“Brainwave Controlled” Drum Helmet

A head-worn music accessory. Translates head movement into drum sounds. Based on a batter’s helmet, DIY accelerometers, and a BOSS DR-660 drum machine. The drum helmet has four drum trigger output signals. As with most new instruments, practice is required to produce attractive results.

note:  the “brainwave control” is just a futuristic title! The helmet actually responds to head motion (forward, backward, left glance, right glance) using inexpensive mechanical DIY accelerometers.

The Mysterious H incorporated the Drum Helmet into several live performances in 2007 .