The Genius Behind Look Mum No Computer - Eurovision 2026

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"Electronic artist & YouTuber: Sam posts videos about building unique audio gear and synthesizers, alongside original music and performances. He launched his channel in 2016 after previously fronting the indie band ZIBRA.

⚙️ DIY synth wizard: He’s known for creating unusual and inventive electronic musical devices using vintage technology — including a Furby-based organ, synthesizer bicycles, Game Boy oscillators, and more — that have gained millions of views online.

🏛️ Museum founder: Sam also runs This Museum Is Not Obsolete, a space in Ramsgate, Kent (England) that showcases quirky analog tech repurposed in playful and musical ways.

🎤 Eurovision entrant: In 2026, he was selected to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest under his Look Mum No Computer name — a high-profile recognition of his creativity and performance style.

In short, Sam Battle is a creative, experimental electronic musician whose blend of DIY tech, performance, and humour has built a strong global following.

#eurovision #music #synthpop #eurovisionsongcontest"

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2026

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LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER will represent United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Eins, Zwei, Drei 🇬🇧

Credits:

Look Mum No Computer: Sam Battle
Director: Johnny Goddard (Youth Hymns)
Production Company: A Running Commentary

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Boston Modular and Synth 10 Year Anniversary Event & Showcase

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"Sam Holland from Boston Modular and Synth here. We are a Meetup group and performance event series based in the Boston area, with around 900 members in our Meetup group. We have been around for a bit over 10 years, and regularly meet at Synthcube in Waltham, MA. Artists that have been active at our events include Bill T Miller, Bob Familiar, Noizcode, Switch Angel, and many others. We are a sister organization to New England Synthfest.

We are hoping to do a post celebrating our 10 year anniversary! We have an event at Synthcube on March 21st - it will be an 8-act showcase, including TotoRobyn, Noizcode, EmeraldArcana, Metal Tiger, Bill T Miller, and others. We also have a compilation thats out for pre-order: https://bostonmodular.bandcamp.com/album/boston-modular-and-synth-10-year-anniversary-showcase. 25 recordings from Boston Modular events in the past 10 years by 25 artists."

"Electronic musicians, synthesists, modular enthusiasts, drum machine savants, chiptune creators, drum machine freaks, noise mavens, visualists, and all around nice people. We live primarily in the greater Boston area, but folks are known to drive in from all over the Northeast. Our basic practice is a monthly Meetup group where anyone is welcome to play a 5 minute live performance using any type of electronic instrument (including acoustic instruments with electronic treatments). As of 2026 our regular home was Synthcube in Waltham, MA. Boston Modular and Synth also runs performance showcases a couple of times a year with longer, more organized sets.

Boston Modular and Synth first met on October 12, 2015 in West Roxbury, MA under the organizing force of Paul Geffen. The current primary organizer is Sam Holland, aka Metal Tiger.

To learn more about the organization, please go to bostonmodular.org.

Album credits:

All tracks recorded by the performers at a Boston Modular and Synth event
Compilation organized by Sam Holland
Mastering for all tracks done by Bob Familiar.
Album art by Koala Steamboat (not sure how you want to bill yourself here).

Special thanks to: Bob and Kristina for their amazing work, Eric Crawley and Kent for their longstanding work that laid the foundation for the scene and run our sister organization New England Synthfest, the Watertown Public Library for hosting us for years in their makerspace and library meeting room, everyone who submitted a track, Irwin and Max for helping so consistently at events, Mike, Jeff, and Chris at Synthcube for giving us such an amazing home base, Deftly-D for organizing the visual bill for the release party, and an extra special thanks to Paul Geffen for the work he put in getting this group started. We wouldn't be where we are today without you."

Greyface 2600 (4012 filter) & 3604P

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"An excellent condition vintage Arp 2600 semi-modular which contains the sought after (and so-called) pre-lawsuit Moog 4012 style filter. This instrument is at least 50 years old (built between 1972 to 1974) looks beautifully vintage and sounds absolutely amazing.
A full service was carried out by Kent Spong at KSR in July 2024.

Some of the casing has been re-tolexed very well. Both lids are included, and everything is in very good cosmetic condition."

Pic of the inside back below.

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R.A. Moog Modular IIIC, 1968

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This appears to be the one previously featured here with additinal pics.

