Competition – Can you hack it?

May 19, 2016

  Enter our making competition to win a workshop voucher worth £150 and see your work promoted in our channels. We want to see examples of your music tech hacks, new inventions, homemade sound devices, DIY instruments and projects. Upload your photos or short videos to Twitter or Facebook using #musichackcomp Entries will be shortlisted by social media likes. The competition closes on Monday 1st of August and the winner will be announced on Thursday 4th of August. Please... Read More

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Competition – Can you hack it? – Terms and Conditions

May 18, 2016

Terms and Conditions 1.How to Enter 1.1 To join the competition entrants will need to upload a photo or video/vines etc to Facebook or Twitter using the unique hashtag #musichackcomp. We want to see examples of your homemade devices making sounds, DIY instruments and music making projects. 1.2 The entrants may enter more than once, each posting counts as a separate entry 2.When to Enter and Who Can Enter 2.1 The competition opens on Friday 17th July 2016 and closes Monday 1st... Read More

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Sónar 2016 Delegate Pass promotion until March 30th

Mar 30, 2016

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Sónar Barcelona to promote networking opportunities among related communities around music and the creative industries, we are offering to our community 20 Delegate Passes with 20% discount to attend Sonar 2016 (
promotional price: 200 euros / price without promotion: 250 euros). Delegate Passes give full access to Sónar+D&Sónar. Contact promotions@sonar.es to get your promotional pass. This special deal is valid... Read More

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Workshop: build your own SIGNUM device and reveal hidden sounds

Sep 26, 2015

SIGNUM_Portable Analog Instrumentation Amplifier from animazon on Vimeo. In this workshop participants will build and take home their own Signum device, which is designed to experiment with hidden signals and usually un-hearable sounds. The device includes a transducer, optical, coil, germanium diode and small loop antenna that will allow you to both to listen to and record the sounds hidden in the electromagnetic spectrum. The workshop will also cover the use of the electromagnetic... Read More

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Become a member!

May 14, 2015

// Buy Community membership /month Become a member of the community! With a community membership, you will: – Have unlimited access to seminars – Be kept updated of other activities such as open days and workshops Thank you for your support and welcome to the Music Hackspace community! Payment will recur every month, you can stop it at any time. // <a href=”https://musichackspace.myshopify.com/cart/1452370817:1″ target=”_blank”>Buy... Read More

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LCDD, Tasos Stamou & Arma Agharta

May 6, 2015

An evening of extreme sonic presentations, of extreme sounds made with extreme DIY electronics. Spanish circuit bent orchestra LCDD will be leading a fiesta of handmade live electronics, musical cynicism and playful noise, followed by solos of circuit bending master and free improviser Tasos Stamou and Lithuanian sonic performance star Arma Agharta. When: May 23d @ 20:00 – 23:00 Where: 132 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DY BUY TICKETS  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/319341 More... Read More

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Ether Pad presentation with Edward Rateer, April 2nd

Mar 23, 2015

Date: Thursday 2nd of April, 6.30pm Location: Unit 15, 5–10 Corbridge Crescent, E2 9DS “Ether Pad is in the final stages of development. It is an innovative instrument that gives drummers and percussionists a new way to control reverse sample playback in real-time. During this presentation, those attending will have the opportunity to test and play a prototype. This presentation will be particularly useful for musicians who choose to perform with electronic drums/pads... Read More

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Rebel Technology modular synth workshop, 28th March

Mar 22, 2015

Build your own Rebel Technology synthesizer modules at the Music Hackspace! We are pleased to present a workshop in Eurorack module building by London-based manufacturer Rebel Technology. This workshop is the first time that Rebel Technology modules are available for DIY builders. You don’t have to have previous experience with soldering or electronics, we will be there throughout to help you with any difficulties. Over the course of the day we will guide you through the... Read More

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Chisato Minamimura, March 19

Mar 11, 2015

Join a LAB with deaf dancer Chisato Minamimura to consider visual representation of sound for Chisato, to experiment with a number of sonic/digital elements and their responses to her new score ‘Time’ which she will develop in the next few months with her dancers. This new work explores time within sound & music from a deaf perspective and cultural differences between Japan & UK including the Japanese concept of MA (negative space). The work will be developed... Read More

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Musica Dispersa at Music Hackspace, March 26

Mar 8, 2015

Musica Dispersa is a London based platform which operates internationally and is dedicated to the dissemination and diffusion of experimental music through a wide range of projects in radio broadcast, cassette releases, live events and exhibitions (more info www.musicadispersa.co.uk). When: March 26 @ 18:30 – 23:00 Where: Unit 15, 5–10 Corbridge Crescent, E2 9DS Entrance: £4 Following recent collaborations and a residency in Haggerston, Musica Dispersa are coming to... Read More

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