Nicolas Bras has built more than 1,500 strange sonic experiments using reclaimed wood, scrap metal, and PVC pipe.

There is a laboratory at IIT Madras where the machines hum all day and the air smells faintly of warm plastic, and where, on the long work-tables, musical instruments lie waiting to be played. A ...

Humans have been banging out rhythms and singing melodies for as long as we’ve been around, from Paleolithic flutists to contemporary K-pop performers. So if you want to make music, the good news is ...