Audio January: Circuit-Bending Workshop

Saturday, January 12 — 5 to 7pm / 8 to 10pm

Josh Van Horne and Adam Rogers present their second basic workshop for those interested in circuit-bending, the creative short-circuiting of audio devices such as children’s toys and small synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators. They will introduce participants to the general idea of circuit-bending, basic bends, explanations of projects they’ve done, and resources for further pursuit. No experience necessary! For hands-on experimentation, please bring a low-fi instrument or musical toy to work on.

After a one-hour intermission, Adam and Josh will lead a circuit-bent noise jam, accompanied by an immersive interactive video environment (including video feedback and circuit-bent hardware elements), put together by Adam and Chris Balint, who have performed locally and have a cable-access TV show called Tesseract.