Joshua Tree National Park
Author: catsynth
“DJ Cat” with Yamaha VSS 30
This “DJ Cat” is ready to make some beats with their laptop and their Yamaha VSS 30 keyboard – a surprisingly deep instrument for a small member of the Portasound series. We also see an unnamed full-sized keyboard in the corner.
Seen on the Facebook group Cats with Jobs (which I highly recommend if you are still on Facebook), originally from user askforjanice1043.
Cammi Granato (plus Eddie Lack) with Synths, Pedals, and More
Cammi Granato sits comfortably next to a live board featuring Red Panda Context, Particles and Bitmap pedals, Make Noise 0-coast and Strega standalone synthesizers, and an AKAI MPX-8. Above is a Roland SE-02 synth, monitors, and “an electro-acoustic thing made by Flesh Vomit.”
Canine Eddie Lack chills nearby as well, providing us with a rare DogSynth pic.
From our friends Scott and Deb via Mastadon. They are a big part of the group that made the recent Wonder Valley Experimental Music Festival happen. You can see our highlight reel of all the acts from the festival in the video below.
Tuna and Novation Bass Station
Tuna is back after a hiatus from CatSynth. And he is now sporting a cool blue and white collar that matches the Novation Bass Station on which he is napping.
Submitted by our friend thedigitalpurrgatory on Instagram
Hello @catsynth this is Tuna. It’s been a long time since he was last featured here with a synth. As you can see, he now has a blue and white collar. There are houses very near us that are being built so we need Tuna to wear a collar for ID.
And, appropriately, he’s napping on top of a @wearenovation Bass Station 2 which matches his colors.
Tony and Frankie return with Cat Metal
Tony and Frankie are back on CatSynth for the first time in quite a while, and they are ready to perform their new “cat metal” tune, complete with appropriate scowling expressions.
Wordless Wednesday: Tapestry from a Concrete Pier
Monty in the studio
Monty is helping out in the studio, and thinks this F is the purrfect note to add.
Submitted by our friend Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Moon X, Natura Morta, and more).
You can see Monty’s previous appearances via his tag
RIP Oscar, the purrfect Moog Inspector
Wordless Wednesday: Owens Lake
A scene from the exposed lakebed of the mostly-dry Owens Lake. This is the sink of the Owens River, which cuts a valley between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the ranges that separate this valley from the even deeper and dryer Death Valley to the east.
Owens Lake is the location of our latest highway video, which follows California Highway 136 along the northern and eastern sides of the lake.
Roland JX-8P with Ansel and Olive
Our friend Charles Whiley is restoring and upgrading a Roland JX-8P. We see Ansel (black and white) and Olive (tabby) hanging out nearby.