New England Synth Fest Set for The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., Saturday, January 11

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, January 11, 6pm at The Clark Art Institute (225 South St, Williamstown, Mass. 01267).

Performances by Architrave, Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR, and OrangePeelMystic.

FREE. For more info, see the event page at The Clark. Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for more info and updates.

New England Synth Fest, November 9, 2024

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"Live music from Sherisa Sterling with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus, Doug Bielmeier with visuals by Christie Bielmeier, Basement Diver and Motherboard, FUTURACTIV, TotoRobyn with visuals by DebStep, J. Bagist with visuals by DebStep, Violet Nox with visuals by DebStep, This Bliss, Thorny with visuals by Digital Awareness, Doomsdroid with visuals by Digital Awareness, Edith Snugglenut with visuals by Anagram, and :mousekid:

Support our artists by buying their music on Bandcamp. Check out the NESF collection for links to albums by our artists: bandcamp.com/nesynthfest"

New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, November 9 at Northeastern University in the Egan Research Center (120 Forsyth St, Boston, MA 02115). Right next to the Ruggles T Station. DIY workshop starts at 10am. Performances, lectures, exhibits, and petting zoo are happening 12pm to 6pm.

Performances from Sherisa Sterling with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus, Doug Bielmeier with visuals by Christie Bielmeier, Basement Diver and Motherboard, FUTURACTIV, TotoRobyn with visuals by DebStep, J. Bagist with visuals by DebStep, Violet Nox with visuals by DebStep, This Bliss, Thorny with visuals by Digital Awareness, Doomsdroid with visuals by Digital Awareness, Edith Snugglenut with visuals by Anagram, and :mousekid:. Schedule and artist bios here.

Bring your headphones to check out synths in the petting zoo in Room 306. Visit our vendors and exhibitors in Room 206. Join in the music making in the jam room. Full day of lectures listed here in Room 440. Plus, a morning DIY workshop with Cram Audio: build an Atari Punk Console!

FREE (except the workshop). Follow on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for more info and updates.

New England Synth Community Day, Saturday, September 28 in Somerville, Mass

Via New England Synth Fest

"Your friends at New England Synth Fest are hosting a New England Synth Community Day on Saturday, September 28, 1pm-5pm, at the New Alliance Gallery (438R Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass.) Lectures, exhibitors, petting zoo, jam rooms, and a DIY workshop.

Bring your headphones to check out synths in the petting zoo. Join in the music making in the jam rooms (choose the clocked room or the unclocked ambient room). Lectures about the Fairlight CMI, Berlin-school techniques, a forensic analysis of the Rhythm Wolf, modular strategies, and using the Elektron Octotrak in performance. Lecture schedule posted here. DIY Workshop by Cram Audio: build an Atari Punk Console!

FREE (except the workshop). Follow on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for updates."

New England Synth Fest, Saturday, May 18 at SynthCube in Waltham, Mass

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 18 at SynthCube in Waltham, Mass. Lectures, exhibitors, petting zoo 10am-1pm (lectures from Richard Tarantino, Eric Crawley, and Jade Rose). Performances 1pm-5pm.

Performances from DannoTronic with visuals by Digital Awareness, Winterr, Wizard Peter, Mute City with visuals by Anagram, Nick Homenda with visuals by Caitlin, NoizCode with visuals by coolpic.biz, C. Chris Peters with visuals by Jame Coyne, and Guilt Factory. Performance schedule posted here.

Follow on Instagram and Linkedin for updates.

New England Synth Fest, February 22 at the Museum of Science Boston Update

"New England Synth Fest on Thursday, February 22. The 7:30pm show is SOLD OUT. Tickets on sale for 9:30pm show.

Performances in the Planetarium by xperseai with visuals by Black Tourmaline, Switch Angel with visuals by Char Stiles, and Dox Malice with visuals by GQZ. Lobby stage performances by Doug Bielmeier, Moonbeam, and Beantown Network Orchestra. Plus fantastic interactive exhibitors in the Museum Lobby!

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium shows at 7:30pm (sold out) and 9:30pm (act fast). Get tickets at the Museum of Science website. $15. Follow on Instagram and Linkedin for updates."

Next New England Synth Fest Set for February 22 at the Museum of Science Boston

The next New England Synth Fest is on Thursday, February 22, 7pm at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Planetarium performances by xperseai with visuals by Black Tourmaline, Switch Angel with visuals by Char Stiles, and Dox Malice with visuals by GQZ. Lobby stage performances by Doug Bielmeier, Moonbeam, and Beantown Network Orchestra. Plus fantastic interactive exhibitors in the Museum Lobby!

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium show at 7:30pm. Get tickets at the Museum of Science website. $15. Act fast. All of our previous shows have SOLD OUT. Follow on Instagram and Linkedin for updates.

