Sunbeam Quad Oscillator [Toaster]

video upload by Tim Kaiser

LFO Death Synth

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Drone Scope by Tim Kaiser

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Automatique LFO Synth

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Meet The CrankDrone by Tim Kaiser

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Open Studio Sale Saturday August 16th 11:00am - 4:00 pm Duluth MN

video upload by Tim Kaiser

No video description for this one. If you know, you know, I guess. I don't know. You can reach out to Tim Kaiser on YT if interested.

See the Tim Kaiser label below for additional posts featuring his creations.

Drone Pod

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Violin Macabre Noise Synth

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Tim Kaiser Futura Synth & MiniScope

video upload by Tim Kaiser

MiniScope

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Lil' Ricky Noise Synth - Rotary Phone Violin

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Periodic Wave Table Synth w/ Nixie Tubes

video upload by Tim Kaiser

And one more:

Bedlam circuit-bent jukebox toy

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Kaiser Electrical Musical Instrument Synthesizer

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via this auction

"Rare electrical instrument made by Tim Kaiser generally he makes only one of each or his instruments so there may not be another around. Tested in working condition. It produces sounds by moving the attached stylus along a metal strip."

You can find additional creations by Tim Kaiser in previous posts here.

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Jeff and the Multi-Jeffs at the 7th Street Space, DeKalb, IL 4/11/17

Jeff and the Multi-Jeffs at the 7th Street Space, DeKalb, IL 4/11/17 from Creme DeMentia on Vimeo.

"Jeff and the Multi-Jeffs performing live at the 7th Street Space in DeKalb, IL. Also on the bill that night, Creme DeMentia, Babykettle, and Tim Kaiser. Featuring the Hypno Furby."

Tim Kaiser 10-10-2015 KCK Minneapolis MN Experimental Electronic Music Live Set - Full Album

Published on Nov 24, 2015 GetLoFi

http://www.tim-kaiser.org/

Experimental Garage Sale in Chicago Happening Now

Facebook Event Page here

"Synthesizers, Circuit Bent Toys, Electronic Kits, Unique Musical Instruments, Food, Live Music & Fun!
Please join us for the 7th Annual Experimental Garage Sale organized by GetLoFi.com and hosted by the Experimental Sound Studio of Chicago.
Vendors from all over Midwest ( Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, etc ) will meet for one day to showcase and pass on to a good home tons of gear, electronics, and projects. The sale portion of the day's events will be from Noon - 6:00 pm.

Once again there will be a raffle featuring items donated by the various vendors. Proceeds from the raffle help Experimental Sound Studio continue their programming and services to the regional community.

By Popular Demand- Random Duets Experimental Music Jam! As a celebration of our vendors- most of whom are well-known musicians and performers, we are presenting Random Duets where our artists will be paired up for unique collaborative improvised musical performances- always a lot of fun!! Random Duets will run from 7:30 - 10:30 pm.

Snacks and refreshments will be available (ID required for beer). Sponsored by Chicago's own Revolution Brewing!

This years vendors are:

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Maker Profile - Music Machines on Make: television

YouTube Uploaded by makemagazine on Feb 6, 2009

"Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who creates experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. Tim seeks out unique sounds everywhere he goes plucking chimes out of grandfather clocks and jingle mechanisms from childrens toys. And he doesnt stop there his electronic instruments have to look cool, too. So, Tim houses them in wildly inventive containers. Then meet the musical maverick who inspired him, Harry Partch.

Learn more about Tim Kaiser at http://www.timkaiser.org/."

Roth Mobot Experimental Electronic News & Events

1. Special eSymposium
Saturday, May 12, Noon - 3PM
Lizard's Liquid Lounge
3058 W Irving Park Rd., Chicago
~FREE~

In addition to our usual weekly social soldering session and experimental electronics open lab, this week's eSymposium will be in high gear when this Saturday we welcome Tim Kaiser on the final leg of his recent tour before returning to Duluth MN.. Tim will be setting up some of his equipment for people to examine and play with. Also, Roth Mobot's Tommy Stephenson will be making a rare eSymposium appearance. Tommy will be showing off some of his latest "Blamps," and their ability to be driven by musical instruments. This is a rare "under-the-hood" look at these two artists' work. And of course, feel free to bring a project to work on, or perform in the world's only regularly scheduled weekly Circuit Bent Open Mic!

