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Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

With Full Body Sound feel both high and low music frequencies through tactile electrostimulation

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Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

Full Body Sound. Feel the Music, Electric Wearable

With Full Body Sound feel both high and low music frequencies through tactile electrostimulation

With Full Body Sound feel both high and low music frequencies through tactile electrostimulation

With Full Body Sound feel both high and low music frequencies through tactile electrostimulation

With Full Body Sound feel both high and low music frequencies through tactile electrostimulation

Griffin Hale
Griffin Hale
Griffin Hale
Griffin Hale
1 Campaign |
Westminster, United States
$14,919 USD 90 backers
49% of $30,000 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal
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Overview
Have you ever been to a music venue and felt the music resonating in your chest? The sensation of feeling music brings us deeper into the experience. Full Body Sound technology takes any audio and conditions it, allowing users to feel an electrically stimulating tactile sensation. •Plug and Play •Full stereo •Compatible with TENS accessories •Multi-user compatible •More than bass

Music is More Than Sound, it's a Feeling

 

What We Have Done 

 

Our Mission

Full Body Sound started as a passion product for us. We love music and we love the combined experience of feeling our favorite songs while we listen to them. We also love extreme sports and (sometimes) this love resulted in minor injuries. With a TENS unit device in hand from physical therapy, and a desire for tactile audio-Full Body Sound was born. The more we shared it with friends and family the more we received the question, “Where can I get one of these?” We realized that it would be selfish to keep this experience to ourselves and are now happy to share it with you!

Full Body Sound Features

Full stereo: Feel both left and right audio

Multi-user compatible: Share a musical and electrical connection with a friend

Compatible with TENS accessories: Turn your body into a custom speaker

More than bass: Stimulate your body to the full spectrum of music- vocals, string instruments, and electric guitars

 

 

To Use

 

 
1. Choose a song, the device is synced (through Bluetooth or auxiliary cord) to speakers or headphones. This way you can listen to the audio while you feel it!
2. A pair of electrodes are placed on the skin of the user and electric current stimulates the muscles and nerves near the electrodes.
3. Full Body Sound technology alters the audio input and conditions it, allowing users to feel audio frequencies.
4. What you feel as a user varies from person to person. But, electrical stimulation contracts your muscles to the rhythm of the music wherever you choose. The user can choose to feel electric stimulation in a variety of places depending on the placement and location of electrodes. 

How it Feels

Have you ever played one of those old timey games at the carnival or arcade where you grabbed the metal knob and felt an exciting jolt with a friend? Or maybe you visited a museum where they had an exhibit describing electricity and how it travels from + to -. Full Body Sound electrically stimulates your muscles and nerves to the music with electrode pads on the surface of the skin.

Want to feel something different? Just shift the electrode just by half an inch, or try a new location. Muscle groups also play a big role in what you will feel. For example, fast twitch muscle groups (like your bicep) can physically move your muscles. While slow-twitch groups ( like your lower back) will yield the rhythmic sensation of what you are listening to without much muscle movement. 

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Testimonials 

Our first time users are energized by the initial sensation. We love seeing what different music genres people want to feel.

 

Where We Have Been Featured

 

A Fully Immersive Experience

The portable nature of the FBS-1 makes it useful wherever you want to be fully immersed in your music: Festivals, concerts, with friends, relaxing at home.


 

How will you choose to FEEL MUSIC?

Here is video of us and our friends using "Ol' Blue" in Las Vegas, NV. 

 

How it Works

The fundamental technology behind Full Body Sound was derived from Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices. These medical devices have been around for decades and have offered pain relieve to hundreds of thousands of people.
 
 

Pre-Order, and Revolutionize the Way We Experience Music

You get our flagship product, a pocket size device that allows you to FEEL Music. We have created several iterations of working prototypes and have tested it on over 400 people. With this user feedback, we have improved the design to include: full stereo, high and low frequency stimulation, Bluetooth,  and a larger  rechargeable battery. The FBS-1 device comes ready to use with electrodes.  Help us revolutionize the way we experience music and transform our prototype into a product in your hands. 

What's in the Box

  • FBS-1 unit
  • 1 set of electrode pads
  • 1 USB charger cord

Music is For Everyone

Music lovers come in many different forms, and we believe music should be enjoyed by everyone. No matter what genre you like, if you are a festival goer, prefer relaxing at home, or are a member of the Deaf Community, we want to offer the fully immersive experience of the FBS-1 unit to everyone.

We had the pleasure of sharing Full Body Sound with Lori, a member of the Deaf Community, at the Collision Conference in 2018. This friendship opened our eyes to the possibilities of our technology. Lori had some limited low frequency hearing when she was young and then completely lost all hearing. She was able to feel some of her favorite songs long lost to her childhood, and for the first time in her life experienced birdsong.  People such as Lori and their experiences with Full Body Sound have fueled our drive forward to create a product we are proud of.