Next New England Synth Fest Set for November 9 at the Museum of Science Boston

Details on the next New England Synth Fest slated for November 9 follow.

"New England Synth Fest on Thursday, November 9, 7pm at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Planetarium performances by Snowbeasts with visuals by Vidumami, Aether Chroma with visuals by Adam Savje, and Hexx Head with visuals by Content Brakes. Lobby stage performances by Wizard Peter, soak, and Dox Malice. Plus fantastic interactive exhibitors in the Museum Lobby!

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium show at 7:30pm. Get tickets at the Museum of Science website. $15. Act fast. All of our previous shows have SOLD OUT. Follow on Instagram and Linkedin for updates."

Next New England Synth Fest Set for October 28 in Burlington, Mass.

"New England Synth Fest, Saturday, October 28, 12pm to 6pm, in Burlington, Mass (at the Microsoft Technology Center, 5 Wayside Road). SIX HOURS of live music, video art, vendors, exhibitors, lectures, a jam room, and a synthesizer petting zoo. FREE admission.

Live music from Eric Crawley, Consecrated Venom, xperseai, Targus Targus, Rachel Devorah, Robert Dorschel, Violet Nox, Dave Seidel, Doug Beilmeier, Bill T Miller, Andrew Neumann, and Bob Familiar. Live visualization art from Alances Vargas, Allison Tanenhaus, BTMTV, FUTURACTIV, Jame Coyne, Vidumami, and more!

Seminars on Berlin School Music, Audio-Reactive Visuals, Chaotic Circuits, Live Coding, Intro to Eurorack, Building Culture, Generative Programs, and MIDI Details (see the website for speakers and schedule). There will be a morning DIY workshop led by SynthCube. Exhibitors include Setonix Synth, Stompbox Sonic, Kurku MIDI, Tall Dog Electronics, AND MORE.

Check out the NESF website for more details!"

New England Synth Fest, June 29 at the Museum of Science Boston Update

via New England Synth Fest

"The 7:30pm show is SOLD OUT. Tickets on sale for 9:30pm show.

Performances in the Planetarium by Mute City with visuals by Anagram, TotoRobyn with visuals by Jame Coyne, and Ryan Campos. Performances on the Lobby Stage by Anda Volley, Ralphykeys, and Odie DeSmith. Plus fantastic exhibitors in the Museum Lobby!

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium shows at 7:30pm (sold out) and 9:30pm (act fast). Get tickets now. $15. Follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin for updates."

Next New England Synth Fest set forJune 29 at the Museum of Science Boston

Details follow:

"New England Synth Fest returns to the Boston Museum of Science on Thursday, June 29. Performances in the Planetarium by Mute City with visuals by Anagram, TotoRobyn with visuals by Jame Coyne, and Ryan Campos. Performances on the Lobby Stage by Anda Volley, Ralphykeys, and Odie DeSmith. Plus fantastic exhibitors in the Museum Lobby!

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium show at 7:30pm. Get tickets at the Museum of Science website. $15. All of our previous shows have SOLD OUT. Act fast. Follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin for updates."

Live at the New England Synth Fest

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"My good friend and musical collaborator, @cowboybenalman @TheEntireRobot , invited me to join him at the Spring 2023 New England Synth Festival, where we performed a live set. This was my first time performing at a synthesizer festival, so it was a great opportunity to get to know and participate in the local synth community. It was held in Burlington, MA and included a slew of other performers, lectures and workshops throughout the day. Thank you @newenglandsynthfest for having us, and thanks to the visual synth artists Vidumami and Allison Tanenhaus who provided the video backdrop for our set.

I used my @ArturiaOfficial Polybrute, @KorgOfficial Minikorg 700fs and the Elektron Analog Rytm MKII. Ben used various gear, including the @MoogMusicInc Sirin, Arturia Keystep 37, @EricaSynths Perkons HD-01, among other things.

Please check out @newenglandsynthfest at their website: https://nesynthfest.alt-mode.com/
And the entire stream of the day's performances here:"

New England Synth Fest, April 22, 2023

video upload by New England Synth Fest

You can check out more of Cowboy's stuff on his channel and twitch.tv stream for his latest project, 'The Entire Robot':

/ theentirerobot
and website https://www.theentirerobot.com/

Check out all my original music here: https://soundcloud.com/user-801248952"

New England Synth Fest Set for April 22 in Burlington, Mass

Details follow:

"New England Synth Fest, Saturday, April 22, 12pm to 6pm, in Burlington, Mass (at the Microsoft Technology Center, 5 Wayside Road). SIX HOURS of live music, video art, vendors, exhibitors, lectures, a jam room, and a synthesizer petting zoo. FREE admission.

