Wearable Sound System for Dance and Music

While there has been a considerable increase in the use of spatial audio tools in the last decades for various creative applications there have been very few examples of reliable wearable sound systems to be used in different kinds of performance environments. An original wireless body-worn loudspeaker system for dance and music performance is presented with an original costume design and hybrid loudspeaker system. The architecture and acoustic performance of an original prototype was optimized using data gathered from anechoic measurements and interviews with performers and audience members. Future developments of the wearable sound system will consider the design and implementation of an extended multi-channel performance platform to control the sound of several travelling performers.