Casper Electronics

Casper Land is a creative-technology themed workshop, classroom, gallery and show space located in downtown Troy NY.

GRAND OPENING Friday June 26th from 5 - 9pm, during Troy Night Out.

Works and live music by Casper Land co-founders Peter Edwards and Kate Sweater.

Peter Edwards builds hand-made custom electronic instruments for musicians and collectors. His work has been seen on the stages of Mike Patton, Negativland, Danny Elfman, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Auto Von Schirach and more. He has taught creative electronics at Hampshire College, NYC based Harvestworks, and has shown his work in New York, LA, Iceland, Norway. He will be performing live music on a selection of his instruments.

Kate Sweater is a visual artist and lighting design engineer studying at RPI. She will be co-curating the casperland show-space and display window.

Casper Land is located at 469 Fulton Street at the corner of 5th Avenue.
Click here for a map.

I’ve posted some more schematic drawings of the Drone Lab sent in by Giancarlo Sica.
Click on the images below to see larger versions. A PCB is in the works. I’m hoping to have them for sale in a few months.

Starting June 1st I will be setting up shop at the new Casper Land workshop/venue located right in the middle of downtown Troy NY at 469 Fulton St.
Casper Land is a multi purpose, creative technology themed workshop, classroom, gallery and show space.

We are planning an official opening June 26th to coincide with Troy Night Out.

I’m eager to meet tech inclined artists and musicians in Troy. I love brainstorming with other artists/inventors/musicians/ interesting people so if you fit that description and you live in Troy, drop me a line.

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Would you like to perform or show work at Casper Land? I want to hear from you!

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Feel free to contact me if you want to learn about electronics or circuit bending and would like to intern. I’ve had oodles of interns over the past few years and it’s been a fun time for all.

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pete(at)casperelectronics(dot)com
OR
kate(at)casperelectronics(dot)com

A much improved Drone Lab schematic was sent in by Giancarlo Sica. I also found a few mistakes in my original drawing which have been addressed in Giancarlo’s drawing.

A non-segmented schematic is in the works and so is a PCB!

For more info go to the Drone Lab page

Below is a higher quality version of the audio from the video above.
3 drones recording

The Bent fest was tons of fun. Here’s a photo and sound sample from my performance.


Here’s a video from Hand Made Music night at 3rd ward taken from the Make magazine blog.

Text taken from Make blog:
Yup, last week’s Handmade Music party was entirely off the hook and awesome. Full fledged performances by E-Squared and Peter Edwards of Casper Electronics. Plus a hauntingly interactive piece by Ranjit Bhatnagar and a demo of Eric Archer’s Dronematrix handheld synthstrument. Good times - and of course more to come next month! (5/21/09 to be specific)

I did an interview at the Time Out New York offices yesterday for The Volume to promote the Bent Festival. I’ll be at the fest all day friday and saturday. Come say HI. Free bending workshop saturday at noon! Free beer every night from 7 - 7:30.

I’ll be showing off new gear and performing at 3rd Ward this Thursday April 16th for the monthly Hand Made Music night. 195 Morgan Ave., at the corner of Stagg St., in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Detailed directions here. IT’S FREE!
If you can’t come out Thursday, make sure to come see me at the Bent Festival at the Tank on Friday the 17th! 354 W. 45th Street between 8th and 9th, Manhattan.

I’m performing at the Bent fest Friday the 17th, teaching an open bending workshop starting at noon on Saturday the 18th and I’ll have an interactive, musical display up throughout the whole fest. For more info about this years and past Bent festivals go to the Bent Festival website

I’m going on a mini east coast tour with NONhorse and Embarker in the beginning of april.

Saturday April 4th
Market Hotel, 1142 Myrtle Ave @ Broadway, Brooklyn, NY. All ages.
with Anamanguchi , snakes say hiss, Starscream and Broccoli Destroyer

Sunday April 5th
Hampshire College, Amherst MA, Prescott Tavern. 7:30.
with Mudboy and areaC

Monday April 6th
The Elevens, 140 Pleasant St. North Hampton MA. 9:30 21+
with Dan Cashman and Matt Weston Duo, DJ sets by Shannon and Beth of Jow Jow

Wednesday April 8th
Building 16, Providence RI, 15 tanyard lane
with Humanola

Thursday April 9th
Bloomfield CT, 24 Jerome Ave. 8pm
with Jon Eriksen Harsh and Family Treasures

Friday April 10th
Big Rock Candy Mountain Philadelphia PA, 1822 North Hancock.
with Savage Relatives and Social Junk

Saturday April 11th
LOF/T (load of fun theater) 120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201

Sunday April 12th
Church Of Crystal Light, 309 N. Adams St. Richmond, VA