Think Of a Tune (Literally)

Haill also plays ukulele and double bass

Haill has been using her brain-scanning hardware for the last 14 years to play MIDI with her mind, but says it is the inter-application events protocol in Apple's OS X operating system that allows her to trigger different GarageBand samples and other devices for each type of neuro activity and for each side of the cortex.

At Future of Sound, she will attempt to unpick the "neural sonic soup" of rookie electrode wearers.

Haill will blend the beams from different EEGs, fusing them to create a chilled-out melody.

Each marker provokes ethereal notes and pitch changes that match a specific neurological state. Haill likens it to "playing a Theramin with your brain."

Modified Toy Orchestra performs live.

makes music from thrown-away playthings, like these Speak 'n Spells.

technology tour. Ware told Wired News the aim is to open minds and seed future art projects.

Brainwaves sent from Haill's sweatband form a 3D graph on her notebook computer. Each marker point triggers a different sound depending on the area of the brain it came from.

hacked drum machines to synchronize the movements of animated characters with the rhythms being played.