Live music from Christina Shivers, Deftly Demolition, Jade Rose, Metal Tiger, Michael William Gilbert, Repairer of Reputations, Sean Stover, Sherisa Sterling, SHERMVN, s0ak, and Tom Eaton. Live visualization art from Allison Tanenhaus, Anagram, coolpics.biz, Jame Coyne, SunJessie, Vidumami, and more!

Lectures and talks from Piotr Rotkiewicz, Robyn Alman, Alex Bernhardt, Michael Bierylo, Collin Russell, Peter Raffensperger, Luke Stark, Gerry Bassermann, Joe Paradiso, and Randel Osborne (see the website for topics and schedule). There will be a "Jam Room" brought to you by Circuit Happy, using shared CV/MIDI clock on their Missing Link hardware. Exhibitors include Circuit Happy, Cyran Makes Music, Sequential, Source Audio, Superlative, and Tall Dog Electronics, AND MORE.

Check out the NESF website for more details."

New England Synth Fest Set for February 23 at the Boston Museum of Science

"New England Synth Fest presents live music, immersive visuals, and exhibitors at the Museum of Science in Boston. Performances in the Planetarium by ximena with visuals by Ziaire Trinidad Sherman, Mesmers with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus, and the The Square Root of Negative Two. More performances on the Lobby Stage by Black Potion, NoizCode, and Collin Russell. Plus lobby exhibits with our friends Stompbox Sonic, coolpics.biz, synthCube, Circuit Happy, Electronic Audio Experiments, Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, and more.

Lobby experience starts at 7:00pm. Planetarium show at 7:30pm. Get tickets at the Museum of Science website. $15. Last summer, June, July, and August were SOLD OUT. Act fast."

Reminder: New England Synth Fest is This Weekend!

"Saturday Saturday Saturday! New England Synth Fest, October 29, 12pm to 6pm, in Burlington, Mass (at the Microsoft Technology Center, 5 Wayside Road). SIX HOURS of live music, video art, vendors, exhibitors, lectures, workshops, a jam room, and a synthesizer petting zoo. FREE admission.

Live music from Luke Stark, ximena, Michael Bierylo, Wizard Peter, Natalie Hogue, Odie DeSmith, TotoRobyn, Mute City, NXOR, Aether Chroma, Virosa and Funkhouser, and Retribution Body. Live visualizations from Anagram, Diane Menyuk, Merritt Schwartz, Jame Coyne, Vidumami, and Allison Tanenhaus.

Lectures and talks from Piotr Rotkiewicz, Irwin Kwan, David Mash, Ralph Kinscheck, A. Campbell Payne, Tom Eaton, Ryan Page, Matthew Davidson, Christina Shivers, Deftly-D, and Samuel Holland (see the website for topics, schedule, and details).

There will be a "Jam Room" brought to you by Circuit Happy, using shared CV/MIDI clock on their Missing Link hardware. A DIY workshop by SynthCube (build your own Moffenzeef Jarmageddon, preregistration and kit purchase required). Exhibits from Stompbox Sonic, Alan R.Pearlman Foundation, Electronic Audio Experiments, Retroaktiv Synthesizers, Tall Dog Electronics, AND MORE. Check out the NESF website for more details."

Next New England Synth Fest Set for October 29

The next great big New England Synth Fest is coming up on Saturday, October 29, 12pm to 6pm. Taking place at the Microsoft Technology Center, 5 Wayside Road, Burlington, Mass. A full day of great electronic music and visualization artists, along with lectures, exhibitors, and vendors. There's even a build-a-Jarmaggedon workshop and a petting zoo. Twelve performances! Ten lectures! Check out the NESF website for more details. Follow on Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin for updates.

New England Synth Fest - Bill T Miller Synthesizer Performance @ Museum of Science Boston - 08.11.22

video upload by Bill T Miller

"Bill T Miller Synthesizer Performance @ New England Synth Fest @ Museum of Science Boston - 08.11.22. This BTM stereophonic improv performance features a CLASSIC SYNTH array... Buchla Easel Command 208-C, Korg ARP 2600, Moog Mother-32, Make Noise O-Coast and 4MS STS Sampler & Toppobrillo MiniMix.

Video Produced/Directed/Edited by Bill T Miller
Cameras: BTM & Sheri Hausey & Beth Moguel

BILL T MILLER, a chameleon of sonic exploration, is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, recording engineer, producer, filmmaker, photographer, artist, instrument builder and cat lover. From toy piano at two years old to starting a "band" with tennis racket guitar and trash can drums in the 60s to becoming a professional recording engineer / producer / live sound tech after graduating from College for the Recording Arts in San Francisco in 1976, his paths are always unfolding and looping. At recording college he took synthesizer courses with ARP 2600 and Emu synths and then worked (as live sound and recording engineer) in California until 1980.

