A few years ago twerking was a no no on the dance floor. Now it’s a global phenomenon. You can hardly go on a night out without witnessing some booty shakin’ action. Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and their legions of fans have taken an underground move and turned it into a dance craze.

But a cheeky project, by headphone maker AIAIAI, just took twerking to the next level. With the help of Dutch design studio Owow, Branko from electronica band Buraka Som Sistema and Twerk Queen Louise, the Danish brand has created a new series of bass-driven tracks by and for dancers ‘working it’ worldwide.

“We were contacted by AIAIAI and they had this initial idea of turning a dancer’s booty shake into music,” explains Owow. “It became interesting and cool to see how you could shake your ass to music, and also how you can revert things and make music with your body as well.”

Twerk Queen Louise plays her derrière like a drum kit, triggering a range of MIDI samples, preset by Branko, using two accelerometers that track her every move. The resulting patterns were then mixed together on music software programme Abelton to create bouncy club track ‘Cascavel’.

Recently we’ve seen a new wave of instruments enabling millennials to create music using everything from touch sensors to light displays; plus projects that aim to bring artists closer to fans via interactive experiences. Real Booty Music goes one step further, letting the dancer take control of the dancefloor.