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  • Sick Days, Sam Sam, Studio, and Superb Owl

    Sick Days, Sam Sam, Studio, and Superb Owl

    It’s been a slow recovery from our latest bout of this year’s influenza and “NAMMthrax,” but we are getting there slowly.   Indeed, I have been well enough to spend more time working in the studio again.  Of course, if I am in the studio there is a good chance Sam Sam will be there, too.

    Sam Sam in the studio

    It’s always a delight to have her around.  I think she is getting used to all the weird electronic sounds just as Luna did.  As a more social cat, I think she mostly just enjoys being near the action.  I do sometimes feel guilty when she gets comfy under the main console and I want to use the Nord.  It’s a studio musician’s version of the cat-in-lap dilemma.

    We are going to move forward with some video and music work today, as body and energy permit.   We are also doing our part for today’s mass ritual here in the United States with our Superb Owl.

    We hope you all have an enjoyable day, however you chose to fill it!

  • CatSynth Pic: Blezqi Zatsaz + Minimoog

    CatSynth Pic: Blezqi Zatsaz + Minimoog

    From Fabio Ribeiro via the Facebook group Synthesizer Freaks.

    Blezqi Zatsaz (the cat) + Minimoog

  • CatSynth Pic: Gracie, Moog Subsequent 37 and other Synths

    CatSynth Pic: Gracie, Moog Subsequent 37 and other Synths

    Gracie returns, this time with a Moog Subsequent 37.  Though she does seem more interested in the Eurorack modules behind it 😸

    “Hmmm. Analog …”

    From Alsún Ní Chasaide via our Facebook page.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    Cat Playing moog subsequent 37

    Today we have a cat playing the new Moog Subsequent 37 synthesizer, the follow-up to their popular Sub 37 model.

    From rokkafortestudio on Instragram.

  • CatSynth Pic: Picasso and Realistic MG-1

    CatSynth Pic: Picasso and Realistic MG-1

    Picasso the cat means business as he poses with a Realistic MG-1 synthesizer. Submitted by James Bahleda‎ via our Facebook page.

    The MG-1 was built by Moog for Realistic (Radio Shack), and was designed and marketed for home/casual use. It’s no Model D, but it does still have Moog technology and sound. It remains popular with some collectors and artists. You can read more about it here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Kuva and Mother-32

    Kuva and Mother-32

    Kuva poses adorably with a Moog Mother-32 analog synthesizer. Submitted by our friend and fellow musician/synth-nerd Chloe Stamper.

  • CatSynth Pic: Loki and Moog Mother-32

    Loki with two Moog Mother-32 synthesizers

    Loki floats in space with two Moog Mother-32 synthesizers. Would that be a Mother-64? 😸

    Submitted by Juli Amore, aka The Synth Witch. Please check her music.

  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Moog Minitaur

    CatSynth pic: Cat and Moog Minitaur

    Cat and Moog Minitaur

    Cat with a Moog Minitaur (at least I’m pretty sure it’s a Minitaur), and sundry electronic equipment. From our friends at Moog Music, Inc., on Twitter.

  • Preparing for Tonight’s Show at The Lab

    I have been busily preparing for tonight’s solo set at The Lab here in San Francisco. As usually happens, I initially plan to simplify the setup, but then as I work on the set musically, more instruments and equipment end up part of the rig. And this one may be one of the largest to date.

    In addition to the Nord Stage (aka “The Big Red Keyboard”), there is the newly reconfigured modular synth, the Prophet 12, the Moog Mother 32, Casio SK-1, and iPad. The modular path features multiple voices, including some processing external audio from the Nord and the SK-1, respectively.

    Why so big? Well, it comes out the current musical direction, which mixes jazz and funk with experimental electronics. That means a full-size keyboard is always present. And the electronics has to provide rhythmic and harmonic support in addition to timbral support. This always adds significant complexity, but provides for a richer musical experience.

    Here are the details on the show, including the other acts. I am excited to have a group improv with my friends Joshua Marshall, Jaroba, and Christina Stanley. And the evening will begin with an orchestra of invented instruments from Pet The Tiger (David Samas, Tom Nunn et al.) with dance by Christina Braun. If you are in the Bay Area tonight, please consider joining us.

    Thursday, June 22, 8PM
    The Lab
    2948 16th St SF

    A special evening of funky and noisy sounds, invented instruments, whimsy, and more 😺 🎶

    8:00PM Pet The Tiger Inventors Collective performs Arc Weld
    8:40PM Amanda Chaudhary solo. Funky and experimental electronics
    9:20PM Amanda Chaudhary with collaborators Joshua Marshall, Jaroba, and Christina Stanley

    door: $5-10

    Additional info on BayImproviser.

  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Moog Minitaur

    Cat and Moog Minitaur

    Cat with Moog Minitaur bass synthesizer. Photo 📸: by lady.olive on Instagram, shared by our friends at Moog Music, Inc.

    “Really feline the bass this #Caturday.”

    The cat in this photo looks so much like Sam Sam 😻