MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, February 20, 2006

Purr... White Odyssey Shots

Title link takes you to some warm shots pulled from this auction.

Onyx Sings - New Flickr Shots

Title link takes you to another shot by "get the hams in."

Barry Schrader's Soundworld at the Redcat LA

Via Peter Grenader of Buzzclick Music:
"All - There will be much Buchla bleeping at this event:
Barry Schrader Soundworld
When: Wednesday, February 22
Where: REDCAT
631 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Time: 8:30 P.M.
Admission: $10, $14, $18

REDCAT presents a multimedia celebration of the electro-acoustic composer's
music on the occasion of his 60th birthday. This retrospective concert of
works from the past 33 years includes the world premiere of "Fallen
Sparrow", a solo work performed by violinist Mark Menzies, and a new dance
theater setting of the piece "After Death" by choreographer Kyu Hee Park and
video by Francesca Penzani. Also making special guest appearances are
harpsichordist Barbara Cadranel and pianist Vicki Ray. Schrader's music this
evening is accompanied by films and videos by Adam Beckett, Steve Eagle,
Jules Engel and Michael Scroggins.

For more information:
email: info[]barryschrader.com
phone: 213-237-2800
web site: http://redcat.org/season/0506/mus/barry.php"

Barry Schrader's website

Cringe Worthy Synth Jokes

Via this post on electro-music.com. Enjoy. BTW, if you have 'em, I'll add 'em.

Update: Here's one from Pinkus. : )
so stupid....why did i read them... heres on... what do OPEC and korg have in common? Mono/poly

Q: What's the favourite movie of NordModular G2 audiorate logic modules?
A: "Clockwork Orange"

Q: What's the favourite movie of the NordModular G2 text module?
A: "Color me Purple"

Q: What's the favourite TV show of dual bandpass filters?
A: "Twin Peaks"

Q: How do G2 comb filters bid each other good night?
A: "Buenas notches"

Q: Why do notch filters make for good A&R managers?
A: Because they are very good at band rejection.

Q: What's the difference between a Moog Modular filter and an understaffed post office?
A: The Moog filter doesn't have a constant Q.

Q: Why do suboscillators frequently suffer from inferiority complexes?
A: Nobody likes to be square.

Q: Why are non-bandlimited digital oscillators such a problem for immigration bureaus?
A: They have so many aliases.

The Juno Harem - New Flickr Shot

Another brilliant shot by WC Olo Garb.

AHNE 2006

For those of you lucky enough to be in the area, AHNE in Bolton, MA is coming. Title link takes you to the site - make sure to check out the shots from previous years like this tiny Buchla Music Easel surrounded by a mammoth Roland System700 and Doepfer modular.

"Announcing Analogue Heaven NorthEast (AHNE) 2006 to be held on Saturday, April 29th at the Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, MA from 11AM to 5PM. For the 3rd year in a row, we will be tweaking, patching, and making lots of synth noises!

Information can be found here:
http://www.stretta.com/AHNE/2006/

We will be having a party afterwards, thanks to Dean Stiglitz. Details
will be forthcoming.

For those who have been on the AHNE mailing list in the past, please resubscribe (directions on the web page above). The old list was deleted.

Thanks to Matthew Davidson for hosting the web page and mailing list.

Please feel free to send me any questions. See you there!

Eric"