Ethan Pak

News

Sports

Arts

Opinion

The Quad

Photo

Video

Illustrations

Cartoons

Graphics

The Stack

PRIME

Enterprise

Interactives

Podcasts

Games

Classifieds

Print issues

Oscars 2026

robots

(Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor) - Daily Bruin

Erkki Huhtamo, a design media arts professor, will be performing compositions on the otamatone at &quot;Presentation of Japanese Device Art&quot; on Tuesday. Huhtamo will also showcase works of Japanese device art such as the chihuahua whistle and the knockman. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)

https://dailybruin.com/2017/11/27/otamatone-orchestra-to-perform-as-part-of-japanese-device-art-exhibit/kristie-valerie-hoangassistant-photo-editor-jpg/

twitter:card

twitter:description

twitter:title

twitter:site

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2017/11/kristie-valerie-hoangassistant-photo-editor.jpg

twitter:image

twitter:creator

Music

Theater &amp; Fine Arts

db-story-c2

Daily Bruin

Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit - Daily Bruin

Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit

max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1

An orchestra of instruments that resemble giant musical notes with head-shaped bulbs will fill the Broad Art Center with synthesized sounds Tuesday. The instrument, known as an otamatone, is a piece of Japanese device art that Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in design media arts, will showcase in an otamatone orchestra comprising UCLA design media arts students.

https://dailybruin.com/2017/11/27/otamatone-orchestra-to-perform-as-part-of-japanese-device-art-exhibit/

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit

By Ethan Pak

Nov. 27, 2017 10:37 p.m.