The Maker Music Festival celebrates the makers of innovative, experimental and just
plain unusual musical instruments.
Currently, it is a virtual community of over 300 makers from around the world. The website is composed of a campus of “buildings” that each house a collection of exhibits. Every year, the campus grows as more exhibits are added
“Samson, Drummer in a Suitcase”. “Samson” is a portable percussion unit housed in a vintage suitcase. It can be remotely controlled by any Bluetooth MIDI enabled sequencer. Maker: Josef Szuecs. Location: SF Bay Area
What is a music maker? Needless to say, there are many types of projects that fit into the mold. The fundamental music maker has crafted their own unique musical instrument. It may be made from traditional materials, scrap materials, modified electronics, altered playback devices, electromechanics, or an AI driven robot. The works also include non-physical works like algorithmic music and interactive applications.
“Cicadas, Sound Sculpture Devices”. A Cicada is a noise~rompler, and rompler is an electronic musical instrument that plays pre-fabricated sounds based on audio samples. Each of Cicada has two ways to change prefabricated sound: by a potentiometer and by photoresistor. Different Cicadas can be connected to each other and mix their sounds directly, without a sound mixer. In addition, also, it is possible to make more complex noise~sound~design and connect into Cicadas prepared modules from children’s toys.