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ARP Odyssey Mk1

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"Beautiful and powerful Odyssey Mk1. One of my favourites for sheer cutting through power. This one has been in my studio for over 20 years with regular servicing by Kent Spong and James Walker whilst in UK and more recently 6 months ago by Antonus in Barcelona. It had a Kenton MIDI kit already retrofitted when I purchased it and I later added CV Gate inputs installed by Kenton in London for added flexibility. It comes with a full Flight case included, which I purchased separately from Vemia in 2017. Selling now I have retired. Not in second chance Sunday."

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Korg PS-3200 (1978) - Professionally Restored Full System

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"Korg PS-3200 - A fully configured system that's been fully cosmetically and operationally restored.

One of the finest fully configured surviving examples of Korg’s iconic PS-3200 — a true masterpiece of 1970s analogue engineering, fully restored for the modern collector.

Servicing Status

KSR has undertaken an extensive cosmetic and operational restoration of this PS-3200, a project spanning several years but largely completed by the end of 2024 — thanks to the exceptional work of Kent Spong of KSR. The Korg has been held in our secure facility throughout 2025, so post-sale, we will have the instrument and all accessories fully checked before shipping or delivering to the new owner. This process will add approximately 10 to 14 days to the post-sale completion time.

Remarks

We have decided to offer for sale our complete Korg PS-3200 System, which forms part of the RL Music Vintage Synthesizer Collection. Over the last 22 years, we’ve retained a small number of the finest vintage synthesizers to pass through our hands — instruments we found particularly inspiring or significant. This PS-3200 is one such example and has been the subject of a full and detailed cosmetic and operational restoration by our trusted vintage synth technician, Kent Spong of KSR.

It is generally accepted that Korg produced only around 200 units of the PS-3200, although the exact number is difficult to verify. Whether 100 or 500 were made, production was certainly very limited, making this an exceptionally rare, hand-built instrument by any measure.

Due to the rarity and individual nature of instruments like this, we’ve taken great care to provide a comprehensive and honest description of this PS-3200. We encourage any prospective buyer to ensure they have all the information needed to make an informed purchase decision — and of course, we are happy to answer any questions directly.

Provenance

We purchased this PS-3200 from a UK seller (an experienced user) in 2015 and collected it personally from their studio in the South of England. At the time, the instrument was fully working but had not been professionally serviced, so we decided to retain it within our PS-series collection — completing the full lineup — and plan its restoration later.

The overall condition was original and very good but showing signs of cosmetic age typical for a 35+-year-old synthesizer. We therefore elected to undertake a full operational and cosmetic restoration. While the market for highly restored vintage synths has cooled in recent years — as values for unrestored examples have climbed — our motivation for this restoration was personal rather than commercial, as the PS-3200 has always been part of our private collection.

System Configuration

PS-3200 Main Frame
PS-3010 Keyboard Controller
PS-3001 Interconnect Cable
PS-3030 Remote
PS-3001 Interconnect Cable (second)
PS-3040 Dual Pedal
Kenton MIDI Retrofit Kit fitted
This particular PS-3200 includes the extremely rare PS-3030 Remote, a unique device allowing live performers access to the patch memories — a groundbreaking feature for 1978.

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Yamaha CS-60 Polyphonic Synthesizer

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"Amazing CS-60 in excellent condition. Serviced by legendary Minneapolis-area synth tech Gerry Dahl: an LFO drift issue was fixed and the pitch ribbon was replaced with the repair kit from Kent Spong in the UK to better than new condition."

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Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 279 with Special Guests, Supercritical!

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"Music Technology Discussion with Rob Puricelli, Kent Spong and Andrew Longhurst plus our very special guests, Supercritical!

This week we are joined by the fantastic team at Supercritical whose Redshift 6 desktop synthesizer has impressed us continuously since its launch. Now with added 6 part multitimbrality and a whopping 96 oscillators, the Redshift 6 is redefining polyphonic analog power in the 2020's!"

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Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 269, with Special Guest, Dina Pearlman-Ifil

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You can find the autographed ARP Odyssey Signed by Herbie Hancock mentioned in the video on synthCube here.

"Music Technology Discussion with Rob Puricelli, Kent Spong, Andrew Longhurst & our very special guest, Dina Pearlman-Ifil!

We welcome back Dina to the show to talk about the events planned to celebrate what would have been Alan R Pearlman's 100th birthday!

We appreciate your help! All donations via Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks go directly toward covering the cost of running the channel and making the show run smoothly.

