Speak & Spells
After many hours of breaking old toys and eventually teaching myself how to successfully short circuit things without ruining them, I made a handful of playable instruments out of old Speak & Spells. One is on tour with Dredg and the Deftones, another is sitting at Mark Mothersbaugh’s (DEVO, Rugrats Yo, Gabba! Gabba!) studio in Hollywood, and the rest are safe with me.
In late 2008, a colleague and I decided to teach a class at Art Center College of Design on the art of Circuit Bending at Art Center for kids.
Some examples of my Circuit Bent Speak & Spells are below
Glitchbot #1 with redesigned woodgrain membrane pad and MIDI interface
Glitchbot #1 with redesigned woodgrain membrane pad and MIDI interface
Ninbendo decunstructo with usable NES Controller
Dredg #1 with built in Pitch Shifter / Digital Delay Unit, and redesigned membrane pad
Dredg #1 with built in Pitch Shifter / Digital Delay Unit, and redesigned membrane pad
