEM "${VISAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-        find_library(AVFoundation AVFoundation)
-        find_library(CoreMedia CoreMedia)
-        find_library(NEW_STD_LIBRARY libc++.dylib /usr/lib/)
-        target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${AVFoundation} ${CoreMedia} ${NEW_STD_LIBRARY})
-    endif (APPLE)
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${VISAGE_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_VISAGE -DVISAGE_STATIC)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${VISAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  if (APPLE)
+      add_definitions(-DMAC_OS_X)
+      SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-comment")
+      include_directories(SYSTEM "${VISAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+      find_library(AVFoundation AVFoundation)
+      find_library(CoreMedia CoreMedia)
+      find_library(NEW_STD_LIBRARY libc++.dylib /usr/lib/)
+      target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${AVFoundation} ${CoreMedia} ${NEW_STD_LIBRARY})
+  endif (APPLE)
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${VISAGE_LIBRARIES}")
 endif (VISAGE_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_VISAGE)
 
 # and with Faceplus library, also for webcam feature tracking
 if (FACEPLUS_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_FACEPLUS)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_FACEPLUS)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${FACEPLUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${FACEPLUS_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_FACEPLUS)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${FACEPLUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${FACEPLUS_LIBRARIES}")
 endif (FACEPLUS_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_FACEPLUS)
 
 # and with LibOVR for Oculus Rift
 if (LIBOVR_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_LIBOVR)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_LIBOVR)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    
-    if (APPLE OR UNIX)
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -isystem ${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    endif ()
-    
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${LIBOVR_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_LIBOVR)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  
+  if (APPLE OR UNIX)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -isystem ${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  endif ()
+  
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${LIBOVR_LIBRARIES}")
 endif (LIBOVR_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_LIBOVR)
 
 # and with PrioVR library
 if (PRIOVR_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_PRIOVR)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_PRIOVR)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${PRIOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${PRIOVR_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_PRIOVR)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${PRIOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${PRIOVR_LIBRARIES}")
 endif (PRIOVR_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_PRIOVR)
 
 # and with SDL for joysticks
 if (SDL_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_SDL)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_SDL)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM "${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${SDL_LIBRARY}")
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_SDL)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM "${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${SDL_LIBRARY}")
 endif (SDL_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_SDL)
 
 # and with qxmpp for chat
 if (QXMPP_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_QXMPP)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_QXMPP -DQXMPP_STATIC)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${QXMPP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_QXMPP -DQXMPP_STATIC)
+  include_directories(SYSTEM ${QXMPP_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${QXMPP_LIBRARY}")
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${QXMPP_LIBRARY}")
 endif (QXMPP_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_QXMPP)
 
+# link CoreMIDI if we're using RtMidi
+if (RTMIDI_FOUND AND APPLE)
+  find_library(CoreMIDI CoreMIDI)
+  add_definitions(-D__MACOSX_CORE__)
+  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${CoreMIDI})
+endif()
+
 # include headers for interface and InterfaceConfig.
 include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/includes")
 
diff --git a/interface/external/rtmidi/readme.txt b/interface/external/rtmidi/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d83d0c293e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/external/rtmidi/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+Instructions for adding the RtMidi library to Interface
+Stephen Birarda, June 30, 2014
+
+1. Download the RtMidi tarball from High Fidelity S3.
+  http://highfidelity-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/rtmidi-2.1.0.tar.gz
+   
+2. Copy RtMidi.h to externals/rtmidi/include.
+
+3. Copy RtMidi.cpp to externals/rtmidi/src
+   
+4. Delete your build directory, run cmake and build, and you should be all set.
+
+=========================
+
+RtMidi: realtime MIDI i/o C++ classes<BR>
+Copyright (c) 2003-2014 Gary P. Scavone
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+(the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+Any person wishing to distribute modifications to the Software is
+asked to send the modifications to the original developer so that
+they can be incorporated into the canonical version.  This is,
+however, not a binding provision of this license.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
+CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 9bc08aa188..d0a8bb15dd 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include "Menu.h"
 #include "ModelUploader.h"
 #include "Util.h"
+#include "devices/MIDIManager.h"
 #include "devices/OculusManager.h"
 #include "devices/TV3DManager.h"
 #include "renderer/ProgramObject.h"
@@ -393,6 +394,10 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
     OAuthWebViewHandler::addHighFidelityRootCAToSSLConfig();
 
     _trayIcon->show();
+    
+    // setup the MIDIManager
+    MIDIManager& midiManagerInstance = MIDIManager::getInstance();
+    midiManagerInstance.openDefaultPort();
 }
 
 Application::~Application() {
@@ -3600,6 +3605,7 @@ ScriptEngine* Application::loadScript(const QString& scriptName, bool loadScript
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("AnimationCache", &_animationCache);
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("AudioReflector", &_audioReflector);
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Account", AccountScriptingInterface::getInstance());
+    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("MIDI", &MIDIManager::getInstance());
 
     QThread* workerThread = new QThread(this);
 
