[dorkbotnyc-blabber] Handmade Music

[douglas repetto]

I haven't been to one of these yet, but they look really fun:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/12/handmade_music_this_sunda.html

Handmade Music
2:00 - 5:00 pm
December 16, 2007
openhousegallery.org at 201 Mulberry Street near Spring Street, Manhattan


Hosted by createdigitalmusic.com, Make Magazine, and Etsy.com

     * Featured Performance: Mister Resistor Ensemble from Parsons
     * Workshop: Soldering-free Sonic Electronics for Beginners, with 
Peter Kirn and PAiA (paia.com)
     * Open musical show-and-tell
     * Free, with refreshments provided by Function Drinks

Handmade Music is a semi-regular event hosted by createdigitalmusic.com, 
Etsy.com, and Make Magazine celebrating DIY music creation. It's a 
party, performance, and show-and-tell for musicians who build their own 
expressive tools, in hardware, instruments, and software.

This month is headlined by the Mister Resistor student ensemble from 
Parsons, featuring instruments constructed by cassette tape, microchips, 
oatmeal boxes, and much more. Ensemble director Ranjit Bhatnagar has 
already wowed audiences with musical robots and ironing boards, and now 
shows off what his students have been doing.

To help newcomers learn how to make their own creations, Create Digital 
Music's Peter Kirn will lead off with a workshop on musical electronics, 
with free kits from PAiA Corporation that uses pencil markings to 
produce circuits. (No soldering required, so total beginners can give it 
a try. Kits for the project are free, on a first-come, first-served 
basis.) Throughout the afternoon, New York's top musical makers will 
meet and display their creations.

Everyone is welcome, from curious visitors to those bringing in-progress 
projects of their own.

RSVP to:
rsvp at etsy.com

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