# Bejeweled Mouthpiece Music Players Aisen Caro Chacin’s Play-A-Grill Blasts Music Through Sku By Meghan Young | Published 2012-06-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/play-a-grill References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/31/play-a-grill-lets-you-hear-music-through-your-teeth/) & [aisencaro](http://www.aisencaro.com/) Blinged-out grills may be so early 2000s, but that might all change thanks to the Play-A-Grill. A high-tech version of the [bejeweled mouthpieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platinum-pro-glow-teeth) often associated with hardcore rappers, hip hop artists and wannabe thugs, it plays music--perhaps even from the artists that inspired the rise of these grills in the first place. Conceived and invented by artist Aisen Caro Chacin, a student at [Parsons The New School for Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arindam-kalita) in New York, she writes that the Play-A-Grill "presents a perfect opportunity to merge an arbitrary music fashion object and reintroduce it as the [music player](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tl1-music-player) itself." Controlled by the tongue, the Play-A-Grill is equipped with a vibrating motor that is strong enough for people to hear the music through their skulls. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Blinged-out Mouthpiece Technology:** Opportunity to develop high-tech versions of bejeweled mouthpieces that can play music. - **Merge of Fashion and Technology:** Creating innovative products that combine fashion accessories with functional technology. - **Tongue-controlled Music Players:** Developing music players that can be controlled using the tongue for a unique user experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Accessories:** Incorporating tech features, such as music players, into fashion accessories like mouthpieces. - **Electronics and Wearable Technology:** Exploring new ways to integrate technology into wearable items like mouthpieces for music playback. - **Music and Entertainment:** Creating innovative music players that offer unique ways to enjoy music, like tongue-controlled mouthpieces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Health-Monitoring Mouthpieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mouthio.md) - [Multifunctional Compact Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playdisc.md) - [Transparent Cyberpunk MP3 Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-device.md) - [Custom Oral Health Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oral-health-device.md) - [Package Opener Dental Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heinz-grillz.md) - [Tongue-Controlled Digital Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-interfaces.md) - [Vibrating Wearable Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xiaomi-wearable-speaker.md) - [Biometric Smart Mouthguards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-mouthguards.md) - [Retro Smartphone Music Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-music-player.md)