Eventually ending up in Boston working as a freelance recording engineer and live sound engineer and then starting his own Headroom Recording Studios. While much of his "professional career" was devoted to recording and photographing OTHER artists, he was always working on his own weirdo music bands in the shadows. Some of these adventures include Out of Band Experience (OBE), Kings Of Feedback, Drum Army, Kings Of Slack, Zonkulator, and Orgy Of Noise with over 25 full album releases on his own DIY labels as an artist.

BTM's quest has looped back around to a nostalgic look forward incorporating ALL of the past adventures while moving sideways in time in to an unknown future think void. Living in Boston for 37 years and giving every moment to this insatiable desire to CREATE and SHARE is focus of his true path.

SEE: http://btmtv.com (this youtube channel)
HEAR: http://billtmiller.bandcamp.com
MORE: http://billtmiller.com/

On the Second Thursday of every month of summer 2022, the Museum of Science teamed up with New England Synth Fest for an incredible fusion of live synthesizer performances that took over the Charles Hayden Planetarium. Experience some of the best synth musicians and visualizers from New England like never before in the immersive full dome environment of the Planetarium.

LOBBY MUSIC 7pm
BILL T MILLER = outer space trip out synths
20 minute set - PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY.

LOBBY SYNTHFEST VENDORS
ARP Foundation (Alan R. Pearman's daughter DINA will be there) & SynthCube & Stompbox Sonic & coolpix and MORE

7:30pm in the DOME three were 20 minute sets back to back for first show...

introduced by the host of MOS SUMMER THURSDAY SERIES... JAMES MONROE ! - Asha Tamirisa
- LIMBC with visuals by Solid State Entity - Bob Familiar with visuals by cskonopka

+ following 1st dome show were two 20 minute LOBBY sets...
- Vizzie / Oxalis (Ed Guild & Richard Tarantio)
- Build (Nick Solarz)

The three lobby sets are hosted by Richard Tarantio in conjunction with Modular On The Spot Boston. Richard provided LIVE SOUND for all three lobby sets and played in a duo for the middle set.

+ 9:30pm in the DOME there was a repeat of the hree 20 minute sets back to back for second show. (see above.)

Boston Museum of Science Polage Art by Austine Wood Comarow !!!!!

Mega Thanx to NEW ENGLAND SYNTH FEST HOST... KENT LUNDBERT !
Super Thanx to MOS SUMMER THURSDAY SERIES HOST... JAMES MONROE !

Ultra Thanx to BUCHLA GURU TODD BARTON for KRELL WISDOM & FLUTE APPEARANCE via morphagene sampler.

Super THANX to BETH MOGUEL for footage.
Eternal THANX as always to SHERI HAUSEY & Tippi Cat & Ziggy Cat & Mel the Cat !!!!"

New England Synth Fest Set For August 11 at the Boston Museum of Science

via New England Synth Fest

"New England Synth Fest presents live music, immersive visuals, and exhibitors at the Museum of Science in Boston. Performances in the Planetarium by Bob Familiar with visuals by cskonopka, LIMBC with visuals by Solid State Entity, and Asha Tamirisa.

Plus more performances on the Lobby Stage by Bill T Miller, Vizzie & Oxalis, and Build.

Plus lobby exhibits with our friends Stompbox Sonic, coolpics.biz, synthCube, Pirx Modular, Circuit Happy, Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, The Record Co., CopperSound Pedals, and more.

Second show added at 9:30pm. June and July were SOLD OUT. The 7:30pm show on August 11 is already SOLD OUT. Get tickets for 9:30pm show on August 11."

Next New England Synth Fest Set for July 14 at the Boston Museum of Science

"New England Synth Fest presents immersive visuals with live music with visuals in the Planetarium. More live music and exhibitors in the Museum Lobby. Performances in the Planetarium by A. Campbell Payne with visuals by Christopher Konopka, J. Bagist with DebStep, and Rachel Devorah and Emily Boyer. Plus performances on the Lobby Stage by Christina Shivers, Don Nothing, and D.U.M.E. Plus lobby exhibits with our friends Stompbox Sonic, synthCube, coolpics.biz, The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, AND MORE. Thursday, July 14, 2022, starting at 7pm, at the Museum of Science, Boston.

The June Synth Fest was SOLD OUT. Get tickets for July now."

New England Synth Fest set for June 9 at the Boston Museum of Science

"New England Synth Fest is collaborating with the Boston Museum of Science this summer to present three "mini festivals", featuring live electronic music in the Planetarium accompanied by video synthesizers and visualizers on the dome. Every second Thursday of the month this summer (June 9, July 14, and August 11).

The first event is Thursday, June 9th, featuring Violet Nox with DebStep, Jade Rose with Jame Coyne, and Metal TIger with Anagram, all performing (music and video) in the Planetarium Dome. In the Museum lobby, there will be exhibits and more live music, with Ryan Campos, Oxalis, and Snowbeasts. Tickets and more information here.

New England Synth Fest
nesynthfest.org
https://twitter.com/nesynthfest
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