Music
Invented / Custom built Instruments
Selected list
Latacantante
"Latacantante" - electric banjo with two strings made from a biscuit tin and a piece of drawing board.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Feb 2014 | Sabaduos, A Vizinha | Lisbon |
| Aug 2010 | Jazz em Agosto, F.C.Gulbenkian | Lisbon |
| Mar 2010 | Fab. Braço de Prata | Lisbon |
| Nov 2009 | Creative Source Fest, LerDevagar, Lx Factory | Lisbon |
| Jul 2009 | Festival Urbano Pedras d'Água | Lisbon |
| Apr 2009 | Performas | Aveiro |
| Dec 2008 | Trem Azul | Lisbon |
| Nov 2008 | Festival Internacional de Teatro de Portalegre | Portalegre |
| Jul 2007 | Forum Cultural J.M.Figueiredo | Moita |
| Jan 2007 | Fábrica Features | Lisbon |
| May 2006 | Museu do Chiado | Lisbon |
| Jul 2004 | Fábrica da Pólvora | Barcarena |
Bin Varactor v1
"Bin Varactor v1" - dryers and mixers engines, toy organ, walkmans dismantled and other materials, remotely controlled and applied on a wooden plank.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Nov 2005 | Festival Mau | Faro |
| Jul 2005 | Goethe Institut | Lisbon |
Bin Varactor v2
"Bin Varactor v2" - reassembly of version 1; dryers and mixers engines, toy organ, walkmans dismantled and other materials, remotely controlled and applied on a wooden box.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Jan 2008 | Music Box | Lisbon |
| Oct 2007 | EME'07, S.Tiago Church | Palmela |
Violaika
"Violaika" - mix of balalaika and viola da gamba, built from a bottom of a bookcase and a pine board.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Nov 2017 | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon |
| Apr 2017 | Galeria Monumental | Lisbon |
| Nov 2008 | Espaço Regueirão dos Anjos | Lisbon |
| May 2006 | Museu do Chiado | Lisbon |
Cadeirofone
"Cadeirofone" - chair with acoustic box, electrified, with strings and various pieces of wood and metal.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Nov 2009 | Creative Source Fest, Lx Factory | Lisbon |
| Jul 2009 | Festival Urbano Pedras d'Água | Lisbon |
| ??? 2007 | Museu das Telecomunicações | Lisbon |
| May 2007 | Auditório Restart | Lisbon |
El Caixoton
"El Caixoton" - amplified 'drum set' constructed from various metal objects and materials.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Jul 2009 | Festival Urbano Pedras d'Água | Lisbon |
| Apr 2009 | Performas | Aveiro |
| Nov 2008 | Festival Internacional de Teatro de Portalegre | Portalegre |
| Nov 2008 | Creative Source Fest, O Século | Lisbon |
| Aug 2008 | Expo Zaragoza 2008 | Zaragoza [Spain] |
| Jul 2008 | Fonoteca Municipal Lisboa | Lisbon |
| Jun 2008 | Teatro Municipal Guarda | Guarda |
| Nov 2007 | Bozar | Brussels [Belgium] |
| May 2007 | Festival Interplay | Turin [Italy] |
| Jun 2006 | Festival Alkantara | Lisbon |
Feedback Box
"Feedback Box" - two amplifiers in short circuit inside a tupperware.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Aug 2010 | Jazz em Agosto, F.C.Gulbenkian | Lisbon |
| Mar 2010 | Fab. Braço de Prata | Lisbon |
| Jul 2009 | Festival Urbano Pedras d'Água | Lisbon |
| May 2009 | MACBA | Barcelona [Spain] |
| Apr 2009 | Performas | Aveiro |
| Dec 2008 | Trem Azul | Lisbon |
| Nov 2008 | Festival Internacional de Teatro de Portalegre | Portalegre |
| Jun 2006 | ZDB | Lisbon |
| Apr 2006 | Forum Cultural J.M.Figueiredo | Moita |
| Nov 2005 | Festival Mau | Faro |
| Feb 2005 | Aligre FM Studio | Paris [France] |
| Jul 2004 | Fábrica da Pólvora | Lisbon |
Pandora
"Pandora" - two wooden boxes coupled with an altered Walkman, a speaker connected to 9V, metal parts for percussion and springs for reverberation.
WHEN/WHERE:
| May 2009 | MACBA | Barcelona [Spain] |
(built to carry in hand luggage)
Panola
"Panola" - aluminum container with part of an ironing board and 4 lamp springs.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Aug 2010 | Jazz em Agosto, F.C.Gulbenkian | Lisbon |
| Mar 2010 | Fab. Braço de Prata | Lisbon |
| Jul 2009 | Festival Urbano Pedras d'Água | Lisbon |
| Nov 2008 | Festival Internacional de Teatro de Portalegre | Portalegre |
| Jul 2008 | Fonoteca Municipal Lisboa | Lisbon |
| Jun 2008 | Teatro Municipal Guarda | Guarda |
| Nov 2007 | BOZAR | Brussels [Belgium] |
Diztorto
"Diztorto" - 'distorting device' for voice built from portable vacuum cleaner and dryer parts, with microphone and speaker.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Jun 2006 | ZDB | Lisbon |
| Apr 2006 | Forum Cultural J.M.Figueiredo | Moita |
| Nov 2005 | Festival Mau | Faro |
Organito
"Organito" - transformed toy organ, with short circuit triggered by sheet metal contact.
WHEN/WHERE:
| Aug 2008 | Expo Zaragoza 2008, Pav. Portugal | Zaragoza [Spain] |
| May 2006 | Soc. Guilherme Cossoul | Lisbon |