Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Motion Melodies

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Bailey Stevens

Home: New York, United States

Experience an interactive synthesizer where your movements shape the sound. See your music come to life with our real-time visual displays. It’s a unique, hands-on musical system.

OpenPipes Revolutionizes the DIY Pipe Organs

Faire: Rome

Maker: OpenPipes

Home: Argentina

If you’ve ever dreamed of playing a majestic pipe organ but thought it was out of reach, think again. OpenPipes, a remarkable open-source project hailing from Argentina, is empowering DIY enthusiasts worldwide to create their very own Virtual Pipe Organ. With an array of accessible plans and innovative technology, OpenPipes is democratizing the traditional sound of Pipe Organs like never before. At the heart of OpenPipes are its comprehensive organ console plans, meticulously designed to guide enthusiasts through the creation process. These plans include an Arduino-controlled Midi Pedalboard, allowing for precise control and expression. The full control circuit, also Arduino-based, provides a seamless interface between the musician and the instrument, enhancing the playing experience. OpenPipes goes beyond the basics, offering a range of Midi peripherals to expand the possibilities of the organ. From traditional buttonboards to OLED screens managers, these peripherals add depth and flexibility to the instrument, allowing musicians to unleash their creativity fully. One of the standout features of OpenPipes is its very own Linux-based pipe organ audio engine, aptly named Pipebian. This powerful audio engine brings the organ to life, faithfully reproducing the rich and resonant sound of traditional pipe organs. With Pipebian, musicians can immerse themselves in the grandeur of organ music, all within the realm of their DIY creation. But OpenPipes is not just about technical specifications and digital wizardry. It is a project that encourages global participation and camaraderie. By opening up the world of pipe organs to a wider audience, OpenPipes is fostering a vibrant community of enthusiasts who share a passion for this magnificent instrument. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or an aspiring hobbyist, OpenPipes invites you to join the movement and embark on a musical adventure.

Máquina de mirar y escuchar

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Audiomáquinas

Home: CDMX, Mexico

Se trata de una instalación conformada de cuatro máquinas, donde cada una cuenta con un conjunto de flipbooks motorizados para dar vida y movimiento a una serie de imágenes que narran diferentes historias.

One Man Robot Band

Faire: Trieste

Maker: NULL

Home: Veneto, Italy

E’ un orchestra di musica meccanica formata da alcuni simpatici robot percussionisti, guidati dal loro folle inventore. Il meccanismo è formato da un sistema a leva, azionato da solenoidi e gestito attraverso una scheda MIDI. Il nuovo spettacolo che porterò a Trieste lo sto costruendo appositamente per questo evento, con un nuovo impianto luci, nuove canzoni, un nuovo robot mescolato a giocoleria, mimica, drum circle, musica, abbracci e fastidi! Vi aspetto!!

Comedy Improv

Faire: WNY Regional

Maker: Mike Kowal

Home: New York, United States

Comedy Improv show in the styles of 2nd city and Who's Line is it Anyway? Followed by a workshop to show basic improv skills to intersted kids and have them perform improv bits of they wish, great experience for aspiring actors and other performers

Making Android Mobile Apps

Faire: WNY Regional

Maker: Christopher Terpin

Home: New York, United States

We make simple Android apps using simpler programming languages like rfo-basic and MIT app inventor. Come try our musical instrument and drawing apps and ask questions about developing and publishing to the Google Play and Amazon app stores.

TwistBit

Faire: Rocklin

Maker: Slade Darrin

Home: California, United States

Electronic music artist TwistBit presents a live DJ mix of original tracks, exhibiting bizarre genre fusions and rule-breaking EDM.

Cutting Records with Equipment of the Past and Todays Technology

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Razzy Records

Home: California, United States

We've refurbished 1950's era record lathes, originally used to record audio on acetate blanks by radio stations and courts in the era before magnetic tape and digital recording. By adding a modern sapphire stylus, modern amplifiers and computerized signal processing we can cut great sounding audio on polycarbonate discs (or squares) that play on any record player. Experience the fusion of technology and nostalgia as we guide you through process that creates each intricate groove, transforming raw sound into a tangible masterpiece. Time permitting, we will cut 7 inch 'single' records live for Faire attendees (for free, but only original, non-copyrighted sources).

LICIA Band

Faire: Trieste

Maker: LICIA Band

Home: Italy, Italy

Ci piace suonare, cantare, ballare, scrivere testi e fare musica assieme agli amici e per quanti vorranno unirsi a noi e fare festa

Baycoin Beats Band

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Elevated Talent Group

Home: California, United States

BayCoin Beats is a band collective from the San Francisco Bay Area that was formed in 2018 by lead drummer, and Musical Director ; Jae Stix Jackson. Baycoin Beats brings a variety of music, from Jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and R&B! BayCoin Beats has done many shows, concerts, festivals and showcases. They have also been featured behind many upcoming artists around the Bay Area and California. Baycoin Beats also hosts an underground, Supperjam , details can be found on their website and social sites; which was also founded and hosted by Clarisse LaGrone and Jae Jackson the CEO’s of Elevated Talent Group. They are now working on their first EP, which will be released spring of next year! You can find them rocking stages all over the Bay Area, and California.

