I have met just a few virtuosos in my interactions with musicians, and I have met even fewer who have been able to take their playing in an entirely new and creative direction. These two videos are simply incredible. They are of musicians who have managed to come up with methods of beatboxing while playing [...]

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Plasma ion tweeters are an evolution the “singing arc”, invented by William Duddells 1900. He basically reworked a carbon arc lamp – which were known for being fairly noisy. Now, William found that by varying the voltage to the arc, it changed the sound that was produced….  Bingo. Much later a fellow by the name [...]

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I just love creativity in music. We ran a story on the Kasio Kristmas music and the Gadget Orchestra, but this one in particular is simply amazing.  It’s Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody ‘played’ entirely with old computer junk. No effects or sampling were used in this song, basically the sound is coming from the devices that [...]

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Brother Cesare Bonizzi is a Capuchin Monk who was born in 1946 in Italy. He has always used music as a way of spiritual meditation, but one day he saw Metallica in concert and he was changed forever. He formed a band called “Fratello Metallo” (“Metal Brother”), a heavy metal band saying that “Metal is [...]

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Sometime bigger really is better. Adrian Mann of New Zealand is only 16 years old and has built a piano with absolutely no formal training. Not just any piano, mind you – the world’s largest piano. He took 4 years to build the piano, completely by scratch in his back yard. Enjoy.

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Hye Yeon Nam is a visual and kinetic artist living in Atlanta, GA and originally from Seoul, Korea.  She’s a designer and artist who is inspired by her “personal experiences, emotions, and in-between state.” At one point in time she asked herself the question “What if we no longer had the use of our hands [...]

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I have to admit that I’m a fan of good-sounding audio equipment. Through the right amplifier and speakers, I can almost see the music (pharmaceuticals not needed). That being said, When I see things like the following videos describing  how to make a speaker on the cheap it really makes me smile. As long as [...]

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Music and sound can have a powerful effect on the mind. A slow, light song can relax you, a happy, upbeat song can give you energy, and a good driving song can make your journey seem half as long. A song from a tape that you completely wore out in high school can bring you [...]

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