Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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The Immersive Fluid Flow Experience

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Tom Hansen

Home: Wisconsin, United States

An interactive display showing the fascinating nature of air and water flow. The UWM Immersive Flow Experience projects a fluid flow model that is interrupted by people or objects, creating spinning vortexes.
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Soul Shine Drums

Faire: Tashkent

Maker: Sergey Antonov

Home: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

SoulShineDrums is a workshop from Uzbekistan that makes metal musical instruments: Handpans (Hanges) and Dream-drums (Glucophones).
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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.
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TwistBit

Faire: Orange County

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.
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The Wind Powered Musical PinWheel

Faire: Baton Rouge

Maker: Renewable Energy Lab Makers

Home: Louisiana, United States

The Renewable Energy Lab from Park Forest Elementary will showcase Wind-Powered Musical Pinwheels at the Baton Rouge Mini MakerFaire. Made with cardboard blades, bells for sound etc., showing wind energy creating motion and sound.
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Tutor Tori

Faire: City of STEM + Los Angeles

Maker: Tutor Tori, Inc.

Home: California, United States

As the first motherhood myth buster science host, I take you through a comical, scientific journey of a stay-at-home mom's day from morning to night. You may be astonished at the level of scientific knowledge a mom needs to do common everyday tasks!
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Baycoin Beats Band

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Elevated Talent Group

Home: California, United States

Bio 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 bring a variety of music, from Jazz, funk, hip-hop, neo-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 supper club , called, Supperjam , details can be found on their website and social sites; which was founded and hosted by Clarisse LaGrone Jackson and Jae Jackson the CEO’s of Elevated Talent Group. They are now working on their first EP, which will be released fall of this year! You can find them rocking stages all over the Bay Area, and California. 
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Dewald Holiday Lights – LED Lights Sequenced to Music

Faire: Wayne County

Maker: Chris Dewald

Home: Ohio, United States

Dewald Holiday Lights is a holiday light show located in Massillon, OH. The show uses over 2,900 individually addressable LED lights, called pixels, sequenced to music to create an engaging holiday light display. Using an FM transmitter, the show audio can be heard by guests in their cars.
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The Rag Tones Garden: A Sensory Textile Experience

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Amanda Jarvis

Home: Virginia, United States

The Rag Tones Garden showcases the art of reimagining textiles by featuring interactive musical instruments crafted from reclaimed fibers. These unique pieces invite touch and sight, revealing the hidden beauty and potential of old fabrics.
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djelf7 turntable and violin performance

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: djelf7

Home: New York, United States

djelf7 is a dj that can rock the street with funky beats, a violin subway performer and videographer. As NYC's #1 street activist he is a resource to learn about other subway performers and serves as a guide and guardian for the "little people."
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Dee Who presents DUSTWORLD

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Dee Who

Home: New York, United States

Dee Who, long time fixture of the NYC street music scene performs his own brand of soulful originals including a selection of songs from his recently completed screenplay and upcoming motion picture DUSTWORLD, available now to read online.
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Learn to write Chinese Characters

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: WI Falun Dafa Assoc.

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Families can learn to write Chinese symbols with stencils. We have stencils for a variety of words such as peace, family & good luck. Attendees can also find the symbol for their birthday in the Chinese Zodiac: 12 animal signs.
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D-Box

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Da Smilemakers

Home: California, United States

The D-Box is an old power wheels car rebuild with a 160 foot-pound torque electric motor powered by two marine batteries, a linear actuator for steering, reinforced frame, Pneumatic go kart tires on a one inch live axel and to top it off an oversized 1400 watt car stereo.
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Cheremoya Foundation

Faire: City of STEM + Los Angeles

Maker: Cheremoya Foundation

Home: California, United States

The Cheremoya Foundation believes that financial disparities should not be a part of a students educational experience. We look for innovative solutions to provide enrichment opportunities to students that otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford them.
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Sylvestre orchestre, la musique des plantes

Faire: France

Maker: Climate Change Lab

Home: France

Sylvestre Orchestre ou la musique des plantes est un projet visant à faire chanter les plantes pour les faire aimer, à l'aide d'un kit électronique open-source, prétexte à de nombreuses rencontres, expériences et créations.
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Los Títeres cómo Alternativa a la Educación e Innovación

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Isaac Meza

Home: Estado de México, Mexico

Conferencia con Isaac Meza, creador de Los Monomanos, dónde aprenderemos sobre la historia de los títeres y sus creadores y como han innovado con un arte antiguo en los últimos 50 años.
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Atelier lutherie guitare

Faire: France

Maker: Alain Hecquard

Home: France

Luthier amateur Guitare électrique et acoustique Réparation réglage fabrication Vous avez un projet, une envie, besoin de conseils Je possède quelques compétences, quelques années d'expériences et un atelier.
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Dance pad

Faire: Orange County

Maker: HASEON CHO

Home: Shandong, China

Our project is a dance pad system that lets you enjoy rhythm games and K-pop songs using Arduino-connected buttons. Ideal for K-pop fans and those interested in programming, it offers a fun way to explore music and tech, solo or with friends.
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Rochester Chapter American Recorder Society

Faire: Rochester

Maker: Rochester Chapter American Recorder Society

Home: New York, United States

See and hear a group of recorder players. The instruments range in size from the recorder you played in school to recorders over 5 feet tall! Listen to variety of music from classical to jazz and take a turn holding a recorder. For ages 3 to adult!
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Hubbub Club

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Hubbub Club

Home: California, United States

The Hubbub Club is a Carnival marching band, family friendly and very loud. Music changes the world! You can find the Hubbub Club at local rallies, benefits, parades, birthday parties, and just Ijamming in the street. Our music draws on the traditions of brass bands, street bands, and popular music from around the world. We participate periodically in HONK! Fest West’s annual Street Band Convergence in Seattle, Washington. We are committed to a non-hierarchical, democratic process. We believe that music is a powerful tool for social change, and strive to help heal the earth and her people through our art.
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DIY Music Synthesizers

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Karl Stamm

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Music Synthesizers are often too expensive for kids to play and learn on, so home-made DIY kits are an option to introduce live electronic music to everyone. We have circuit bending and electric modulation, and a few eurorack synths to play on.
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The “Sample Mode” Experience

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Sample Mode: Intro to Sound Design, Beat-making, and Creative Music Technologies

Home: California, United States

Learn. Build. Code. Play. Join us at Maker's Faire and explore the Art of Beat--making and MIDI Controller Design at The Sample Mode Experience. • Explore 3D printing and microcontrollers. • Learn how to curate samples using Splice. • Make beats using Serato Studio. • Participate in a community MIDI Controller build. No experience necessary. Sample Mode: Intro to Sound Design, Beat-making, is a 12-week course offered in collaboration with Berkeley Changemaker®, Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, Serato Studio and Splice for Education. Students learn how to curate samples using Splice, make beats with Serato Studio, and explore digital fabrication equipment to design, build, and code a custom midi-controller. Class sessions will be complemented by community beat-making and desig
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JIM GILL'S SING-A-THON OF CELEBRATED SONGS! FAMILY CONCERT

Faire: Sheboygan

Maker: Jim Gill

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Get ready to sing, clap, dance and spin along during this free family concert by award-winning musician and author Jim Gill. Join us at South High School before heading to City Green.
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Make Some Noise with Rant n Rave

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Rant n Rave Entertainment

Home: New York, United States

Love a good party with music and lights? Ever wonder how the sound and lighting work? Learn to: – Make a record player from common items – Use science to manipulate sound waves – Make any color from just 3 different lights – Power it all from the sun
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