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Picture of wooden musical instrument taken from above. The instrument is rectangular and has 5 sets of 6 strings, each with a bridge located at different points up the length of the strings. There is a sound hole and to the left of the sound hole there is a label which says “Pentachord”. Each group of strings is labelled with a different coloured dot sticker, and there are lines going across like frets labelled with note names at the top and bottom.

DMLab London: Inclusive Instruments & Hearing – 9 March

Discover two brand-new accessible instruments plus a Sound Free Concert project for cochlear implant users at this event!

2 Mar 2026 Research & Development

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A shot of a large event room. In the center is a person sat down at a table, presenting with a projection screen behind them. There is also a table with accessible instruments laid out, a table with people sat down and a BSL interpreter standing and signing.

DMLab London: Sonic Special – Monday 26 January

Dive into the world of interfaces, inclusive sound and hearing futures at our next accessible music technology event at Rich Mix!

8 Jan 2026 Research & Development

Updates

A young boy sat at a desk in a wheelchair in a large, white festival tent. He is looking at an older man to his left, smiling. On the desk is lots of audio equipment: MIDI keyboards, sample pads, a Mac and cables. A facilitator is sat to his right.

Big Malarkey Festival: City Sounds – July 2025

Back in the summer, we headed up to Hull for The Big Malarkey; Hull’s children’s literature festival, taking place in East Park. Drake Music were invited to deliver ‘City […]

2 Oct 2025 Collaboration, Learning & Participation

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A close-up of a modular synthesizer with multiple brightly colored patch cables (yellow, pink, green, black) connecting various modules. The modules feature rows of knobs, buttons, and LED lights glowing blue, red, and pink. A wooden case holds the modules at an angle, with a larger modular synthesizer visible but blurred in the background.

DMLab London: Synth Special – Monday 22 September

Dive into the world of accessible synthesizers and instruments at our next accessible music-making event.

20 Aug 2025 Research & Development

Opportunities

Jammies, an instrument similar to the form factor of that of a piano but with just 5 rectangular keys and LED strips for each of those keys.

More funding for more accessible instruments!

We’re excited to open applications up for the latest round of our Accessible Instrument Development Fund.

28 Jul 2025 Commissions, Research & Development

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A piece of hardware that is used to control MIDI messaging. It has silver touchpads in the shape of finger prints and LED lights that are used to indicate when a sensor has been touched.

DMLab London: Meet the Makers – Monday 28 July

Meet the makers of 2 new accessible instruments + a presentation from Light & Hope Association: The Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra.

17 Jul 2025 Research & Development

Events

DMLab London: MiMU Gloves Special – Monday 27 January

Join us for the first DMLab London of 2025! We’re back with a MiMU Gloves special!

6 Jan 2025 Opportunities, Research & Development

Opportunities

A hand drawn black and white diagram of an accessible violin instrument from Drake Music's AMIC's collection.

Open Call: Co-design a new accessible musical instrument for your own musical practice!

We are excited to offer a paid opportunity for one Disabled musician to co-design a new accessible musical instrument as part of a research project!

30 Oct 2024 Artistic Development, Collaboration, Commissions, Opportunities, Research & Development

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A banner with 3 images - one for each presenter. Left is Chris Ball; a man with brown hair and a light beard. He is wearing a light blue button up shirt with a light blue pattern, and is looking directly at the camera. Lou Barnell is in the middle of the image. She is wearing a nest-like collar of white melted plastic threads. Her arms are raised by her face. Her hair is combed back into a tight plaited bun. The background is pink. On the right is Calina de la Mare, a white woman in her 50’s with light brown medium length hair.

DMLab London: New Perspectives – Monday 25 November

Join us for the next DMLab London where we discover new perspectives of accessible music creation!

10 Oct 2024 Opportunities, Research & Development

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An infographic for DMLab London. Text reads: Monday 16th September - 6pm. DMLab: Accessible instruments in action. Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA. Logos at bottom of graphic for City Bridge Foundation, Arts Council England, and Rich Mix. Text is accompanied by an image of Hollie Miller, a female performer, standing wearing the Third Organ instrument. It consists of white muscle tension sensor pads stuck to her upper arms and legs and black rubber string sensors between her hands and feet and between her hands and neck. All the wires from sensors gather at the navel where they are joined to a latex umbilical chord through a military style plug and socket connector.

DMLab London: Accessible instruments in action – Monday 16 September

Join our next DMLab London session where we explore accessible instruments in action!

13 Aug 2024 Opportunities, Research & Development

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Tag Archives: accessible music technology

DMLab London: Inclusive Instruments & Hearing – 9 March

DMLab London: Sonic Special – Monday 26 January

Big Malarkey Festival: City Sounds – July 2025

DMLab London: Synth Special – Monday 22 September

More funding for more accessible instruments!

DMLab London: Meet the Makers – Monday 28 July

DMLab London: MiMU Gloves Special – Monday 27 January

Open Call: Co-design a new accessible musical instrument for your own musical practice!

DMLab London: New Perspectives – Monday 25 November

DMLab London: Accessible instruments in action – Monday 16 September

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