The Sound of Light, 2008-2009 Site-specific participatory sound installation, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY Radio transmitters and sound compositions, custom signage Radio Receivers made from cast plastic, electronics, LED lights and speakers Original soundtracks were composed and sited to interrelate with specific objects and displays in the Jewish Museum’s permanent collection. Emitted via radio signal, the... Continue Reading →
One Bit Symphony – Tristan Perich
For those interested in making music here is some great inspiration. http://vimeo.com/12244413 http://www.1bitsymphony.com/
DJ Luz by Cinimod Studio
An engaging public sound and light installation in Lima, Peru, that happened just this past December 2010: The concept and installation was created by the U.K. based-studio Cinimod for the energy company Endesa during the holiday season. It seemingly allows any individual to have the ability to "orchestrate" a vast area set with 85 giant... Continue Reading →
Arduino Noise Maker
An interesting little Arduino Noise Maker with a good range of sound generation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKxdTvKqIRc How it works: In essence, the waveform is constructed continuously using both the data from the arrays as well as external electrical states (pots, signals etc). Two arrays store the data for pitch (128 ints) and waveform (544 bytes). The pitch... Continue Reading →
8 Million Stories by David Ellis and Roberto Carlos Lange
http://vimeo.com/3929670 "...an open garbage can filled with all sorts of debris -- paint cans, bottles, a chewed-up piece of gum, and a crushed plastic cup of Cuban coffee -- that popped up out of the can and played music. 8 Million Stories (2009), commissioned by collector Martin Z. Margulies, is a collaboration between artist... Continue Reading →
Shoes as musical instruments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS1exujG3cY I hate to advertise Nike but, oh well. How it was made. Daito Manabe built it, he has done lots of other cool work.