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* Fall Classes Coming in October including two new offerings

* November ReSiDeNt Submissions Open through October 13

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This month's ReSiDeNtS are hard at work creating new music for the 

Shawn Trail -- mad electronic mallet jazz!

Adam Matta -- beatboxing and trading fours with the robots!

LEMUR friend Christopher McDonald will also be on hand showing 

Gertrude, his machine that uses a multicolor LED to draw dramatic 

color images captured by long exposure photography.

Come see their work at LEMUR on Thursday, October 9th.

ReSiDeNt: New Works, New Instruments, New Artists

LEMUR's fall Art and Technology classes begin October 21, including 

two new classes and instructors. Full class descriptions are at the 

bottom of this email. For more details and to sign up, go to 

Building Music & Video Controllers: Creating Sensor Instruments with MidiTron

Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System

Tuesdays 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 6:30-9:30 pm

Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication

Saturday/Sunday 11/1, 11/2, 12:00-4:30 pm

Thursdays 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 6:30-9:30 pm

November ReSiDeNt Submissions through October 13

Submissions for ReSiDeNt, LEMUR's monthly creator-in-residence 

program, are being accepted through October 13th for November 

residencies. Accepted artists are awarded a one-month residency at 

LEMUR to create a new performance or installation utilizing LEMUR's 

musical robots, MIDI controllers and other technologies.

Artists from all performing and installation disciplines are 

encouraged to apply, including musicians, composers, dancers, 

choreographers, video artists, interactive installation artists, 

performance artists, multimedia artists and others.

To learn about applying to ReSiDeNt, visit 

LEMUR thanks the Greenwall Foundation for its generous support of ReSiDeNt.

Imagine waving your hand and having an orchestra at your fingertips 

or tapping on a surface to explore video. This is all possible 

through the use of MIDI and sensor-based technology. In this class, 

you will design and build a controller to create your art with the 

Emphasis will be on hands-on learning. Basic electronics and 

will also be covered. No previous knowledge of electronics, sensors 

or programming is assumed. Background information will be covered and 

the class will be focused on building a working controller that you 

can take home and begin to create with. Examples of previous project 

ideas include a shoe that creates notes for each step and a glove 

that determines lighting cues in a theatrical performance.

Cost: $495 including MidiTron, sensors and lab kit

Have you ever wanted to build a robot or an interactive art 

installation? Have you ever wondered how LEDs, sensors and motors 

work? Through collaborative exercises and the development of in-class 

projects, you will learn how to program and prototype with an Arduino 

beginners, and no prior knowledge of electronics or programming is 

The class will demonstrate programming and electronics basics through 

hands-on microcontroller projects. You will learn digital and analog 

input and output techniques for controlling motors and interpreting 

sensors as well as the programming skills necessary to use these 

components effectively. By the end of the class, students will have a 

firm understanding of how microcontrollers, sensors and actuators 

work and how to utilize these tools in their own creative projects.

Cost: $375 including Arduino board & lab kit

Learn the skills and techniques for building custom composite objects 

from Kevlar, carbon fiber and fiberglass. Students will get hands-on 

experience in various stages of the process, including patterns and 

molds, lay-up and final finishing. Discussion will include ideas on 

how to integrate sensors, lighting or haptics into any project, and 

students are encouraged to bring their own project ideas.

The class will be in two sessions to offer hands-on work and time to 

finish with a completed project (choice of custom laptop armor or 

handmade lamp). Bob will also give a brief, inside-out tour of the 

Bean, his own composite sensor-based musical instrument. Composites 

are a messy business so please dress appropriately: painting clothes 

Have you ever snuggled with a circuit? This workshop will provide an 

introduction to materials and construction techniques for creating 

soft and flexible circuits. Topics will include conductive fabric and 

thread, soft switches, iron-on circuits, sewing notions as electrical 

connectors, sewable LEDs, and the Arduino Lilypad. In addition, 

introductory electronics and sewing techniques will be reviewed. With 

basic soft circuit techniques in hand, students will have the 

opportunity to design and implement a final soft circuit on a garment 

Cost: $350 including Lilypad, electronics and soft stuff

Learn about musical instruments and make your own. In this class, 

we'll study the major kinds of musical instruments and how they work, 

learn about (and learn to hear) the overtones and harmonics essential 

to music, and examine scales and tuning. Using readily available 

materials we'll build our own musical instruments, and we'll see how 

electronic amplification can make an instrument out of virtually 

anything. Along the way we'll look at interesting instruments from 

* ReSiDeNt Show October 9th
* Fall Classes Coming in October including two new offerings
* November ReSiDeNt Submissions Open through October 13

This month's ReSiDeNtS are hard at work creating new music for the 
bots and more.

LEMUR friend Christopher McDonald will also be on hand showing 
Gertrude, his machine that uses a multicolor LED to draw dramatic 
color images captured by long exposure photography.

