ALL PROJECTS / 2011

EletroAxé

EletroAxé

Year: 2011

Client: Carlinhos Brown Studio, Salvador, Brazil

Technology: Arduino, force-sensitive resistors, custom PCB, wireless wearable interface, laser-cut fabrication

Reference Links

Photos on Flickr Video on Vimeo

External Links

"The ElectroAxe Full-Body Percussion Suit" by Jason Komp for Hackaday "Brazilian Rhythms Meet Wireless, Wearable Drums in an Artist-Engineer Collaboration" for CDM Create Digital Music

Description

Wearable wireless percussion interface for Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown, performed during Carnaval in Salvador, Bahia.

The suit used custom force-sensing drum pads, electronics, and fabrication to let Brown trigger electronic percussion across his body while preserving the energy of live Brazilian performance.