Acoustic Hacking Meetup, Sunday 27th July
We are excited to present for the first time in our blog the Acoustic Hacking Meetups.
Led by Saif Bunni, Acoustic Hacking are workshop driven meetups that happen the last Sunday of each month at the London Hackspace. We meet to share, discuss, make, explore and collaborate together to make sounds! We have a focus on the hands-on and the physical, and to create objects and devices that make music and sound, either manually or without our interference. Join us on this journey to explore the hidden world of acoustics!
For this month’s meetup, we have a guest, Tom Fox from Vulpestruments, who works with upcycling materials to create instruments. Come and join us to have a chat, maybe bring your project so we can discuss, introduce yourself and meet others around the space!
What: Acoustic Hacking Meetup
When: 7pm, Sunday 27th July (Last Sunday of Each Month)
Where: London Hackspace
Visit the blog for latest news. Any queries email acoustichacking@gmail.com
Looking forward to see you there. Thank you.
About our guest: Tom Fox is the owner of Vulpestruments, a UK-based instrument design company which specializes in upcycled materials. Tom has undertaken numerous commissions from performing artists internationally. He has also had articles published on MAKE online and worked with the Prostate Cancer UK charity to produce Moustache-shaped instruments for the Movember fundraising campaign. He currently works for the Royal College of Music, London.
NIME2014: Open Day, Hackathon (Registration Open)
We are excited to announce a one day Hackathon hosted by Music Hackspace during NIME 2014 Open Day on Friday 4th of July, at Goldsmiths Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building.
Themed around assistive and adaptable musical interfaces that narrow down the barriers of participation, the Hackathon will feature challenges presented by Heart n Soul and Drake Music.
During the Hackathon there will also be talks, demos & performances by developers and music technologists on-stage.
When: Friday 4th of July (10:00-21:00). We will meet from 10:00am for welcoming and will give out the agenda to start with challenge presentations at 10:30am. Hack presentations, results and prices will start from 6pm.
Where: Goldsmiths University, Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building. SE14 6NW
Registration: Free
Heart n Soul challenge:
“Can you find ways that a player can work with the simplest of control mechanisms, but still feel a real and potent sense of connection with the sound being created?
The challenge is to find a way to create the greatest expressivity of sound with the most minimal of input control from the player. This is an open ended challenge that we hope you’ll approach in all manner of ways.
The phrase minimal input control could also mean a range of things, from simple user interfaces to controls that can work with tiny movements or gestures”.
Prize: Moog Etherwave Theremini
Drake Music challenge:
“To design a musical device that can be easily configured/modified to make music making accessibility to all, including disabled musicians”.
Prize: Koma Elektronic Kommander
