"Looks like the 2009 Bent Festival is set to happen in New York this year. There has been talk about not having the festivals back to back as they were in the past, but this point we don’t know the dates or whether the Minneapolis and LA events will happen. For those who have never attended a Bent Fest, I highly recommend it as a great opportunity to meet fellow musicians and artists as well as to check out all the bent gear in 3D. The workshops are also extremely informative and do cover a wide spectrum of interests from beginner to very advanced topics." more info on GetLoFi.
"Hey Matrixsynth, we're big-time fans of your blog. Just thought that we should write to say hello since we're fellow synth-fetishist-nerds. Our band's name is Love Like Deloreans, and we're an all-synth group from Brooklyn. We have our obligatory myspace page up at:
You can see a bunch of synth pics in our photo albums. We've got some rather rare stuff (not to brag) that you might be interested in looking at (including an ARP Odyssey Mk I, Casio VA-10, Yamaha CS01, Yamaha CP-70, etc.).
Also, we were happy to hear that the Synth Babe tag was resurrected since we have one in the group (her name is Lorna and damn, she's fine and super- talented). It would really make her day to get a mention. [for those of you without a MySpace account you can find some images here]
If you're interested in reading a bit more, our friends Alias Pail (another Brooklyn group, but they do more circuit bending - they played at the NYC bent fest this past time) did an interview/write-up about us that's here: http://aliaspail.blogspot.com/ [direct link to the post for the archives]
Anyway, we hope that you enjoy it and we'd love to hear what you think. We'll make sure to pass along more as time goes by. Thanks!
We love matrixsynth, Peter/Love Like Deloreans"
And I love emails like this. Thank you! alias pail also posted below. Both bands sound great. Magical stuff, so do check them out.
"Finally the last stop of the Bent Festival 2008. If you are in or around the Minneapolis area or don’t mind traveling there, please stop by the Intermedia Arts Center Thursday May 1 through Saturday May 3rd to check out the finest experimental artists Mid West has to offer in one place. Along with international performers that traveled specifically for this event. Workshops will begin on Friday with tutorials on HighlyLiquid’s MIDI kits and on Saturday there will be a wide range of classes for every skill level."
"Jessica Rylan demos a noise generator circuit for her workshop at Bent Festival 2008" I did a quick search on Jessica Rylan and found these posts. One of the early flickr shots from Dec, 2005. And... she runs Flower Electronics. Off to go update the older posts.
"Well folks, the Bent Festival drew to a close last night with a record breaking crowd in attendance here in nyc. A huge thank you to everyone who made this year's festival possible...to all the artists, volunteers, venue staff, and audience members...you were all wonderful and kind and are the reason we keep doing this thing."
Title link takes you to more info and images from the event. Here's a post with a link to the shots for last years' event. Via brian comnes.
"Looks like the 2009 Bent Festival is set to happen in New York this year. There has been talk about not having the festivals back to back as they were in the past, but this point we don’t know the dates or whether the Minneapolis and LA events will happen. For those who have never attended a Bent Fest, I highly recommend it as a great opportunity to meet fellow musicians and artists as well as to check out all the bent gear in 3D. The workshops are also extremely informative and do cover a wide spectrum of interests from beginner to very advanced topics."
