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Things I said I'd do (chopped up from proposal):
==30/05/26==
 
Starting a log here of the work done. The first entry is things I said I'd do so I can keep a check on it (chopped up from proposal)!


End up with unique sounds and electronic music created with instruments I will create designed to work with natural semiconductors collected from Cornish mine waste.
End up with unique sounds and electronic music created with instruments I will create designed to work with natural semiconductors collected from Cornish mine waste.
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| 02/05/2026 || 31/07/2026 || Researching history of semiconductor development from early 1900's
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| 02/05/2026 || 01/09/2026 || Researching mine history and searching mine sites for semiconducting
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| 01/06/2026 || 30/10/2026 || Prototype instrument experiments based on research material
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I've started by [[semiconductor history|looking into the history of semiconductor usage]].
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 30 May 2026

30/05/26

Starting a log here of the work done. The first entry is things I said I'd do so I can keep a check on it (chopped up from proposal)!

End up with unique sounds and electronic music created with instruments I will create designed to work with natural semiconductors collected from Cornish mine waste.

  • The music itself will document the specific locations and history of the site the material comes from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens, stories we know of the site, its industrial heritage, etc.
  • The instruments will be artworks in their own right
  • I will use the time to research more interesting and complex musical potential.
  • The aim will be to create instruments that focus on this that highlight raw materials using Cornish granite, soldered copper pipes, CNC milled copper circuit boards alongside the semiconducting minerals themselves.
  • test these new sounds and prototype instruments in a live setting
  • develop existing and new collaborations within this community and further afield
  • The instruments would also be designed to be used by other people in future

All sounds, music and designs created will be published online as creative commons and open hardware for others to follow and provide feedback.

Project plan from proposal
Start End Task
02/05/2026 31/07/2026 Researching history of semiconductor development from early 1900's
02/05/2026 01/09/2026 Researching mine history and searching mine sites for semiconducting material
01/06/2026 30/10/2026 Prototype instrument experiments based on research
01/06/2026 31/10/2026 Music making and test performances
01/09/2026 31/10/2026 Documentation, publishing recordings, blog posts

I've started by looking into the history of semiconductor usage.

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