CALVIN HARRIS PLAYS 'HUMANTHESIZER'

Scottish electronic musician Calvin Harris has performed a version of his new single 'Ready for the Weekend' on the Humanthesizer, a unique human synthesizer. The instrument employs 15 bikini clad models and a new electric body ink developed by students at the Royal College of Art, London.

The new ink, when painted on the skin, allows a current to be passed through the body without causing an electric shock. The instrument consists of 34 pads on the floor which have been painted with the conductive ink and connected to a computer via some clever custom electronics. The performers stand on the pads, and touch each other on the hands or body to complete a circuit and trigger a sound. Calvin played the main keyboard line and effects by interacting with a row of eight girls. The rhythmic portions of the track were played by seven dancers performing a carefully choreographed routine.

The project is the result of collaboration between Calvin Harris, creatives Phil Clandillon and Steve Milbourne at Sony Music, Columbia Records and a group of masters students from the RCA's Industrial Design Engineering programme.

Last year, Calvin lost his laptop containing the only copy of his new album. After all the problems the digital version of the album has been released this week. Maybe we just should call it 'Ready For The Weekend 2.0'! The physical release of the album is 6th of October.

You can listen to the preview of the album here. Check the link below for the video of the 'Humanthesizer'.

  Humanthesizer Video