Nerd's Ascent

Nerd's Ascent from Portrait on Vimeo.

"This is what happens when you sneak into a synthesizer store at night.

Direction/Production/Editing/Music: http://P.ortra.it
Director of Photography: http://Malcolm-Elijah.com
Location/Gear: http://SwitchedOnAustin.com
Audio Mastering: http://darkartmastering.com
Special thanks to Sarah, Chad, Eric, Michael, Eli and the whole Switched On Crew.

All sounds were recorded live at Switched On in Austin, Texas using new & vintage hardware synths & effects. The name "Nerd's Ascent" comes from the title of a patch on the amazing Eventide Space Reverb.

Cast of characters: YAMAHA CS-40m, Moog Minimoog Voyager XL, YAMAHA YC-20 Combo Organ, Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo, Korg King Korg, Moog Sub Phatty, ARP Solus, Eventide Space Reverb, Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, Hohner Clavinet D6, Electro-Harmonix Q-TRON Envelope Filter, Moog MF-103 12-Stage Phaser, Moog Opus 3, Korg PME 40x Pedals, Moog Thermine Etherwave Plus, Cynthia Four Transients, Make Noise Rene, Make Noise Echophon, Bubblesound CVWS, Bubblesound VCOb, 4MS Quad Pingable LFO, 4MS Pingable Envelope Generator, 4MS VCA Matrix, Make Noise Function, Grendel Formant Filter, Livewire Dual Bissell Generator, Apple Macbook Pro, RME Fireface UC, Ableton Live 9.

All inquiries: talk@p.ortra.it"

Update 8/3/2013:

Nerd's Ascent - Sample Audio & Footage

Nerd's Ascent - Sample Audio & Footage from Portrait on Vimeo.

"A few of my favorite bits of Audio from Nerd's Ascent.  [posted here]
https://vimeo.com/70150110

You can download the audio for this video here: http://is.gd/PortraitNerdsAscentAudioSample"