David Merrill

The Sound of Touch (2007)
This semi-acoustic instrument allows a person to record a digital sound sample, then manipulate the recording using their intuitions about physical materials.

Music in the Stata Center (2007)
The main lobby of MIT's Stata Center was the setting for a two-month installation of the PureJoy musical instrument and JamiOki game engine for conducting musical improvisations.

Mandala / PureJoy @ SIGGRAPH (2006)
The InventMusic troupe performed a set on traditional instruments and PureJoy, conducted by the JamiOki game engine, at SIGGRAPH 2006.

Applause (2005)
An immersive installation that draws people to participate, then causes them to reflect on issues of public control and their own complicity.

DATA-TOUCH (2004)
Live textual information, rendered physically on the fingertips.

Facing the Music (2003)
The headbanger's dream - an interactive installation that turns movements of the audience's face into a part of the rock-n-roll jam session.

Chimp Simple (2003-2006)
An original rock band that I performed with from, playing in Boston and New York.

Circular Optical Object Locator (2002)
A multi-person musical instrument that encourages collaborative sound-play, expressive gestural control, and iteratively changing musical themes.