CBS System III Buchla

flickr by mpeake - foto by Photo by Jen Castro.  Pic of the Buchla exhibit at the recent New Forms Festival.

Vintage Buchla Modulars & More at the New Forms Festival

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These were featured at the recent New Forms Festival in Vancouver, BC this past weekend.  Captured in this post are some of the rarest Buchlas in existence.

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Genesis of an Instrument: The Pioneering Work of Donald Buchla at New Form's Festival

via the New Forms Festival website:

"Genesis of an Instrument: The Pioneering Work of Donald Buchla

VIVO Media Arts Centre, 1965 Main

Instrument Exhibition open:
Thursday, September 12, 7-10 pm
Friday, September 13, 12-7 pm
Saturday, September 14, 12-7pm

Donald Buchla Performance / Q&A:
Friday September 13, 7-10
with: Sarah Davachi and Richard Smith

In 1963, Berkeley-based designer and instrument builder Donald Buchla began constructing his first electronic musical instruments. This year celebrates the 50thanniversary of his pioneering and highly innovative contributions to the field of electronic music, and New Forms Festival is very excited to welcome Mr. Buchla to Vancouver for what is sure to be a highly-anticipated performance at VIVO Media Arts Centre. This historic event will also feature an extensive exhibition of the most complete collection of Buchla instruments in existence, offering the public a unique and extremely rare opportunity to experience the union of the maker and his creations.

Reflecting a background in music, physics, and physiology, Buchla’s approaches to instrument design and sonic experimentation are known for being multi-faceted and highly inventive, particularly in relation to his interest in interfaces that bridge the communicative gap between man and machine. His work includes early voltage-controlled systems such as the 100 and 200 modular series, the Music Easel performance system, digital-analog hybrids such as the Touché, gesture-controlled instruments such as the Lightning, Thunder, and Marimba Lumina, and his most recent project, the 200e Electric Music Box. He has worked with storied institutions and organizations such as the California Institute of the Arts, the San Francisco Tape Music Center, and New York’s Electric Circus, and has collaborated with a number of prominent experimental musicians including David Rosenboom, Suzanne Ciani, Morton Subotnick, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, and David Wessel."

Follow-up to this post.

New Forms Festival Vancouver to Feature Don Buchla Performance & Lecture

"With just over two months until this years festival begins, New Forms Festival is happy to announce our second wave of artists, new commissions and additional festival venues.

On Thursday September 12th, New Forms is proud to host the World Premier of Jeff Mills’: STAR PEOPLE. An all original 3 hour musical observation and visual journey on the relationship between humans and our paternal connection with visitors from the Stars.

New Forms Festival 13 will also host electronic instrument pioneer Don Buchla. Buchla will be presenting a performance and lecture in conjunction with an exhibition of his renowned instruments. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Buchla's first instrument and this exhibition will offer the public a unique and extremely rare opportunity to experience the union of the maker and his creations.

Another addition will include 'Hypercube.' This is a new commission from 1024Architecture in collaboration with Reece Terris, Innes Yates and Cedric Bomford.

To round out our July announcement, we have added artists: Anthony Naples, Evy Jane, Logan Sturrock, Studio Camp, Peter Hagge, Frieda-raye Green, Strawberry Jacuzzi, Josephin Böttger, Sergej Tolksdorf and Trapez.

Festival events will be taking place at several locations throughout the city including the Centre for Digital Media, Mixed Use, VIVO, The Western Front, the grunt gallery, Equinox Gallery and New Brighton Park.

Thank you for the support so far and please stay tuned for further announcements and artist additions in the coming weeks…

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