The Garbage Art and DIY Instruments of a Swamp Yankee
Ever heard of a swamp yankee? Matt Lorenz is a countrified northerner with a knack for drawing music and art out of piles of garbage.
Music
Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
This Week in Making: Musical Lightning, Makey Pixel Art, and More
Watch lightning arc across the stage and create music, pixel art come together to create Makey, and the other stuff that happened this week.
Magnificent Motion at World Maker Faire New York
Whether it is kinetic art, drone fighting, or power wheel racing, keep the energy flowing with things in motion at Maker Faire New York.
Adam Savage Nerds Out Over Vinyl Record-Making with Jack White
Take a trip to Detroit’s Third Man Records as Adam records a song, talks with Jack White, and then tours his pressing plant.
Hacking a Cello to Fit in a Backpack
Christoph Klemke, the cellist of Feline&Strange, has to travel by plane a lot, so he designed a cello that can fold into a small bag.
This Baby Grand Piano Can Play Pinball All By Itself
Sudhu Tewari’s Prepared Player Piano Pinball System is one of his wackier inventions. It is an orchestra of sound and light.
A Quick Build of Maywa Denki’s Noisemaking Dog Kit
Maywa Denki’s BowGun, a little noisemaking dog kit, embodies their unique style of music that incorporates crazy mechanical devices.
