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September 8 Circuit Bending Electronic art created by audio short-circuiting September 15 Karen Wissel with Kazuaki Shiota, Alok Narayana and the Students from Shobi University in Japan. Unconventional performance art including "Living Museum" and "Unfolding Collage" September 22 Fricative A vocal gymnasium of soun

Circuit-bending is the intentional short circuiting of low voltage electronic toys, digital synthesizers, and varied electronic devices producing unexpected sounds.
 
Michael Una has rigged a bike with magnets and magnetic switches to control a mounted circuit-bent drum machine and Casio synthesizer, thus creating the Beat Bike. The Beat Bike will be performed and rides offered to the public. ½ Mang will perform circuit-bent instruments, and will have an interactive circuit-bent session with the audience.