Check out our interview with Lori here: https://collisionconf.com/blog/achieving-impossible-machine-demo

Our Progress and Next Steps

We have come a long way. The journey from idea to thing has included several iterations of prototypes with new features. We have tested these, gotten feedback and have produced the FBS-1 unit! We are excited to share the fruit of our efforts with you.

You will help us prove that there is group of awesome people who want to Feel Music through electric stimulation.  We have set a $30,000 Goal for injection molds, production, and certifications. 

In the case we don’t meet our funding goal, we guarantee full money reimbursement to all contributors.

 

Full Body Sound offers a unique and customizable option for a tactile wearable. With Full Body Sound, you won’t be limited to bass or tactile location. We want this to be an item that all music lovers can enjoy, not just a select few. We have gone through several iterations of prototyping and through attending many events and venues we have been able to get valuable product feedback from over 400 people. We listened to what users said, and have worked on incorporating the capability to control the electrostimulation intensity as well as bluetooth capabilities. We also recognize that our tech has many other possible applications. We are excited to provide a tactile wearable to music lovers like us, but we also want to spend more time with the Deaf Community, VR/AR, and possibly delve into the Health Tech arena. With your help, we can open up this world of possibilities.

 

 

Risks & Challenges

Hardware, especially that which includes electricity, can be very tricky. To combat possible future issues, we have formed a community that can offer the expertise to help us get our product to you. We are members of SolderWorks, an innovation lab designed for entrepreneurial visionaries in the hardware space. The space provides the tools and connections we need to carry through for our backers. In order to keep costs down with our electronic parts, we have partnered closely with Arrow Electronics. We have visited their local office in Centennial, CO to make sure we can decrease the cost and streamline our design. We look forward to keeping our backers updated with both new successes as well as possible delays. We are born problem-solvers and we will keep backers informed on how we will solve issues.

Other Ways You Can Help

We get it. You like the idea of FEELING music and you want to help revolutionize  how we experience audio but you don't have the cash to by a unit. That does not mean you cant help. Click "Back It" at the top of the page to contribute to our campaign. Every dollar and every backer matter. 

 

We also would love your help making some noise! Know someone else who loves music and might enjoy Full Body Sound?-Share our campaign with them. Also, check out the Indiegogo share tool- it provides an easy way to get the info right into their hands. It takes a community to revolutionize the way we experience music, we need your help!

Our Team

Allison & Griffin

 

Husband and wife team Allison and Griffin Hale created Full Body Sound as a way to become more fully immersed in the music they love. They realized that adding a tactile dimension enriched the listening experience and that music is more than just sound, it’s a feeling. With Griffin’s engineering and technical background, and Allison’s problem solving and entrepreneurial spirit, they have brought their idea to life and are excited to share a new way to experience music.

Steven Dourmashkin

Steven met the team at an airport in New Orleans after an event and has been a wonderful asset providing product development consulting for Full Body Sound. Steven earned his B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, where he founded his company Specdrums.

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Electric Duo

$299 USD $400 USD (25% off)
The Electric Duo, Why get one when you can get TWO? Share one with the music lover in your life, so they can feel the music! It makes an electrifying gift. This shocking perk comes with FREE Shipping. Included items: -2 FBS-1 units -4 sets of electrode leads -4 sets of electrode pads (8 total pads) -2 USB charging cables
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FBS-1 with Free Shipping

FBS-1 with Free Shipping

$149 USD $200 USD (25% off)
You will love feeling the music with your new FBS-1 unit, and it will be all the sweeter with free shipping. Included items: -1 FBS-1 unit -2 sets of electrode leads -2 sets of electrode pads (4 total pads) -USB charging cable
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FBS-1 FEEL THE MUSIC

FBS-1 FEEL THE MUSIC

$150 USD $200 USD (25% off)
FEEL MUSIC through electrostimulation including highs, lows, and full stereo like never before. Turn your body into a customizable speaker. This tech has potential ( Nerdy electrical joke intended). Included items: -1 FBS-1 unit -2 sets of electrode leads -2 sets of electrode pads (4 total pads) -USB charging cable
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FBS-OG

$505 USD
You really want to Feel Music, and you don't need all the fancy features. Get it sooner with a hand built prototype encased in an Altoids Tin. You are hardcore, this is the perk for you. Included items: -1 FBS-OG -1 set of electrode leads -1 set of electrode pads (2 total pads)
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$1,299 USD $2,000 USD (35% off)
Looks like your going all in and you want 10. You might as well save some money while you are at it. This is the perfect perk for an immersive event, planning a super rad party, or an electrifying live show. Included items: -10 FBS-1 units -20 sets of electrode leads -20 sets of electrode pads (40 total pads) -10 USB charging cables
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