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lev the thereminbot sings for boingboing tv

ranjit — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:02:11 +0000

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Lev’s featured in the premiere episode of BoingBoing TV today.

Thanks, boingers!

lev plays patsy

ranjit — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:29:38 +0000

Here’s LEV again, because one “Crazy” wasn’t enough.

Lev plays Patsy from ranjit on Vimeo.

(also on youtube)

lev and thumpbot play “crazy”

ranjit — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:17:03 +0000

Here’s LEV, my theremin-playing robot first seen at Artbots 2003, playing a familiar song with the help of the newly built thumpbot and an obsolete synthesizer.

Lev and Thumpbot play “Crazy” from ranjit on Vimeo.

(also on youtube)

They don’t play so well, but what do you expect from robots?

Oct 19: lev at auto+matos

ranjit — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:42:15 +0000

I’ll be presenting Lev, the theremin-playing robot, at the AUTO+MATOS show at New York University on Thursday, Oct. 19. Come see singing, dancing, performing robots! Best of all, it’s free!

Behold sensational innovations in the fields of movement, science, and art in an evening of noise, high impact dance, and robotics. Visitors are encouraged to interact with robots, experimenting with noise and paint, and to observe the vigorous and propellent dance of STREB.
– from the AUTO+MATOS web site

The exhibition will take place the evening of Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 6:30pm in the Eisner Lubin Auditorium of the NYU Kimmel Center (60 Washington Square South, 4th Floor). Get tickets at the door or from NYU Ticket Central.

lev, a machine for playing the theremin

ranjit — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:34:22 +0000

Lev is a machine for playing a theremin.

Lev is named after Lev Termen (Leon Theremin), a Russian scientist who invented one of the first electronic musical instruments, an instrument which is played without touching, and which bears his name.

Lev is made out of an old floor lamp, some plumbing supplies, a few empty mint tins, and some microprocessors. Lev will never replace the human theremin virtuoso, although, as there are so few of the latter, a mechanical substitute may someday be vital to our economy.

lev at electro-music 2005

ranjit — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:11:49 +0000

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A portable version of Lev went to Electro-Music in June, 2005 to warble for the musicians, artists, and shiny classic synths that attended the conference. To set the scene, here’s a few photos from the event. (For many more, see the official Electro-Music site.)

lev at artbots 2003

ranjit — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 04:34:23 +0000

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Lev performed at Artbots 2003, the robot talent show, at the Eyebeam Atelier in New York City, July 12-13, 2003. Here’s a few photos from the event.

Visit artbots.org to see all the other wonderful art machines.

If you were at artbots 2003 and have video or audio of Lev, please share it with me! I was too busy to get any good video of Lev in action.

lev’s first song

ranjit — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 05:10:49 +0000

lev’s first song on Vimeo