Patchwerks - Community Hub & Music Store Fundraiser Reminder

In case you missed the original post, Seattle's Patchwerks is having fundraiser on GoFundMe.

Click here for details.

Patchwerks - Community Hub & Music Store Fundraiser

You can find the GoFundMe here.

Patchwerks is more than a synth shop. They host local synth events in the Seattle area, share performances online, publish tutorial videos, and help promote artists [many featured here on MATRIXSYNTH]. Now they need some help on their end. The following was sent my way via a friend, via Patchwerks's news letter. You'll of course find additional details on their GoFundMe.

"WE NEED YOUR HELP

We’ve proudly watched as the community that developed around Patchwerks has grown through a shared passion for the joy and magic of electronic instruments. All of our staff feel so much gratitude when people come to our store to play, learn, and connect with each other.

We’ve been so humbled by everyone who has come through our doors – whether you’ve been a first-time synth-curious explorer who trusted us to guide you, or whether you’ve been one of our own musical heroes who has consciously decided to purchase your instruments from an independently-owned and operated business.

Unfortunately, due to economic pressures beyond our control, the community we built at Patchwerks is at risk of losing its home… and we’re reaching out to ask for your help.

If you're willing to help us survive, a donation of as little as $25 can help Patchwerks continue our operations in a healthy way.

The years 2022 and 2023 made it difficult for us to operate, and now we're at the point where we need to ask for help or cease operations. We have a strong plan to get healthy, but we can't do it without you. Please consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign today."

Latest Showroom Sessions: Sherman and Limanjaya

video upload by Patchwerks

"Join us for Showroom Sessions, a monthly series of curated electronic music. Hear some of the region's boldest voices in ambient, experimental, dance music, and more. Proudly presented by Patchwerks with generous support from the community. This month, we host the talents of Portland-based Limanjaya and local head Sherman.

Sherman / Selector Records on Capitol Hill in Seattle.

Sherman’s been dabbling with gear since around 1997, and after many years of trying out different pieces has settled on a couple Critter & Guitari Organelles running custom patches, running through a Memory Man (w/ Hazarai, of course) delay pedal, building bizarre polyrhythms that on occasion sound good. On the spot beats intricately twist around each other, get manipulated, finagled, and fade into more intricate grooves.

Sherman has releases on Telomere Plastic, iLLikoi, Basement Sounds, and new local label Basement State.

Limanjaya:

Joshua Limanjaya Lim is a modular synthesist and producer residing in Portland, OR. He uses sample flips, glitchy beat repeats, and infectious melodies to craft his sound. Whether he is performing ambient, hiphop, or house music, the goal is always to get people moving. His latest album, UNTITLED 2023, is out now on all streaming platforms.

IG / _limanjaya
Bandcamp: https://limanjaya.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1W5Ff...

0:00 Sherman
32:24 Limanjaya"

Sampling Session with the Octatrack MK2, MicroFreak, and PO-133 Street Fighter

video upload by Patchwerks

"In today's stream we are going to do some sampling with the trusty Octatrack MK2. We will be sampling the Arturiaa MicroFreak and the PO-133 Street Fighter Pocket Operator. Let's make a retro banger.

Get the Octatrack MK2 here: https://bit.ly/octatrack_mk2
Get the Arturia MicroFreak Hyrbid Synthesizer here: https://bit.ly/microfreak_arturia
Get yourself a Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator here: https://bit.ly/pocket_operators

https://www.patchwerks.com
Video by: Matthew Piecora (aka @EZBOT_ )"

Live Hardware Electronic Music: Nolfo and Mike Perkowitz

video upload by Patchwerks

"Patchwerks is proud to present a monthly showcase of local artists working with a dizzying array of music tech. This month we're happy to host the musical talents of Nolfo and Mike Perkowitz.

Showroom Sessions are a great chance to enjoy live music from our incredibly talented community and link up with friends old and new in a casual environment, connecting over a shared love of electronic music and all its devices.

Nolfo

exploring vague memories through sound

Check out Nolfo’s music: https://on.soundcloud.com/CZCimSdAdsy...

Mike Perkowitz

Mike Perkowitz is Seattle-based techno and synthpop artist who has long been a part of the city's music scene as a member of Heatsync, Rotor, and Signal Corps and working with the label 1200 Music. While minimalist techno and synthpop dominate his repertoire, he also ventures into pop remixes and obscure piano compositions. Always seeking the perfect jam session, he has created software and firmware sequencers for live work, which are shared on GitHub. Discover Perkowitz's music at Bandcamp and Soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/perkowitz

https://www.patchwerks.com"

Live Hardware Electronic Music: Balance.Spring and Marc Barecca

video upload by Patchwerks

"This month we're happy to host the musical talents of Marc Barreca and Balance.Spring for our monthly Showroom Sessions.

As always, Showroom Sessions are a great chance to enjoy live music from our incredibly talented community and link up with friends old and new in a casual environment, connecting over a shared love of electronic music and all its devices.

