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Maker Faire: Musical Performance Rigs, with Theremins, Hacks, and Homemade Gear

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507444611_a9a9f0b4a3.jpg “DIY music can be as much about attitude as specific gear. We had performances Friday and Saturday night during the Maker Faire, and while the performances covered quite a gamut, a common theme was finding new ways of playing old instruments, or to make new instruments out of existing stuff. That’s something not unique to anyone genre — electronic music included — so perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising at all…” Continue reading Peter Kirn’s review of Maker Faire on Create Digital Music.

Also see: Maker Faire: Giant Bicycle-Part DJ Looping Reel-to-Reel Tape Deck; Maker Faire 2007 in Photos; and Hello, Maker Faire Attendees.


May 24, 2007
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