Ringo Plays Korg TR-61 and others

Ringo performs on a Korg TR-61 synthesizer, accompanied by other instruments from Korg, Waldorf, Roland, Zoom, and more.

Submitted by our friend Damien Olson via our Facebook page. You can see some of our adventures with Damien in New York via this tag.

Here is another video of Ringo taking a break next to the Korg Nautilus keyboard

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Woman Life Freedom

Woman Life Freedom is a neon-based artwork by Taravat Talepasand that is currently on display at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

“Woman, Life, Freedom” is a movement which supports basic rights and freedoms for women in Iran. The movement began in 2022, after Mahsa Amini was arrested for not wearing a hijab in accordance with Iranian government standards; she subsequently died while in police custody.

In recognition of this movement to recognize women’s rights, Iranian-American artist Taravat Talepasand developed this neon sculpture, featuring the phrase in both English and Farsi. The piece was first displayed at YBCA in 2023 as part of her solo show, طراوت | TARAVAT, and remains on view as public art in our lobby.

Sam Sam, MiniBrute 2, Modular, Octave CAT

Black and white cat standing on a covered synthesizer and keenly inspecting the patch bay on an Arturia MiniBrute 2 analog synthesizer.  Next to her head is a small modular setup with modules from several manufacturers.

It’s rare that Sam Sam ever gets up on one of the synth desks, so when she did I rushed to snap some photos. This was the best one, with her standing on our vintage Octave CAT (safely covered) and inspecting the Arturia MiniBrute and RackBrute modular setup.

A full account of synth brands in this photo can be found in the tags.