Balance.Spring is the performance project of Seattle-based Brian Krall. Growing up on the iconic Casio SK-1, Brian has always been intrigued by the art of sound design and experimentation. In 2016 Brian started Balance.Spring, with an emphasis on live improvised hardware performance and experimentation. Brian is fascinated and motivated by finding where the path of technology and engineering cross with music and sound design. Brian is currently studying for a Master of Music Technology with a Game Audio Technology emphasis, where his capstone project is focused on spatial audio and developing an immersive sound and music experience in VR.

Instagram: @‌\ _balancespring _

Marc Barreca has been creating and performing electronic music since the mid-1970s. His 1980 album, Twilight, reissued on vinyl in 2018, was one of the earliest releases on Palace of Lights. His most recent releases include the solo CDs Recordings of Failing Light, The Empty Bridge, From the Gray and the Green, Shadow Aesthetics, a double CD with K. Leimer, Drowning Guides, two CDs with Steve Peters and K. Leimer as "Three Point Circle", and a vinyl collaboration with K. Leimer, Chains of Being, on the Spanish label, Abstrakce Records. Reissues include solo work and 1970's recordings with Young Scientist on the acclaimed VOD box set American Cassette Culture and the Cherry Red compilation of seminal U.S. electronic music. Additionally, a vinyl version of the 1983 cassette, Music Works for Industry, was reissued on the Freedom to Spend label and a vinyl version of the 1986 cassette, The Sleeper Wakes, on Scissortail Records. His work is also included in the collection of The British Library.

Links: https://www.textura.org/archives/b/ba...
http://www.palaceoflights.com/
https://www.thestranger.com/music/201...
http://youngscientist.bandcamp.com/al...

0:00 Balance.Spring
34:01 Marc Barecca"

Live Hardware Electronic Music featuring SKYGAS and rocketmermaid

video upload by Patchwerks

"Showroom Sessions are a great chance to enjoy live music from our incredibly talented community and link up with friends old and new in a casual environment, connecting over a shared love of electronic music and all its devices.

𝙎𝙆𝙔𝙂𝘼𝙎 is the new moniker of Seattle's Ian Price, known as the figure behind the unhinged Bonkers parties of the Northwest and the Pleasure Boat Records label, after years spent building gear and changing direction. Under this new pseudonym, the debut SkyGas album is the sound of a seasoned musician walking away from modern production and back into primordial sound. The result is a perpetual horizon machine focused on themes of joy, solitude, and impermanence, described as “new age with abrasions.”
Link- http://SkyGas.net

Julia Davis (aka RocketMermaid) has been tinkering with musical oddities for 25 years, using everything from tracking programs from the demoscene to banging pipes against the walls of an Indiana basement. Since relocating to Seattle, she's fallen in love with modular synthesis and has incorporated it into her works, ranging from airy ambient to crushing industrial.

Bandcamp: https://rocketmermaid.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rocketmermaid

https://www.patchwerks.com"

Live Hardware Electronic Music Featuring Rascal Rae and Ea5e95

video upload by Patchwerks

"Live electronic music featuring Seattle artists Rascal Rae and Ea5e95.

Rascal Rae likes pushing buttons and musical boundaries within the world of electronic music. They enjoy playing live with an ever-evolving cast of hardware devices to deliver joy on the dance floor through their whimsical approach to music production and performance. Known for their Digitakt chops, Rae's love of sampling shines through no matter what musical styles they're playing.
soundcloud.com/thatonerae
Instagram: @‌rascal_rae

Ea5e95, member of an international art collective from the 2000's called OKIZOO. Japan based under music and creative expression expression crew. Emcee, Dj and now producer/artist. Art, love and life is way. Influences include Jazz, triphop, underground hiphop, and many others soundcloud.com/jQWnCA3CFSr1Y5oY8

/ @robertbrowniejr .
Instagram @‌ea5e95

https://www.patchwerks.com
Video by: Steven Ly and Matthew Piecora"

Korg ARP 2600 M Workshop & Sale at Patchwerks Seattle - 6PM This Evening April 13

via @patchwerks_

"Today from 6-7PM in our Seattle Showroom Tom Butcher will be giving a special workshop on the iconic Korg ARP 2600 M

AND

We will be selling these synths for an insane incredible price for tonight only! If you've ever wanted one this will be a workshop you do not want to miss!!"

https://patchwerks.com/

Patchwerks Showroom Sessions: Huggy Pillow and Bryan Schuessler

video upload by Patchwerks

"Live performances by Huggy Pillow and Bryan Schuessler in the Patchwerks showroom.

Huggy Pillow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huggypillow/

Bryan Schuessler Band Camp: https://bryanschuessler.bandcamp.com/...

https://www.patchwerks.com
Video By: Stephen Ly"

Patchwerks Showroom Sessions: Jon Scheid and ybot

video upload by Patchwerks

"Patchwerks Showroom session featuring Jon Scheid and ybot.

