Quoted: Wilco Botermans, composer and performer of interactive computer music, using the theremin as main instrument for controlling and soundsource. TeleTouch theremin services. A Dutch company selling theremins, theremin music

Quoted: The official website of Lydia Kavina, professional thereminist and composer.

Great therermin demo!

Just this side of Fabulous.
I'm not saying which side.
It's the robot-controlled theremin that "makes" this rig. For sure.
Craig sent me this link.
Thanks Craig. For sure.

The origin of the ribbon controller used by Brian Wilson in his recordings for the Beach Boys.

There has been a real resurgence in activity related to the theremin recently. I can't identify any specific cause for this. The instrument is great fun to work with, but its reputation as difficult-to-master is well deserved. We spend a lot of time working with the theremin and it challenges us.
A lot of people use theremins as sound sources for audio post-production and other studio work - it's evocative, creates great glissando and can be mixed in at low levels to add mood & undertones. It's also a fun way to bring an audience's attention back to the stage in live performances.
PAiA does have an advantage in this (small!) market, as it's one of the most fun kits to build you can imagine - and building a theremin from scratch really enhances its use as a tool of exploration. Also, the PAiA kit has a lot of "extra" uses as a gestural controller that most theremins don't offer. It's an instruments we're always pulling off of the shelf to play with when we're in the lab.

Fun Austin band with a cool theremin player.

Quoted: Drums vs. drum machines. Samplers vs. guitars. Take these oppositional elements, add a willingness to start a band first and learn how to use the gear later, crank it up to 25,000 and you have The Octopus Project.