Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
When Brooklyn-based artist and technologist Thomas Stevenson rolls in with his chromed, unsuspecting food cart, you can guarantee that a party will ensue in short order. Instead of treats, his cart, aptly titled the DiscoTransformer, is serving up fresh, hot beats.
Artist and musician Eric Farber‘s vast collection of handmade found-object percussion instruments are as intriguing to look at as they are to hear. Base objects range from a late-Victorian Singer sewing machine treadle to turn-of-the-century lamps and sconces.
Maker Faire loves robots. Don’t you? Here are just a fraction of the robotic exhibits, presenters and performers at World Maker Faire 2013. Robots for kids! Aerial Drones, Robotic Art, Humanoid Robots, and more.
New York-based electronics engineer Michael Falco set out on a unique mission four years ago: to scratch-build a carousel band organ based on a Wurlitzer 105 Military Band Organ, circa 1919. He based his build on a 1978 spiral-bound publication titled, “Wurlitzer Building Plans and Voicing Tips, Model 104/105,” authored and self-published by R. M. […]
Brooklyn-based artist Ken Butler has been creating his imaginative instruments since 1978.
Ricardo Cid’s singular vision is brought to life through a kinetic sculpture where geometric robotic forms dance to music with movement choreographed in computer code. http://blacklabelrobot.com/
The musician and technophile has a very important thing to say about makers.
