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This is a trailer I put together for our circuit bending documentary.

Circuit bending is the creative customization of electronic toys and musical instruments by way of short-circuiting to create new and totally unique sounds. It started as an obscure technique used in experimental […]

Here is a pitch for a documentary about my blog topic that I put together using Photoshop, Pro Tools, and Final Cut.

Here is a brief, but well done, circuit bending documentary I found on YouTube called, “Bent, Not Broken.” It was produced by Casey Clark and focuses on a group of circuit benders in Chicago. It has some great […]

I recently had the chance to interview my friend and fellow Ex’pression Sound Arts major, Erin Pauley, about her circuit bending knowledge and experience.

Although Erin hasn’t bent many things herself, she […]

Although I haven’t yet been able to get in touch with Dr. Rek to interview him about his circuit bending documentary, I did find this video he compiled of footage he shot at the first Bent Festival in 2004. On his […]

If you experiment with circuit bending regularly, it can get pretty expensive buying a steady supply of electronics parts. A single project could cost over $20 in parts at retail electronics stores like Fry’s or […]

Here are a few variations of my typography layout that I created using Adobe Illustrator.

My brother, Tim, interviewed me about my blog yesterday. This is a short audio piece I put together that combines some of my answers to his questions with other circuit bending related sounds.

As I said in a previous post, I’m hoping to interview Derek Sajbel, also known as Dr. Rek, for my blog. Dr. Rek is a visual artist, experimental musician, and the first official documentarian of the circuit […]

Over the weekend, I had the chance to open up my old Speak & Read, study its circuit, and begin the initial testing for bending points.

The circuit in the Speak & Read is relatively large for a children’s […]

While using the LIRN network to do some initial research on my topic, I found this great NPR interview with sound artist Lewis Keller, where he discusses how he uses circuit bending in his music.

The […]

Reed Ghazala, also known as the “Father of Circuit Bending,” who originally came up with the technique of in the late 1960s, has a website where he provides a basic tutorial on bending, including what tools you n […]

In New York City (and in other major US cities for certain years), there is an annual art and music festival dedicated to circuit bending and related creative practices known as the Bent Festival. It has now been […]

As stated in the “About” page, part of this blog will be dedicated to documenting my own circuit bending experiments. My first project, I’ve decided, will be the Speak & Read (similar to the popular Speak & […]

I’ve explained the basic idea of circuit bending, provided several examples and resources, and discussed my own project ideas, but I haven’t yet explained how to do it. The process is actually a lot simpler than […]

The unpredictability that comes from breaking the rules of electronic theory can be one of the most exciting aspects of circuit bending, but it also means that some precautions should be taken. Most importantly, […]