Calvin Harris, girls in bikinis and the human synthesizer 2
Published on Jan 26, 2014 Канал авто·674 videos
Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer - the first human synth
YouTube via icreateddisco - VIMEO vid below.
"Calvin performs a version of his new single Ready For The Weekend on a unique human synthesiser. The instrument employs 15 bikini clad models painted with Bare Conductive, a new skin safe ink which conducts electricity. When the performers touch the connection completes a circuit, triggering a sound.
The instrument consists of 34 pads on the floor which have been painted with the conductive ink and connected to a computer via some clever custom electronics. The performers stand on the pads, and touch hands to complete a circuit and trigger a sound. Different combinations of pads trigger the different sounds needed to play the track.
The project is the result of a collaboration between Calvin Harris and masters students from the Royal College of Art's Industrial Design Engineering programme.
Bare Conductive was developed by RCA students Bibi Nelson, Becky Pilditch, Isabel Lizardi and Matt Johnson. The custom electronics and software for the project were created by Matt Johnson, employing two Arduinos and the graphical audio programming tool Max MSP. The performers, floor pads, Arduinos and Max MSP combine to create a giant MIDI controller which is used to create music which is sequenced and quantized with Ableton Live.
Special thanks to:
RCA / Bare Conductive - Bibi Nelson, Becky Pilditch, Isabel Lizardi, Matt Johnson - http://www.bareconductive.com
Jerwood Space - http://www.jerwoodspace.co.uk
Join Calvin's mailing list at http://www.calvinharris.co.uk?ref=yths"
Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer - The making of the human synth
via Engadget where you will find more images.
Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer from ahpcs on Vimeo.
I want one. In stock at Noisebug?
ReplyDelete[Insert circuit bending joke here]
ReplyDeleteThis reeks of a record-biz publicity stunt---replete with sexism. Why isn't Harris nearly naked, also?
ReplyDeleteDon't be fooled. This is not an "art project". He only involved the RCA to lend some credibility to this stunt. He is a popular performer--complete with a history of dishonest publicity stunts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Harris
(This is already a big deal on blogs. Try typing "humanthesizer" into Google. Only one day, and already 50 hits.)
doesn't everybody make music like this already?
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing I'm alone in finding this kind of... icky?
ReplyDelete(But then I have Asperger's. To me, touching is something one does only if one means it enough to risk losing that arm.)
(OK, just read metasonix' comment properly. Maybe not alone after all.)
ReplyDeletelame. met him once on a shoot, seemed like a douche and was not allowed to speak unless the publicists allowed him to.
ReplyDelete"replete with sexism"
ReplyDeleteAre you gay?
har har
"Ladies, I'll be painting your hands and feet. So, umm, I'll need you to wear a bikini."
ReplyDeletethis is utter crap. the first human synthesizer? using body contact for performance has been done a million times. and most of the time with better sound and without sexism.
ReplyDeletethis is so whack for so many reasons....and he will probably makes millions.
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