Wear a Drum Set on Your Shirt

Posted in Just Cool,Music by Joe Tech on the September 24th, 2008

This is pretty cool. Think Geek has announced a new shirt that features a picture of a drum set. When you tap the drum set pieces, they make the expected sounds. Watch the video. It’s pretty cool.

From ThinkGeek:

We could do what those other supposedly geeky apparel companies do, and print a regular t-shirt with a cool looking picture of a drum kit on the front because it looks fashionable. We then would tell stories about how it was trendy, make a few Rock Band references, tell you it will make you look hot and basically try to convince you to buy it. But we don’t roll like that. At ThinkGeek we know you expect innovative new products and we’re here to pony up the goods. So, how about an electronic t-shirt with both a cool picture and an actual playable drum kit on the front? That’s right. Hit the drums on this shirt with your fingers and they play through the built in speaker… simple but amazing. With 7 different drum sounds you’re ready for a personal drum solo on your chest.

Now you just have to keep your drunk from bruising you up every time you wear it.

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Thats actually really cool! :P

Never seen anything like it before.

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Joe

Pam: The second part with the magnetic tape is something I would absolutely love to see.

Pam Hoffman

Many years ago, musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson built an electronic drum system into a suit that she wore in concert on stage.

Her performance was the creation of the music with the creation of the movements.

For example, she would 'hit' her right knee with her left hand and you'd hear a cymbal.

The whole thing looked a little like a marshall arts routine - and every movement was accompanied by a drum/percussion sound.

I bet there is a video of it somewhere online. Huh, I think I'll go look for that and watch it again.

She is brilliant! There were many other things she did, crossing human, music and technology, like recording her voice on magnetic tape (like in the old cassettes) then stringing that magnetic tape to the bow of a violin.

When she pulled the bow over the string of her violin, you'd hear the voice recording 'play' on the magnetic tape. She would control the speed and pitch with the bow-ing (or whatever they call it!).

Enthralling,

Pam Hoffman
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