Daxophone is a wooden beast that stirs my guts and flesh, reminding me of my own body.

Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival (EESF) 2025, CalArts, Valencia, CA

I was playing the daxophone and arbrasson with MaxMSP at the festival. I played the arbrasson acoustically and only hooked up the daxophone with my computer. I wanted to start without speaker and only focus on the reflection and resonance of the space. I was thinking a lot about how my gesture and sound could make us aware of the space that we all situated.

making a daxophone

The tongue, which is the main body of daxophone, is cut by CNC machine. The sound is different depending on the type of wood, shape, thickness, and the edge of the wood.

The daxophone is attached with the wood block that has two contact mic embedded inside and hooked up with a 1/4 stereo jack. I was working in Daniel Fishkin's studio in New York, helping with sanding and oiling the daxophone.

The left side is called the tongue. The right top is the dax. The right bottom is the contact mic.