Clockwork Robot has introduced a solar powered theremin kit: This is an electronics kit suitable for beginners but it DOES require some soldering. With very few parts you can build a tiny solar powered theremin enclosed in an ALTOIDS mint tin. So when the oil runs out, the ice caps melt and civilization crumbles to… Read More Build A Solar Powered Theremin
Excerpts from the amazing Dorit Chrysler’s performance at the 2008 EtherMusic Festival in Asheville, NC.
Next time you’re at a gig, and you realize that you’ve forgotten your theremin, remember this MacGiver theremin, made using three AM radios. Amazingly enough, it actually sounds pretty good! via Synthzoom
AtomoSynth has introduced the Abyssal, an analog photo-noise-machine & oscillating-filter: This synth features one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound controlled by a big photocell (pitch control) allowing to play it like a photo Theremin. One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency… Read More AtomoSynth’s Abyssal Photo Theremin
Theremins are starting to show up everywhere. Popular Science has a fun DIY project that promises to let you make a theremin that operates on changes in light: Note: Unlike a conventional Theremin which operates on two radio frequency oscillators, this Pocket Theremin consists of an oscillator and frequency divider that are manipulated by changes… Read More Make A Theremin For $20
As a celebration of the vibrant Theremin community, Moog Music will again sponsor an International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008. This event will feature workshops and concerts, factory tours and much, much more. An exciting component of the weekend will be an original composition contest, with the winner performing their composition for theremin at… Read More EtherMusic Festival 2008
Amazingly enough, this cat plays theremin about as well as most people.
Tuttle Soundlabs has a great collection of quirky theremins at their site, including a theremin cigar box and even an curiously strong Altoids theremin! via Handmadenoize
Image: _annì_ (Anna Troisi) This beautiful photo caught my eye – but I was especially intrigued by the electronic instrument. The photo is labeled thereannina29, and it looks like a variation on the theremin. If you have any information on either the instrument or the performer, let me know in the comments!
The awesome Pamelia Kurstin performing at TED! SHe discusses the theremin and performs Autumn Leaves, Billy Strayhorn’s Lush Life and a composition by David Mash, Listen: the Words Are Gone. Piano: Makoto Ozone Born in Los Angeles, Kurstin currently resides in Vienna, and performs with acclaimed eccentric rockers Barbez, among many others. Her latest solo… Read More Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin player
