CLIP

Huge thanks to krishofstadter for leading us in our latest DMLab Colchester session- Biofeedback Beats!

We learnt about his amazing work with brain computer music interfacing to enhance meditation, and used Supercollider and arduinos to control music using our pulse rates.

You can find out more about Kris' work at these sites:

https://krishofstadter.com/

https://www.p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e.org/?page_id=6648

More info about DMLab Colchester available here: https://www.clipsoundandmusic.uk/dmlab-colchester/

New members always welcome!

DMLab Colchester - CLIP A monthly meet-up for musicians and technologists to get together and dream up new ways to make music through accessible instrument design.

Looking for young people who want to make some noise at Colchester Carnival 2026!
We’re also looking for buckets and tubs to help us make our home-made drums if anyone has any! 🥁🥁🥁

Do you know a young person aged 11-14 who would like to make their own DIY musical instrument and march in the Colchester Carnival with CLIP? With rehearsals led by percussionist and drum teacher Ben Hunt, join our FREE weekly workshops and get curious with sound and music!

We’re also looking for empty buckets and tubs to assist with our drum crafting and we’d hugely appreciate any items like this you may be able to donate!

All sessions at Colchester Townhouse Youth Centre (in the town centre).

Workshops: Mondays 29th June, 6th July and 13th July
Performance: Saturday July 18th meeting at 12PM

Contact [email protected] to find out more and secure your FREE place or to let us know if you can kindly donate any materials!

Making music with trees! 🌳

Last month on we visited Rendlesham forest with Broke Hall Primary as part of our Little Woodland Heights project for Contemporary Music for All. Across the day each student picked a tree, made a field recording and documented the trees branch structure and leaf structure to later turn into rhythms and melodies.

It was a wonderful day full of climbing trees, playing in the woods and listening to the beautiful forest soundscape.

FREE workshop on biofeedback music making!

For June's edition of our DMLab series we welcome Kris Hofstadter to share his expertise with music making with brain computer interfaces. You'll even get the chance to experiment with pulse sensors and Arduino to make your own biofeedback beats.

DMLab is a free monthly meet-up for musicians and technologists to get together and dream up new ways to make music through accessible instrument design.

Participants are welcome to bring their own laptop if they wish. Please note that this project is aimed at people age 18 and over, and all experience levels are welcome. Entry is free but prior booking is required.

🗓️ 11th June
⏰ 7 - 9pm
📍 Firstsite Colchester
🎟️ Link in comments

Drake Music

Circuit bending recap 👽 🔊

Thanks to everyone who came and dipped their toe into the world of circuit bending for this month’s DMLab. We had a blast torturing toys to discover some hidden squeaks and squeals.

DMLab returns on Thursday 11th June, more details to follow soon 🔊

UPCYCLED AND REMIXED 🧵🪡🔊

Huge thanks to everyone who came down to Pitsea Market to see and celebrate our interactive community tapestry.

Together with and the people of Pitsea, we created an installation is inspired by the market and made from recycled sounds and materials collected around it, which were then crafted and composed at community workshops across Pitsea.

The chains mimic the way market stallholders hang their clothes, made interactive with , and the distance sensors in the tapestry control ableton which warp and affect the soundscape (including an amazing rap about the market by young members).

Thank you to and the team at , to the Pitsea Voices for selecting our proposal, and to all the community members who joined in!

📸 .merry

Create your own alien instrument 👽 🔊

Colchester DMLab returns in May with a session exploring circuit bending. Experiment with the circuit boards of battery-powered toys to unlock an array of glitchy and unique sounds and develop a new skill for your musical toolkit. Suitable for all experience levels including beginners and people with more experience who would like to skill-swap.

DMLab is a free monthly meet-up for musicians and technologists to get together and dream up new ways to make music through accessible instrument design.

Tickets are free but booking is essential.

🗓️ 14th May
⏰ 7 - 9pm
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🎟️ Link in bio