In 1967, Reed Ghazala discovered something amazing just by sitting at his desk. At the time he was a broke teenager, musician, and experimental artist known to friends for his magnetic sculptures and the sort of pyrotechnic displays that once sent him into emergency surgery. And then one day in 1967, his desk began to… Read More Reed Ghazala, The Father Of Circuit Bending
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The latest episode of Motherboard.TV takes a look at Reed Ghazala, the creator of circuit bending:
Image: chrisglass This is the awesomely creepy Barbinator 3000, a bent keyboard that promises to keep its eyes – all three of them – on you as you play.
This steampunk noisemaker, the Beam Ready, is an homage to Reed Ghazala, the pioneer of circuit-bending: Thanks to Reed Ghazala, who sent me some really killer cold war era military surplus lamps. The big one says BEAM READY, and the smaller one has the atomic symbol, hence the name. via SonofCastille
Pioneering circuit-bender Reed Ghazala discusses the origins of circuit-bending the Texas Instruments Speak N’ Spell:
Circuitastrophe 2008 – a celebration of circuit bending, robotics, 8-bit music, hacking & electronic music will be held in Cincinatti Sept 4th & 5th, 2008. Reed Ghazala will be in the house. Here are the details:
GetLoFi has a great interview with Reed Ghazala, the father of circuit bending.In the interview, Ghazala talks about his first experiences with circuit bending, chance art and more. Here he explains how his idea of circuit bending came about: “The sounds that came from that first short circuit back in the mid 1960’s were just… Read More Reed Ghazala Interview
