Planet Arduino

After mechanical engineer “Kuchbert” saw the hip-hop/electropunk band Deichkind perform — wearing LED-embedded tetrahedral hats, no less — he decided he wanted his own glowing geometric headpiece. Now, nearly 10 years and several shows later, he finally got his wish by constructing one out of acrylic triangles with 156 WS2812Bs.

An Arduino Nano controls the device, which links up to an Android app via an HC-06 Bluetooth module, while a portable USB power bank keeps things running.

More info on the fun project is available in Kuchbert’s article. You can also see this brilliant head covering demonstrated in the video below. 

If you’ve ever thought that your musical performance needed more LEDs, then James Bruton’s DJ helmet may be just the thing for you.

The YouTuber’s wearable device is built on the base of a protective face shield, substituting in a 3D-printed support for an 8×32 LED matrix, as well as four smaller 8×8 LED matrices arranged above and below the main section.

The 512 LEDs are powered using a portable LiPo battery and a 10A power regulator. Control is via an Arduino Mega, which is connected to an RJ45 jack that enables it to work with DMX lighting data. 

The result is a spectacular display, shown off nicely in an electronic concert (with his barcode guitar) starting at around 8:20 in the video below!