These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.
Fast Company

This futuristic new musical instrument’s branding is inspired by Victorian-era design

A new music startup created an instrument that can turn your microwave, electric toothbrush, and baby monitor into hauntingly beautiful music. Its branding converts all of those fascinating outputs ...
Gizmodo

Check Out 10 Weird and Wonderful Finalists for the ‘Pulitzer of the New Instrument World’

Music nerds and lovers of fascinating inventions, rejoice! The 10 finalists in Georgia Tech’s annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition were announced recently, and they’re just as weird and ...
Gizmodo

These Bizarre New Musical Instruments Are Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen… or Heard

The Yuan is a controller that uses touch, brightness, and motion detection to manipulate sound. It’s centered around a bizarre pulley system that harnesses sensors built into the frames of four ...
Business Wire

Walmart Marketplace Expands into Premium Musical Instruments with Leading Global Brands

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walmart Marketplace today announced the launch of its Premium Musical Instrument Shop, a curated destination featuring some of the most respected brands in the ...
NPR

Researchers built musical instruments out of vapes

Is that an MRI machine, a happy little robot, a Pokemon? (Laughter) Is my radio broken? KARI LOVE: It is an electronic synthesizer built out of a disposable vape. It is a novelty instrument of sorts.