Bleephaus

Bleephaus is an adventure playground for sound, noise and accidental music. They provides opportunities for creative play in using a wide range of music technology, from analogue synthesisers to cheap circuit-bent toys, from handmade experimental devices to equipment you can pick up to play with at home.

Bleephaus starts with curiosity and chaos – sometimes Bleephaus is musical, and sometimes it isn’t – it’s are the polar opposite of a music lesson in almost every imaginable way, but we’re sure you’ll learn something in your time with them, whether it’s how to program a beat, make squelchy acid bassline or discovering a passion for electronic music production.

Come and explore the weird & wonderful gadgets of Bleephaus – suitable for all ages, especially curious young minds, rave dads & festival mums.

Lee Chaos is a self-professed Music Hacker and has been using music technology to overcome their own challenges to making music for the last 35 years. They have led and performed in numerous bands, run a record label, created multimedia art installations and worked as a DJ & club promoter since the 1990s, creating temporary autonomous zones through music for those who occupy the fringes and subcultures of society.

They now use this experience to empower young people in their musical journeys as Disability Lead for the Music Works, exploring new and abandoned technologies to remove barriers to making music for those with the most complex needs and advocating for inclusion in the creative arts for those who face the biggest barriers.

Lee builds technology that doesn’t yet exist and hacks technology to do things it wasn’t intended to in the name of inclusive music making, and has recently worked with Drake Music and Sony to develop body & face tracking instruments along with exploring RFID tags and lasers as a way of making playful music interfaces.