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Of cyclotrons and sequencers: recreating a 1974 “probability controller” in Eurorack

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"This is the first video in a new series exploring the University of Iowa’s Electronic Music Studio. In addition to presenting its historic instruments (including a 1968 Moog IIIP with custom-made modules), and the famous musicians who have used them, these videos will extrapolate ideas to use in your own modular systems. This episode examines a unique random sequencer that was developed in 1974 by Paul Dingman, an electrical engineering student at Iowa. It then shows how it might be recreated using the third lane ('time') on Make Noise’s 0-Ctrl. NOTE: several other Eurorack sequencers also have this feature, as indeed does the Moog’s own 960 sequential controller; alternatively, use an LFO to clock any sequencer and patch the sequencer’s second lane/channel (if it has one) back into that LFO’s frequency input.

0:00 University of Iowa's Electronic Music Studio
0:42 Introducing Dingman's Probability Controller
1:58 Demonstrating the Probability Controller
3:50 Recreating the Probability Controller in Eurorack

My new album:



CREDITS

Thanks to Paul Dingman for answering my questions over Zoom.

Film sequences:
'Atom Smashers' (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films in collaboration with the Division of the Physical Sciences and the Institute of Nuclear Studies at the University of Chicago, 1952)

'The Meaning of Time In Science' (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, d. Kent Smith, 1973); both archive.org

Portrait of Peter Tod Lewis: https://composers.com/collections/pet...

Music: Peter Tod Lewis, 'Gestes II' (1974), from the Mnemothèque Internationale des Arts Electroacoustiques (University of North Texas Music Library). Program notes for an EMS concert on April 13, 1979, described “Gestes II” as “the generation of musical gestures through coordinated operation of sequential controllers programmed to produce a large but finite collection of voltages, controlling variously oscillators, amplifiers, and filters” (University of Iowa Music Library)."

Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 256 with Special Guest, Marcus Ryle!

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"Music Technology Discussion with Rob Puricelli, Kent Spong, Andrew Longhurst and our very special guest, Marcus Ryle!

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its lead raffle for 2025, featuring a fully restored Oberheim Matrix-12 synthesizer signed by Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle, and Michel Doidic. Ryle and Doidic were the principal designers of the Matrix-12. This Matrix-12, valued at $20,000, has a unique provenance having been owned by Doug Curtis, inventor of the legendary Curtis chips. It was donated to the Bob Moog Foundation by Curtis’s widow, Mary Curtis.

This year, 2025, marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Matrix-12, which continues to be one of the most respected and sought-after analog polyphonic synthesizers in the world today. The raffle begins Monday, February 17, 2025 at 7:00 am (EST) and ends Monday, March 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST).

Buy your tickets here!

https://bobmoogfoundation.myshopify.c..."

You can find additional posts on the raffle including additional interviews with Tom Oberheim, Mary Curtis, and Marcus Ryle here.

Moog Memorymoog SN 2074X

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"This particular Memorymoog (Serial #2074X) is what we term a ‘Standard’ model, so a first edition before MIDI and a Sequencer was added in production, so produced from 1981, which would date this particular example as around 42 to 44 years old.

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Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 242, with Special Guest, Anthony Marinelli!

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"Music Technology Discussion with Kent Spong, Andrew Longhurst & Rob Puricelli and our very special guest, Anthony Marinelli!

This week we welcome back our friend, composer, conductor. programmer, sound designer and now mega YouTuber, Anthony Marinelli. Anthony has been in the business for nearly five decades, composing music for film and advertising as well as being a go-to guy for synthesis programming, including the legendary NED Synclavier, on which he became expertly proficient.

Anthony has something very special to share with us so make sure you join us from the start of the show to find out what that is!"

Oberheim Eight-Voice

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"One of the greatest polysynths ever made, in excellent condition. I’ve owned it for more than 20 years. It plays beautifully and it hurts to let it go. Kent Spong (KSR) has always serviced it for me, and he’s never needed to do much more than tune the filters. This really sharpens up the sound, and it’s booked in with Kent at the auction end so that the next owner will receive it in fantastic playable condition. Serial number 300. With a MIDI input, fitted prior to my ownership, that I have never used. 240V from new. Comes with both lids, original 240V cables, original 4 voice expander cables and original manual."

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Oberheim Eight Voice

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"Classic original Oberheim Eight-Voice in very good condition, checked over by Kent Spong and found not to need any servicing. With both lids. 110V, and probably best to keep it that way, and use a good 240-110V external converter (unless you're in US / Canada etc, of course!)."

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The Bob Moog Foundation Fall 2024 Raffle - "No Talking" Demo!

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"We have been very lucky to be involved with helping out on the latest Bob Moog Foundation Raffle. This time, a classic vintage Minimoog Model D, signed by Peter Gabriel and restored by our very own Kent Spong, can be won.

