# Interactive Cranial Instruments Touch-Sensitive MIDI Music Hats Are a Bizarre Way to Play Songs By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2011-06-13 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-music-hats References: [en.akihabaranews](http://en.akihabaranews.com/98044/art/midi-music-hats-only-for-those-who-can-understand-art) & [sunnyoh.net](http://sunnyoh.net/#1489253/MIDI-HAT) These MIDI Music Hats by Sunny Oh and Anna Obikane are an unusual interactive form of musicianship. The wool hats are embedded with pressure-sensitive sensors and LED lights, inviting friends or passersby to touch spots on your head to create MIDI music. The hats themselves feature a tall woolen spike not unlike a unicorn horn. Although this design feature will probably prohibit the MIDI Music Hats from becoming a mainstream fashion accessory, they still represent a compelling innovation in [tactile technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roli-piano). The wires in the hat feed into an Arduino Lilypad, which then connects into a computer to produce the MIDI music. Whether you'd actually wear these hats or not, you have to concede that [electronic fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perisphere) is developing at a breakneck pace. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Interactive Fashion:** The MIDI Music Hats demonstrate a trend towards interactive fashion that engages multiple senses. - **Tactile Technology:** The pressure-sensitive sensors and LED lights in the hats highlight the trend of incorporating tactile feedback into interactive devices. - **Electronic Accessories:** The MIDI Music Hats reflect the emerging trend of wearable electronic accessories that combine fashion with technology. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of integrating interactive and tactile elements into their designs. - **Technology:** The technology industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of creating more interactive and sensor-based accessories. - **Music:** The music industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of developing new ways for musicians to interact with their instruments and create music. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ultra-Modern MIDI Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-device.md) - [Tactile Interactive Music Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yamaha.md) - [Hand-Sensing Musical Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roli-airwave.md) - [Headstock-Topped MIDI Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-guitars.md) - [Minimalist MIDI Guitar Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-guitar.md) - [Ai Music Module Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muse-3.md) - [Key-Typing Headgarments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gboard-cap.md) - [Portable Music Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-midi-controller.md) - [Interactive Display-Equipped Synthesizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-hultn-x-lirona-synthboi.md)