J.Viewz’ mom must be so mad. He doesn’t just play with his food, he plays music with it.
He first wires an eggplant, kiwi, strawberries, grapes, carrots and mushrooms to a MaKey MaKey. Tapping each piece of produce closes an electrical circuit which then sends a signal to the attached keyboard and plays a corresponding note—eggplants for the kick drum, grapes for the bells, and so forth. With a bit of layering and looping, this digital musician accurately recreates Teardrop by Massive Attack:
J.Viewz’ 2011 album, Rivers and Homes, is available on iTunes.
