
New Zealand design studio 326 created a lamp out of a drum on a stand. To turn it on and off, all you have to do is tap on it: Link (with video clip) – via Notcot
Computer musician Jaime Oliver’s Silent Drum project uses the membrane of a drum head to create unusual sounds. The membrane itself doesn’t make a sound, but a camera measures how Oliver manipulates it, and a computer uses those measurements as instructions for what sounds to emit.
Here’s your next rock star: Meet Sara, a 13-year-old kid who kicks butt playing Rush’s YYZ on the drums, complete with stick twirling theatrics and such.
VideoSift has the clip: Link [embedded YouTube] | Sara’s website (in Japanese)
If you like that, here’s Sara (11yo), playing Rush’s Freewill on the drums and singing too!

