Instruments & Building

Circuit bending and 'dirty electronics/punktronics' instrument building is rapidly growing in popularity within electronic music circles, and many students become interested in constructing 'DIY' electronic instruments from scratch using sensors, electronics and 'junk'. Using the Max/MSP programming environment, students can also build entire musical interactivity environments which audiences can play as instruments.

TIM GOVER, Circuit Bent Talking Teacher (2008)

glitch and drones from a childhood teaching toy

NEIL SPOWAGE, Ghetto Bastard (2008)

a corrupted blaster

SAM BARNES, Modified Toy Ensemble (2008)

a domestic circuit-bent performance

OLIVER FINN, Speaker Project (2008)

self-built speakers

LEWIS KAY THATCHER, Self-made instruments exploiting movement and gesture (2007)

a variety of purpose-built instruments: Nightrider, The Handmine, The Glove, Scale-elextric and more

STUART PENMAN, Alter Space... (2007)

iron filing-controlled light & sound

A WALKER-HALL, Tangible Beams (2007)

laser light-controlled instrument/installation

A WALKER-HALL, Ball Controller (2006)

interactive ball

PETER WILKINSON , PLASMA (2006)

organo-digital musical apparatus