Music technology and sound hacking
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019
MAKER
Helen Leigh
Helen Leigh is an author, inventor, educator and electronics nerd. She developed a DIY gesture sensing musical instrument for children for MI·MU and Imogen Heap, and her recent book, The Crafty Kid’s Guide to DIY Electronics, was called “impossible not to love” by BBC Click. Helen lectures on physical computing and music tech in London and lives in Berlin.
Schedule:
Sunday, May 19
Zone 2 - Make: Frontiers4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
This talk explores exciting new music technologies with strange and beautiful creations made by Helen and other artists in Berlin and London. Expect gesture controlled instruments, cello performances bounced off the moon, live coding rave culture and singing capacitive touch circuit sculptures.
What inspired you to begin investigating your topic or inspired you to make your project?:
I like electronics and I like music and I like smushing the two things together to make weird noises and fun machines.