Ensemble Club

Faire: Wichita

Maker: Ensemble Club

Home: United States

Ensemble Club is made up of students from several different schools around the Wichita area, though we are based in East High. We incorporate instruments of all kinds, and musicians of all skill levels.

Homemade Instruments

Faire: Louisville

Maker: Malachi Kamler

Home: United States

This is a collection of instruments that were built completely from the ground up! From winding pickups to fashioning DIY tuners, nearly all of aspects of these instruments (and their accompanying amplifier) have been assembled from scraps!

Playground Opera

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Playground Opera

Home: New York, United States

Playground Opera is an opera education program that immerses your students in the production and performance of an opera. We are pleased to now offer an Chibitronic's expressive electronics that enhances our STEAM-based approach.

CHORDTEACHER / WILLOUGHBY’S DREAM

Faire: Rochester

Maker: Andy Willoughby

Home: New York, US Minor Outlying Islands

CHORDTEACHER is my invention that teaches all of the notes of all of the chords in every key of western music, WILLOUGHBY'S DREAM is the sciences of western music

Un gioco innovativo per l’apprendimento dei più piccoli e non solo

Faire: Rome

Maker: Stefano Del Bufalo

Learning game based on Arduino Nano v3, RFID and MP3 module to listen and learn an infinite amount of concepts by simply changing the RFID cards. the device lends itself to multiple expansions and improvements in all directions: game, culture, nature, history, etc.

Captain Credible

Faire: Aarhus

Maker: Daniel Lacey-McDermott

Home: Denmark

Come and make a micro:bit orchestra with Captain Credible! Build a musical robot, make it bang some things, play music together! Get a highscore in ”micro:bit orchestra hero”!

Vocal Accent

Faire: Rochester

Maker: Vocal Accent

Home: New York, United States

Vocal Accent is RIT's latest SSAA A Cappella group. With a diverse group of young talented singers, VA explores multiple genres, ranging from soul to alternative. They continue to break boundaries of contemporary music.

Laughter in Blue

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Laughter in Blue

Home: California, United States

We play Blues, Jazz, and Rock. A combination of classic covers and originals.

Sass N Harmony

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Sass N Harmony

Home: California, United States

Sass N Harmony is a multi-instrumental trio, best described as soul folk. The music of Sass N Harmony is imbued with mischief and magic to bring you lyrics immersed in archetypes and folk-tales. Their vocals fly together like a tight triangle of birds overhead, agilely changing directions when needed. At times angelic and feathery and other times cackling and edgy, full of tension and resolve, with lyrics that go straight to the heart. We will be performing on the Rock the Bike pedal power sound system. We are proud to have previously toured with bike-powered sound through 14 different countries in Europe and North America for a total of over 12 months of biking!! We are looking forward to contributing to this ongoing community of environmental musicians and sustainable technologies!

AmpDiVa Customlectibles Audio Devices

Faire: Rome

Maker: Studio R.T.S. Rampin ing. Marco

Further to the Switchinglow Project revisited, the DIY EVB for class-D tube audio amplifiers, we show the Realt Time Digital Audio Amplitude Analyzer for digital HiFi users and the Magic Voli, a vintage electronic device to be used as environmental Vu-meter or metronome. A novel study about ESL with grounded stators is also disclosed.

Hand-Crafted Electronic Music: Eurorack DIY

Faire: Elkhorn

Maker: Karl Stamm

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Eurorack is musical synthesizer hardware. Come play with live music generation, and hands on analog electronics, to make sounds nobody has ever heard before. Let's explore how electricity makes sound, and the tools to craft any sound you can imagine

BPLP live on the Rock the bike stage

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: BPLP

Home: California, United States

We’re bike people. We’re inventors and advocates working away in a sweet workshop in Oakland, California, pushing the limits of bike culture. Our mission is to get people in touch with their ability to make a real, lasting impact in the ongoing climate crisis, through Pedal Powered event activities and products that help Bike People shine in their communities. We want lots more people to think “Pedaling is cool. I want to ride a bike.” Our dream is to help spread the spirit of the bike into the broader culture by organizing, entertaining, inspiring, educating, and inventing new ways to get the message out there. And more importantly, we help our customers spread the message in their communities.

glazbeno-likovna radionica učenika Glazbene škole Zlatka Grgoševića

Faire: Zagreb

Maker: učenici Glazbene škole Zlatka Grgoševića

Home: croatia, Croatia

Koncertom i radionicom želimo privući pozornost javnosti da se zgrada Sljeme što prije uredi za potrebe održavanja nastave učenika naše škole, prema postojećem projektu.

Foxglove Instruments

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Thadeus Frazier-Reed

Home: California, United States

A menagerie of handmade electronic and electroacoustic instruments including: – meqanun: a robotic, electric, 12-string zither – fluxharmonium: a digitally controlled, electromechanical synthesizer made from the guts of a Hammond Organ Visitors will be able to interact with these instruments using: – Pedestrial Activator: an organ foot pedal MIDI controller – Bandy: a series of simple web based video games visitors play on their mobile devices which activate a machine learning algorithm to create musical phrases played by the instruments. Topics covered by the project: Instrument building, wood working, MIDI, custom electronics and microcontrollers (Teensy/Arduino/RP2040/CircuitPython), and machine learning in music.

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