Andrew goes through the gloriously deep, rich and distinctly Moogy tones of this incredibly special raffle prize, signed by the legend that is Peter Gabriel.

There has never been a more important time to support the Foundation. Hurricane Helene tore through Asheville, NC, home of the Moogseum, last month, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Although it only sustained minor damage, the loss in trade from being unable to open will hit the Foundation hard.

Buying tickets for the raffle is an excellent way to help out with the added bonus of being able to own this singularly unique and iconic synthesizer.

Look out for more video content to be released throughout the raffle!

Buy tickets here: https://moogfoundation.org/fall-2024-...

Be quick! The raffle ends on the 28th October 2024!

Huge thanks to the amazing and inimitable Michelle Moog-Koussa for this opportunity to support an organisation that is very dear to our hearts. Please support her work however you can."

Enter to Win This Vintage Minimoog Signed by Peter Gabriel and Support the Bob Moog Foundation!

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"The Bob Moog Foundation is raffling a fully restored vintage Minimoog synthesizer signed by legendary musician, humanitarian, and co-founder of the band Genesis, Peter Gabriel.

Purchase tickets here: https://bit.ly/2024MinimoogRafflePete...

Tickets are $25 each, 5 for $100, 12 for $200, and 35 for $500.

Peter's signature graces the back of Minimoog, "To the Bob Moog Foundation. Hello. Love, Peter Gabriel, 04-09-2024"

The Minimoog has been fully restored by lauded restorationists Kent Spong of KSR. It is in excellent physical and technical condition.

All proceeds benefit the important work of the Bob Moog Foundation including Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and the Moogseum. The Moogseum is closed indefinitely due the the devastation effects of Tropical Storm Helene. Participation in the raffle helps mitigate the financial loses that the Foundation is currently navigating, and will be navigating through the end of the year."

The Bob Moog Foundation Raffles Minimoog Signed by Peter Gabriel

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The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its fall fundraising raffle for a fully restored vintage Minimoog signed by legendary musician Peter Gabriel. The raffle runs from October 7, 2024 at 7 am (EST) to October 28, 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST).

Tickets are $25 each, five for $100, 12 for $200 or 35 for $500.
All proceeds benefit the important work of the Bob Moog Foundation.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which left the Moogseum shuttered for the foreseeable future, the support from the raffle is more important than ever.
Please consider purchasing a bundle of tickets.

The Minimoog being raffled is serial number 8538, created in Moog Music’s Williamsville factory in the mid-1970s. The Minimoog was fully restored by the lauded Kent Spong Restorations, whose three decades of synthesizer restoration has included work for Hans Zimmer, Vangelis, and hundreds of others. It is in excellent technical and physical condition.

Read more and purchase tickets HERE.

On the back of the Minimoog, Gabriel has inscribed:

“To the Bob Moog Foundation. Hello. Love, Peter Gabriel, 04-09-2024”


The Minimoog in Peter Gabriel's studio... ---

Update: video here.

Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 215 with Special Guests, Cherry Audio!

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"Music Technology Discussion with Andrew Longhurst, Kent Spong and our very special guests, Dan & Mitchell of Cherry Audio!

This week we're delighted to welcome back Dan & Mitchell of Cherry Audio to talk about their latest offering, the Cherry Audio Chroma! We will also be ruminating about all the news coming out of Superbooth '24 in Berlin, from which we hope Rob will make an appearance!"

Roland SH-3A 44-Key Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Original Instruction Manual

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"Roland started producing some really unique synthesizers in the mid 1970s, and they were built to a very high standard and certainly have lasted. The SH-3A was conceived as a portable full function analogue synth that had bags of charter and shared much of the same architecture & functionality from the SH-5, SH-7 and even the System 100 etc, so we think this represents excellent value for money.

Background:

Our client purchased this Roland SH-3A new in 1975, so it’s a single owner machine that’s been in their possession for just shy of 50 years, and only ever been used in a home environment. This is a UK model, so 220~240v, and is hard-wired with a UK 3-pin plug which is stored in the compartment within the flight-case in the underside of the synth.

Servicing:

As mentioned above, Kent at KSR has just going the SH-3A a full service, so it’s perfectly working and sounding like a SH-3A should, and he commented that the synth is in beautiful condition inside and out.

Condition:

We rate this as in excellent all original condition, unmodified and complete with its music stand, lid and original owner manual, so very much a collectors grade instrument, that’s ready to play.

Documents:

Although we don’t have the original sale receipt from 1975, the synth does come with its original user manual."

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