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The Blade Axe

Romain Michon

The BladeAxe is an iPad-based musical instrument leveraging the concepts of “augmented mobile device” and “hybrid physical model controller.” By being almost fully standalone, it can be used easily on stage in the frame of a live performance by simply plugging it to a traditional guitar amplifier or to any sound system. Its acoustical plucking system provides the performer with an extended expressive potential compared to a standard controller



Alison Rush, David Grunzweig, and Trijeet Mukhopadhyay

The Granuleggs is a new music controller for granular synthesis which allows a musician to explore the textural potential of their samples in a unique and intuitive way, with a focus on creating large textures instead of distinct notes. Each controller is egg shaped, designed to fit the curve of your palm as you gyrate the eggs and tease your fingers to find yourself the perfect soundscape.



Jack Atherton

BelugaBeats is a whale-based step sequencer. You can add whales to 8 rows of a grid, and when a wave washes over them, they will sound their blowholes and play their notes. Changing a whale's size alters the pitch it sings. Occasionally, a whale will get distracted by a fish and play its note while underwater. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about this.



Jack Atherton

Welcome to your personal Chorest! Walk around, plant seeds, grow trees, and hear the wind in the air! Look down from a bird's eye view, or move through the trees on the chorest floor. When you breathe on your trees, they'll play a chord for you. Or, try singing to them! Trees need a noisy sound to grow -- try stroking your microphone! As you grow your trees, their sound will mature. Don’t forget, it’s always possible to plant new seeds and start anew. Occasionally, you may see a ghost from the past. Please, do not be alarmed.


Leap the Dips

Jack Atherton

This rolling ball sculpture invites participants to test their skill at "leaping the dips" on a copper model of the world's oldest operating roller coaster. The project's aesthetic draws from a practice certainly much older than the roller coaster -- teenage rebellion, and the ensuing adult panic over the activities of "kids these days." Marbles roll over tracks and supports that are fashioned out of soldered copper wire. The tracks feature dips that cause the marbles to lift off the track and crash back down, as was possible in early roller coasters without up-stop wheels on the underside of the track. Take care in the placement of your marble not to cause the marbles to completely fly off the track! The dips are fitted with sensors that drive an algorithm in Max/MSP for giving aural feedback and a cultural experience to the users.


Music Maker

Sasha Leitman, John Granzow

Music Maker ( is a free online resource that provides files for 3D printing woodwind and brass mouthpieces and tutorials for using those mouthpieces to learn about acoustics and music. The mouthpieces are designed to fit into standard plumbing and automobile parts that can be easily purchased at home improvement and automotive stores. The goal is to make a musical tool that can be used as simply as a set of building blocks but that aims to bridge the gap between our increasingly digital world of fabrication and the real-world materials that make up our daily lives. An increasing number of schools, libraries and community groups are purchasing 3D printers but many are still struggling to create engaging and relevant curriculum that ties into academic subjects. Making new musical instruments is a fantastic way to learn about acoustics, physics and mathematics.

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Alison Rush




Romain Michon


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Hearing Polyphony - A Game and Experiment!

Madeline Huberth



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Chet Gnegy



The Processed Typewriter

Andrew Watts


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Joshua Coronado


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Tibetan Singing Prayer Wheel

Yoo-yoo Yeh


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Mathew Horton



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Mathew Horton



Tower of Power

Graham Davis, Connor Kelley


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Sonic Anxiety

Victoria Grace, Joel Chapman




Micah Arvey

3 dimensional step sequencer.



Austin Whittier



Busk Box

Sasha Leitman
