
Musical Inovation: Cricket Hotel
Artist: Mei-ling Lee and Jayshing Goolsby
About: Mei-ling Lee is a composer, sound designer, and insect enthusiast who took the Electro-Cricket
circuit to the next level: real estate. Made in collaboration with her daughter Jayshing, the Lee Family
Cricket Hotel has delighted and confused visitors since 2020. Each of three oscillators is hidden under a
little plywood roof, complete with individual indicator LEDs so one can easily see which oscillator does
what. Unique to this design is a piezo that serves as the output. Normally, piezos used as speakers result
in a dry, tinny sound. Fortunately, this happens to ...