Electricity for Progress

Hello my name is Sam Cusumano and welcome to Electricity for Progress! I am an educator and an Engineer for the Arts, using electronic components and sounds to lead workshops, classes, and performances which explore human interactivity and attempt to represent complex electrical and biological processes using circuits and sound.

Checkout the many posts on electronics, look through the Biodata Sonification Forum, and my Store where you can purchase electronics Kits, completed Synthesizer Modules, and request custom devices or electronics repair! Also I have videos on the Electricity for Progress Youtube channel

  • The Wildflower Botanical Orchestra performs – The Sun Stands Still
     This musical piece is performed by the resident plants of the Wildflower Botanical garden, using sensors to track the changing biological states of the plants over <35> days through the Winter Solstice (November 25th – December 31st).    On these shortest days of the year, the Sun stays lethargic all day on the horizon, for… Read more: The Wildflower Botanical Orchestra performs – The Sun Stands Still
  • Everyday Calendar – Hacking
    The Everyday Calendar by Simone Giertz is a personal affirmation system where a user makes a daily goal and is presented with a series of hexagonal copper numerals which illuminate when touched. By modifying the open-source code, a user is able to hack the Everyday Calendar into a matrix display and touch surface. The hardware… Read more: Everyday Calendar – Hacking
  • Project Parts
    Project Name Boards Parts Notes MIDI Filter 1U – Knob Lights 5 1 built, 4 pots, need 5v ProMicro Limited run MIDI Filter 1U – Regular 5 5v Pro Micro MIDI Filter 2HP 5v Pro Micro Board and face revision 3 ** Party FM — 3v Pro Micro, etc finalize design Party Breadboard 1U fuses… Read more: Project Parts
  • Party FM
    PartyFM Eurorack Radio Module
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  • Party Breadboard 1U
    The same great prototyping experience of the full sized Party Breadboard, in super cute 1U format! Use this to spin up a quick schmidtt-trigger or 555 timer oscillator, try out a distortion circuit, or pop in a bunch of LEDs for a blinkenlight party! Available in both Pulp Logic and Intellijel formats, this board is… Read more: Party Breadboard 1U
  • Party Breadboard
    The Party Breadboard v002 is an electronics prototyping platform built into a 12hp (60.6mm) wide Eurorack format, allowing the exploration and design of custom circuits to expand a Modular Synthesis environment. When creating a new module or whipping up a quick LFO or blinkenlight, nothing makes the process easier than an integrated prototyping breadboard! Purchase… Read more: Party Breadboard
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  • MIDI Mult
    MIDImult – Route a single MIDI source from the top input jacks to four separate MIDI devices. Includes MIDI 5pin DIN jacks and accompanying (polarity switchable for TypeA and TypeB) 3.5mm jacks on Input and Outputs 3/4, allowing connection to Eurorack and other modern MIDI gear. This is a simple implementation of a 74HC14 MIDI… Read more: MIDI Mult
  • Welcome to Electricity for Progress
    Hello, my name is Sam Cusumano and welcome to Electricity for Progress. Today we will begin to explore a new installation of wordpress in an attempt to rebuild a website featuring my historical and current work with Electronics, Education, and Music. Please follow along and enjoy the content.