ReSiDeNt: New Works, New Instruments, New Artists
LEMUR, 461 Third Avenue, Brooklyn
Thursday, October 9th
8 pm - 10 pm
$5 at the door
http://lemurbots.org

LEMUR's fall Art and Technology classes begin October 21, including 
two new classes and instructors. Full class descriptions are at the 
bottom of this email. For more details and to sign up, go to 
http://lemurbots.org/classes.html.

Building Music & Video Controllers: Creating Sensor Instruments with MidiTron
Mondays 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 6:30-9:30 pm

Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System
Tuesdays 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 6:30-9:30 pm

Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication
Wednesdays 10/29, 11/5, 6:30-9:30 pm

Fuzzy Logic: Intro to Soft Circuits
Saturday/Sunday 11/1, 11/2, 12:00-4:30 pm

Musical Instrument Building
Thursdays 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 6:30-9:30 pm

Submissions for ReSiDeNt, LEMUR's monthly creator-in-residence 
program, are being accepted through October 13th for November 
residencies. Accepted artists are awarded a one-month residency at 
LEMUR to create a new performance or installation utilizing LEMUR's 
musical robots, MIDI controllers and other technologies.

Artists from all performing and installation disciplines are 
encouraged to apply, including musicians, composers, dancers, 
choreographers, video artists, interactive installation artists, 
performance artists, multimedia artists and others.

To learn about applying to ReSiDeNt, visit http://lemurbots.org/resident.html.

Building Music & Video Controllers: Creating Sensor Instruments with MidiTron
Mondays 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Leif Krinkle

Imagine waving your hand and having an orchestra at your fingertips 
or tapping on a surface to explore video. This is all possible 
through the use of MIDI and sensor-based technology. In this class, 
you will design and build a controller to create your art with the 
easy-to-use MidiTron interface (http://miditron.com).

Emphasis will be on hands-on learning. Basic electronics and 
Max/MSP/Jitter (https://cycling74.com/products/maxmsp) programming 
will also be covered. No previous knowledge of electronics, sensors 
or programming is assumed. Background information will be covered and 
the class will be focused on building a working controller that you 
can take home and begin to create with. Examples of previous project 
ideas include a shoe that creates notes for each step and a glove 
that determines lighting cues in a theatrical performance.

Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System
Tuesdays 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Roberto Osorio-Goenaga

Have you ever wanted to build a robot or an interactive art 
installation? Have you ever wondered how LEDs, sensors and motors 
work? Through collaborative exercises and the development of in-class 
projects, you will learn how to program and prototype with an Arduino 
microcontroller (http://arduino.cc). This class is geared towards 
beginners, and no prior knowledge of electronics or programming is 
required.

The class will demonstrate programming and electronics basics through 
hands-on microcontroller projects. You will learn digital and analog 
input and output techniques for controlling motors and interpreting 
sensors as well as the programming skills necessary to use these 
components effectively. By the end of the class, students will have a 
firm understanding of how microcontrollers, sensors and actuators 
work and how to utilize these tools in their own creative projects.

Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication
Wednesdays 10/29, 11/5, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Bob Huott

Learn the skills and techniques for building custom composite objects 
from Kevlar, carbon fiber and fiberglass. Students will get hands-on 
experience in various stages of the process, including patterns and 
molds, lay-up and final finishing. Discussion will include ideas on 
how to integrate sensors, lighting or haptics into any project, and 
students are encouraged to bring their own project ideas.

The class will be in two sessions to offer hands-on work and time to 
finish with a completed project (choice of custom laptop armor or 
handmade lamp). Bob will also give a brief, inside-out tour of the 
Bean, his own composite sensor-based musical instrument. Composites 
are a messy business so please dress appropriately: painting clothes 
or smock and long sleeved shirt.

Fuzzy Logic: Intro to Soft Circuits
Saturday/Sunday 11/1, 11/2, 12:00-4:30 pm
Instructor: Kate Hartman

Have you ever snuggled with a circuit? This workshop will provide an 
introduction to materials and construction techniques for creating 
soft and flexible circuits. Topics will include conductive fabric and 
thread, soft switches, iron-on circuits, sewing notions as electrical 
connectors, sewable LEDs, and the Arduino Lilypad. In addition, 
introductory electronics and sewing techniques will be reviewed. With 
basic soft circuit techniques in hand, students will have the 
opportunity to design and implement a final soft circuit on a garment 
of their choice.

Musical Instrument Building
Thursdays 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Jeff Feddersen

Learn about musical instruments and make your own. In this class, 
we'll study the major kinds of musical instruments and how they work, 
learn about (and learn to hear) the overtones and harmonics essential 
to music, and examine scales and tuning. Using readily available 
materials we'll build our own musical instruments, and we'll see how 
electronic amplification can make an instrument out of virtually 
anything. Along the way we'll look at interesting instruments from 
around the world and throughout history.

[NYC] ReSiDeNt this Thurs + Fall Classes