Patrick Flanagan leads a one-man drum circle, equipped with a Wii remote and other custom software he created for his mechanical band, Jazari. The elaborate set-up of robotic instruments is controlled via a robotic hand worn by Flanagan, as well as a multitude of knobs and buttons that trigger melodies from an array of instruments including: a djembe, the clave, cowbell, cabasa, agogo or the bongo drums. To speed the beat up, he just rotates his hand, to amp up the volume, he moves the Wii controller. He layers each instrument on top of one another to create what sounds like a full percussion band, except it is just him on stage waving this futuristic glove, tapping his foot to the beat, while a Rube Goldberg-like cluster of percussion instruments around him follow his cue—all without the hassle of band-mates.So how does it work? Flanagan's remote signals his laptop, which then signals an electromagnet triggering a rod attached to each instrument, which taps on the instrument and creates sound. Jazari was featured in NPR's All Things Considered and in his interview told NPR that, “the computer basically keeps the beat for me and leaves more interesting decisions, I think, to me.”Flanagan initially thought of Jazari because he used to only work on his laptop in front of audiences, which limited their understanding of what was going on. Jazari gives the audience a taste of how the music is created instead of just making them look at the back of his Macbook.Check out more videos on his website.