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.cpp b/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f88bcd1d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//
+//  MIDIManager.cpp
+//
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-06-30.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
+
+#include "MIDIManager.h"
+
+MIDIManager& MIDIManager::getInstance() {
+    static MIDIManager sharedInstance;
+    return sharedInstance;
+}
+
+void MIDIManager::midiCallback(double deltaTime, std::vector<unsigned char>* message, void* userData) {
+    
+    MIDIEvent callbackEvent;
+    callbackEvent.deltaTime = deltaTime;
+    
+    callbackEvent.type = message->at(0);
+    
+    if (message->size() > 1) {
+        callbackEvent.data1 = message->at(1);
+    }
+    
+    if (message->size() > 2) {
+        callbackEvent.data2 = message->at(2);
+    }
+    
+    emit getInstance().midiEvent(callbackEvent);
+}
+
+MIDIManager::~MIDIManager() {
+    delete _midiInput;
+}
+
+const int DEFAULT_MIDI_PORT = 0;
+
+void MIDIManager::openDefaultPort() {
+    if (!_midiInput) {
+        _midiInput = new RtMidiIn();
+        
+        if (_midiInput->getPortCount() > 0) {
+            qDebug() << "MIDIManager opening port" << DEFAULT_MIDI_PORT;
+            
+            _midiInput->openPort(DEFAULT_MIDI_PORT);
+            
+            // don't ignore sysex, timing, or active sensing messages
+            _midiInput->ignoreTypes(false, false, false);
+            
+            _midiInput->setCallback(&MIDIManager::midiCallback);
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "MIDIManager openDefaultPort called but there are no ports available.";
+            delete _midiInput;
+            _midiInput = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.h b/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da41050216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/devices/MIDIManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+//  MIDIManager.h
+//  interface/src/devices
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-06-30.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_MIDIManager_h
+#define hifi_MIDIManager_h
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
+
+#include <MIDIEvent.h>
+
+#include <RtMidi.h>
+
+class MIDIManager : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int NoteOn READ NoteOn)
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int NoteOff READ NoteOff)
+public:
+    static MIDIManager& getInstance();
+    static void midiCallback(double deltaTime, std::vector<unsigned char>* message, void* userData);
+    
+    ~MIDIManager();
+    
+    void openDefaultPort();
+    bool hasDevice() const { return !!_midiInput; }
+public slots:
+    unsigned int NoteOn() const { return 144; }
+    unsigned int NoteOff() const { return 128; }
+signals:
+    void midiEvent(const MIDIEvent& event);
+    
+private:
+    RtMidiIn* _midiInput;
+};
+
+
+#endif // hifi_MIDIManager_h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b32c5d9d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+//  MIDIEvent.cpp
+//  libraries/script-engine/src
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-06-30.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "MIDIEvent.h"
+
+void registerMIDIMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, midiEventToScriptValue, midiEventFromScriptValue);
+}
+
+const QString MIDI_DELTA_TIME_PROP_NAME = "deltaTime";
+const QString MIDI_EVENT_TYPE_PROP_NAME = "type";
+const QString MIDI_DATA_1_PROP_NAME = "data1";
+const QString MIDI_DATA_2_PROP_NAME = "data2";
+
+QScriptValue midiEventToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MIDIEvent& event) {
+    QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
+    obj.setProperty(MIDI_DELTA_TIME_PROP_NAME, event.deltaTime);
+    obj.setProperty(MIDI_EVENT_TYPE_PROP_NAME, event.type);
+    obj.setProperty(MIDI_DATA_1_PROP_NAME, event.data1);
+    obj.setProperty(MIDI_DATA_2_PROP_NAME, event.data2);
+    return obj;
+}
+
+void midiEventFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, MIDIEvent& event) {
+    event.deltaTime = object.property(MIDI_DELTA_TIME_PROP_NAME).toVariant().toDouble();
+    event.type = object.property(MIDI_EVENT_TYPE_PROP_NAME).toVariant().toUInt();
+    event.data1 = object.property(MIDI_DATA_1_PROP_NAME).toVariant().toUInt();
+    event.data2 = object.property(MIDI_DATA_2_PROP_NAME).toVariant().toUInt();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf4a4b72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/MIDIEvent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+//  MIDIEvent.h
+//  libraries/script-engine/src
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-06-30.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
+
+#ifndef hifi_MIDIEvent_h
+#define hifi_MIDIEvent_h
+
+class MIDIEvent {
+public:
+    double deltaTime;
+    unsigned int type;
+    unsigned int data1;
+    unsigned int data2;
+};
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MIDIEvent)
+
+void registerMIDIMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine);
+
+QScriptValue midiEventToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MIDIEvent& event);
+void midiEventFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, MIDIEvent& event);
+
+#endif // hifi_MIDIEvent_h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 350473cc87..630e585d07 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "AnimationObject.h"
 #include "MenuItemProperties.h"
+#include "MIDIEvent.h"
 #include "LocalVoxels.h"
 #include "ScriptEngine.h"
 #include "XMLHttpRequestClass.h"
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::init() {
 
     // register various meta-types
     registerMetaTypes(&_engine);
+    registerMIDIMetaTypes(&_engine);
     registerVoxelMetaTypes(&_engine);
     registerEventTypes(&_engine);
     registerMenuItemProperties(&_engine);