circuit-bending workshop and live performance by CMKT 4, Apr 4 @ 7pm

[mike perez]

Hi all,

we've recently agreed (of course we did!) for CMKT 4, a rock band that incorporates circuit-bending to provide a circuit-bending workshop at 10bitworks and which includes a 45min live set!!!

From wikipedia (Jan 17 2012): "Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with "bent" instruments. Circuit bending usually involves dismantling the machine and adding components such as switches and potentiometers that alter the circuit."

They will be at 10bitworks hackerspace in San Antonio on Apr 4 at 7pm. The cost is $15 per attendee. The cost is paid directly to the band for their workshop and live performance. 10Bitworks is not collecting any money.

They will provide marketing material when the event draws nearer but to whet your appetite for now here is the text of their email to us at 10bitworks.

Hello. My name is Jeff. I am with the Circuit-Bending Hackerspace Rock Band, CMKT 4, makers of Creme DeMentia Bottlecap Contact Microphones (http://www.getlofi.com/?page_id=1472). Since our first trip to the Maker Faire in 2010, we have taught workshops at over 30 hackerspaces across the country. Our goal was to provide a DIY electronics workshop that would appeal to people of all skill levels and interests. In our travels, we discovered that our Contact Microphone workshops are a great way for hackerspaces to attract new membership, as well as provide an entertaining project for existing members. 
We are contacting you because your hackerspace is one of the few remaining hackerspaces that we have not yet been to. We would like to teach our Contact Microphone Workshop at 10-BitWorks.
We will be passing through San Antonio on April 4th, 2012. Generally we like to start weekday workshops at 7pm. We charge $15 per attendee, which covers the cost of the kit and fully illustrated comic instructions. Workshop attendees will learn how to solder/improve existing soldering skills, work with recycled materials, and develop a basic understanding of piezoelectricity. The process we use involves a 45 minute dry-time, during which we will entertain the workshop attendees with a live performance. Additional kits and microphones will be available for purchase, as well.

This seems to be a continuation of a tour that started late last year. Here you can read how those events turned out:

http://www.getlofi.com/?p=3576

[mike perez]

almost forgot, there is also a facebook event thingy so you can RSVP

http://www.facebook.com/events/299732740079115/ 

[mike perez]

Everyone,

CMKT 4 will be here Monday May 7 instead. They had some scheduling conflicts that was out of their hands. So stay tuned for May 7 and sometime between now and then we should also be having a chiptune workshop presented by local band Victim Cache (http://www.victimcache.com).