Jon Scheid is a Portland/Seattle based experimental artist. Their music combines all sorts of unique textures that will take you on an ear candy filled atmospheric journey.

https://www.instagram.com/j.s_cheid/

Ybot is an electronic dance musician from Seattle. Utilizing Elektron boxes, vocoders, and modular synths, ybot composes a range of various styles from house to dub techno. Ybot is here to make you dance.

https://ybotmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://patchwerks.com/
Video by: Matthew Piecora ( EZBOT), Steven Ly (Project 32)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Storytime with Gordon Raphael

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video esteemed record producer and musician Gordon Raphael shares stories from his music career, his love for synthesizers, and his new book: The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes. Filmed live at Patchwerks in Seattle, WA.

Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge, after a few years in Berlin. Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while attending an early show at Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street, New York -Wikipedia

https://patchwerks.com/
Video by: Matthew Piecora ( EZBOT), Steven Ly (Project 32)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Update: and an impage of Red Martian's (Stephen Jones) Mattson Mini Modular system:

Prismatic Oscillations with XPO by Walker Farrell

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video Walker Farrell shares an in-depth presentation on the new stereo oscillator XPO by Make Noise. Video was recorded live during Velocity at the Substation in Seattle, WA.

Video by Modular Seattle
Presentation by Walker Farrell of Make Noise
https://www.patchwerks.com"

Patchwerks Showroom Sessions Saturday 9/17 at 3PM in Seattle

For those in the Seattle are on 9/17:

via @patchwerks_

"Join us Saturday 9/17 at 3PM for another installment of our monthly Showroom Sessions series! This month we're happy to host the musical talents of Samuel Joseph Kim and Meagan Jane Marron.

As always, Showroom Sessions are a great chance to enjoy live music from our incredibly talented community and link up with friends old and new in a casual environment, connecting over a shared love of electronic music and all its devices"

Patchwerks Showroom Sessions: Syncronos and Wet Peynt

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video local artists Syncronos and Wet Peynt perform at Patchwerks in Seattle, WA.

Expect more live shows monthly in-store at Patchwerks. If you are interested in performing reach out to us at info@patchwerks.com

0:00 Syncronos
51:25 Wet Peynt

Visit the Patchwerks website here: https://patchwerks.com/
Video by: Matthew Piecora and Stephen Ly"

Showroom Sessions: BodyFallingDownstairs and LARCH LARIX

video upload by Patchwerks

"BodyFallingDownstairs and LARCH LARIX perform live hardware sets at Patchwerks in Seattle.

Expect more live shows monthly in-store at Patchwerks. If you are interested in performing reach out to us at info@patchwerks.com

Performance recorded on May 21st, 2022.

00:00 Start
00:03 BodyFallingDownstairs
23:27 Larch Larix

Visit the Patchwerks website here: https://patchwerks.com/​

Video by: Stephen Ly"

Showroom Sessions: Cindy Reichel and Jeremy Blake

video upload by Patchwerks

"Cindy Reichel and Jeremy Blake (Red Means Recording) perform live hardware sets at Patchwerks in Seattle.

Expect more live shows monthly in-store at Patchwerks. If you are interested in performing reach out to us at info@patchwerks.com

Performance recorded on May 21st, 2022.

00:00 Start
00:07 Cindy Reichel
36:09 Jeremy Blake

Visit the Patchwerks website here: https://patchwerks.com/

Video by: Matthew Piecora and Stephen Ly"

enereph and Future Markets Live at Patchwerks

video upload by Patchwerks

"Using a medley of samplers, drum machines, eurorack, and woodwind instruments local artists enereph and Future Market perform live at Patchwerks.

Expect more live shows monthly in-store at Patchwerks. If you are interested in performing reach out to us at info@patchwerks.com

0:00 enereph
26:21 Future Markets

Visit the Patchwerks website here: https://patchwerks.com/

Video by: Stephen Ly"

Reminder: Patchwerks 5 Year Anniversary Event This Saturday in Seattle

via @Patchwerks_

"Don’t forget tomorrow from 3-9PM is our 5-Year Anniversary Party Party popper Stop by for live music, in-store deals, raffle prizes, and a special showroom surprise"

https://patchwerks.com/

Patchwerks 5 Year Anniversary Party Coming to Seattle on 11/20

via @Patchwerks_

"Patchwerks turns 5!!!

You’re invited to our anniversary party on 11/20 for a day of live performances, special in-store savings, raffle prizes, and community appreciation ❤️

PLUS! Extended party hours until 9PM… and a special showroom surprise 😉"

https://patchwerks.com/

Moog Subharmonicon Workshop

video by Patchwerks Seattle

"Patchwerks is hosting a Moog Subharmonicon Workshop with Moog!

Click this link to have a chance to win a Moog Subharmonicon! http://bit.ly/patchwerksgiveaway​"

https://patchwerks.com/