2. 14 Below
Mondays through Thursdays
July 23rd - August 16th, 12:45 - 4:00 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music
4545 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Register at www.OldTownSchool.org

Roth Mobot's Patrick McCarthy will be teaching 16 sessions of Experimental Music in conjunction with the Old Town School's NEW 14 Below program, an extended afternoon camp experience for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in the OTSFM's. This session will also cover Gamelan, Hip Hop, and Turntablism. Students will learn tons of new stuff, make new friends, and hang with some great Old Town School teachers. Throughout the afternoon, there will be opportunities for gathering to work on group activities, including a video journaling project. Each four-week session ends with a final presentation in Szold Concert Hall, where we share what we've done with friends and family.

3. Summer Workshops at ESS
June through August
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 North Ravenswood Ave., Chicago
Register at www.ExperimentalSoundStudio.org

Roth Mobot's Patrick McCarthy will be teaching two series of Experimental Music workshops as well as hosting a monthly Open Experimental Sound Lab at Chicago's Experimental Sound Studio. One set of workshops will be geared specifically to children ages 11-16. Focus will be on DIY musical instrument design, DIY Music Theory, Circuit Bending, Electroacoustics, and more! There will be three monthly free open labs where participants can bring in a project of their choice for trouble-shooting, development, show & tell, Q & A, etc. The summer series will culminate in a Recital/Expo of the students' work.

MEECAS 2011 Midwestern Experimental Electronics Conference and Showcase

"MEECAS 2011
What have you been tinkering with?

Saturday, October 22
12 Noon - 12 Midnight
Lizard's Liquid Lounge
3058 W Irving Park Rd. (map)

The annual Midwestern Experimental Electronics Conference and Showcase (www.MEECAS.com) is a free, day-long, inventors' networking symposium highlighting the past year's innovations in the areas of Musical Instrument Design, Performance, Circuit Bending, Data Hacking, and Video Art.

There are lectures, demonstrations, interactive installations, a daytime circuit bent open mic, and an evening's showcase of the Midwest's most innovative artists and inventors. Children welcome from Noon - 4:00 PM if accompanied by a parent.

Inventors, Artists, and Musicians are encouraged to bring their latest experiments, instruments, videos, etc. to demonstrate during the circuit bent open mic or to place on the "work table" as part of the interactive installations section of the event. Audio-based installations should include headphones.

EVENING SHOWCASE: 6:00 PM - Midnight
This year's Evening Showcase features the work of:
- TOYDEATH, Toy Town, Sydney, Australia (their first ever webcast!)
- Tim Kaiser, Duluth, MN (last performance of his Fall tour!)
- Talking Computron, Minneapolis, MN (the force behind Get Lo Fi)
- Spunky Toofers, Columbia, MO (part man, part circuit, all jazz)
- Space Gun Bunny, Fort Wayne, IN (design, explore, repeat)
- ROTH MOBOT, Chicago, IL (circuit bent toys, granular synthesis, & electroacoustics)
- The Ring Toss Twins, Minneapolis, MN (witchy use of technology)
- Mother Daughter Crime Team, Chicago, IL (sychronized MIDI/CV circus)
- Dustin E., St. Louis, MO (noise artist extraordinaire)
- CMKT4, DeKalb, IL (pioneers of future fusion)
- Alex Inglizian, Chicago, IL (musician engineer)
- adamon, Topeka, KS (synth drone lord)

VIDEO PROJECTS: Noon - Midnight
Various Artists (Experimental electronic video projects welcomed!)

INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS: Noon - Midnight
Various Artists. (Experimental electronic projects welcomed!)

WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, DEMOS: Noon - 6:00 PM
Noon - 1:00 PM, Vactrol Fever with Patrick McCarthy
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Build a Bending Buddy and/or Build a Contact Mic with CMKT4
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, What is Circuit Bending? with Various Artists
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Brains from the Thunderbirds, The Audio of the Aurora Borealis with Sam Piro

MEECAS STORE: Noon - Midnight
Exhibiting and performing artists will be selling recorded works, experimental musical instruments, electronics kits, apparel, etc. to offset their costs.

LIVE WEBCAST: 5:30 PM - Midnight, CST
www.ustream.tv/channel/meecas-2011

CALL FOR DEAD BATTERIES: Noon - Midnight
Bring your dead batteries to the MEECAS and we will send them to a proper eWaste recycling center. Last year the MEECAS audience brought enough batteries to fill a bucket!

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YouTube Uploaded by RothMobot on May 12, 2011

"Roth Mobot was asked to perform a few of their strategically improvised recursive jazz pieces at TRANSISTOR in Chicago as the opening act for Tim Kaiser's "Numbers Station Test Pressing Tour." A huge "thank you" to audience member, Bob, for recording the performance with his iPhone. The piece is broken up into three main sections."

Tim Kaiser's "The Wizard" device demo

Tim Kaiser's "The Wizard" device demo from Low-Gain on Vimeo.

"just showing off some Kaiser gear."