I designed and built a new instrument called the Electro-mechanical Gong. It is an acoustic (electro mechanical) instrument which consists of a metal plate which is vibrated by a customised transducer. The plate is played with a microphone whose signal is passed into the plate itself. Thus many sounds can be "painted" onto the instrument with a handheld condensed mic. It is also capable of producing rich drone sounds, each different area of the plate having it's own pitch and timbre. This first public performance was in Outlaw Studios in May 2022. Performed/Recorded by Brian Leach and Natasha Bourke. An improvised performance for gongs, conch, harmonium, voice, singing bowl, electro-mechanical gong, etc. Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.