Posts by Tim Yates
Sun 23rd Feb. 2014
Probably our first ever meetup! Birth Day of Acoustic Hacking. We made a two-string Diddley Bow instrument, straight to get our hands dirty downstairs at the workshop.
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London Hackspace · Est. 2014
Instruments nobody sold us.
Hackoustic is a hacking group dedicated to exploring acoustics and instrument building — a community of sonic hackers, instrument builders and sound artists based at the London Hackspace since 2014.
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Profiles, bios and links for the sound artists, hackers and instrument builders we've worked with.
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We're very lucky to have worked with a huge number of extremely talented artists, designers, scientists and musicians over the years. Short profiles and links for everyone we've worked with, below.
A note on completeness: compiled from Hackoustic's own artist archive plus public event listings — not a full scrape of every event or our Eventbrite history. Missing someone? It's added from the backend.
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Hackoustic Presents nights, festivals, Tate Modern and V&A appearances, and everything in between — newest first.
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About Hackoustic
Hackoustic is a hacking group dedicated to exploring acoustics and instrument building. We were formed in 2014 at the London Hackspace as a place to experiment with acoustic sound, physical interfaces and instrument building — anything involving more than a laptop, modular synth and speakers.
We run a host of different types of events related to acoustic hacking, including festivals, workshops and talks. We also appear as part of larger events and venues such as the Tate Modern, the V&A and Abbey Road Studios, as well as at our spiritual home, Iklectik.
Our goal is to provide a platform for sonic-hackers of all kinds, from musical instrument builders to sound-artists, to present their work to the public — as well as providing workshops and educational opportunities for anyone interested in learning more, from newbie hobbyist to seasoned professional.
Our group welcomes anyone, from any background, with any level of experience. If you have an idea for a brand new instrument but don't know where to start, you may find the ideal person to point you in the right direction. Get in touch and let us know what you're up to.
Hackoustic was founded by Tim Yates and Saif Bunni, and is now run by Tim Yates and Tom & Steph Fox.