Interactive music installations, built for public spaces

Allow roughly 2.5 to 3 square metres per station: the unit itself is about 1.3 metres square, plus room for players to gather around it. Stations are modular, so a single unit suits a gallery corner and four form a central attraction.

Under an hour. Compact modular shipping, a single power connection, and no network dependency.

Fully assembled it weighs around 92kg. For courier shipping it packs into two flight cases; if we hand-deliver, we handle transport and setup ourselves, with or without venue assistance as agreed in advance.

A single standard socket. It draws around 45W in standby and up to about 90W in full use at volume.

Easily. Each console is on lockable castors and runs from a single plug, so staff can reposition it for an event, a clean or a gallery change and lock it back in place, with no reinstallation.

No, it doesn’t need any network to run. Remote diagnostics and updates are optional but recommended; if you want them, we can connect it either to your wi-fi or through a mobile-SIM router, whichever suits your venue.

No. There is nothing to explain and nothing to reset between visitors. Cleaning is light soap and water, no solvents; we recommend the bricks are cleaned and disinfected regularly.

Remote diagnostics and support are available. Hires are maintained by us for the whole run; purchased units come with a warranty and an optional ongoing support agreement.

Yes. Sound sets can be tuned to your theme, and the stations can carry your own skins, wraps and branding, with instructions laser-etched in your house style. Optional usage analytics are available if you want to see how visitors play.

Music is where we started, but the technology underneath turns everyday objects into digital controls, so it lends itself to learning, storytelling and other hands-on, screen-free experiences too. If you have a bespoke idea in mind, tell us about it.

Yes, by design rather than adaptation. The brick surfaces sit at a height you can reach from a wheelchair or a seat, and the four surfaces face outward so several people play the same instrument at once, a wheelchair user, a standing adult and a child side by side. There is nothing to see on a screen, nothing to read and no controller to operate.

Yes, and it’s the usual way to start. A short run is the simplest way to see how the exhibit performs with your own visitors before committing to a permanent installation.

It depends on how you book and at what scale, so we quote per venue rather than publishing a price list. The main variables are hire vs purchase, how many stations you need, the length of the run, and how much custom branding is involved. Tell us roughly what you have in mind and we’ll come back with indicative costs within two working days.

There is a free BeatBlocks app for iPhone and iPad that turns ordinary LEGO and building bricks into music, the same idea in your pocket. There is also BeatBlocks Studio, a paid version with a fuller set of sounds and features. Both are on the App Store. See the BeatBlocks apps →