The Garden Instrument Contest is now over and all of the entries are in. Please read through the submissions below, pick your favorite instrument, and vote!
Entry #1: Ranjit’s “Trumpet Marine”

I wanted to do a sound sculpture for the Figment Festival, which is held on Governors Island, a former military base in New York [...]

This morning, to my pleasant surprise, I received an email full of wonderful instruments from the artist/sculptor Bruce Gray. I love it when this happens!
Hi Tyler,
I love your site, and thought I would send in some of my instruments and musical sculptures. The most elaborate one is still in progress, but here are [...]

From Austin, Texas: An advanced composition of Tesla coils, robotic drums, and a computer controlled, self-resonating pipe organ makes ArcAttack and Resonance Studios one wildly electrifying group of sounds. Their main venue is the club/dance/spirit scene and I could definitely picture ArcAttack performing downtown with some high budget videography (as if the 10ft [...]

Before we get into the details of your instrument, tell us a little bit about yourself.
Tom: I studied at Leeds Metropolitan University, doing a Music Technology degree. This was the final project, in my final year. It was a group project by myself and three other music technology students.
Please tell us about your instrument and [...]