From scienceclubmusic on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
On the floor… This version is cut in many places to fit YouTube’s 10 minute limit. A full-length version is available here: http://vimeo.com/13060686
Equipment used: Roland MC-202, Acidlab Miami, DSI Mopho Keyboard, DSI Evolver Desktop, Roland TR-505
I like the cat inspecting things as the music starts 🙂
From our friend Eric Pochesci of Polynominal, some more pictures of Mimi:
“2 pictures of Mimi with a minimoog D old school board.
A MIMIMOOG? ;)”
Another from Synthiefrau on YouTube, submitted by vlern via facebook:
From prophei on YouTube, featuring Mister Kitty and an extensive collection of synthesizers:
“annodalleb studio cuts #1”
We featured Mister Kitty in this previous post.
From Synthiefrau on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
“Hello lovely synthfolks, my cat Cleo and my dog Susi have a funny life. They always sleeps the hole day and listening to my music;-). The sequenz comes from my Dot.com 911 Sequenzer, I play the Minimoog, Synton Syrinx, Moog Prodigy, The effects comes from the Roland Juno 60 and from Doepfer Dark Energie”
I quite like the leopard-print Minimoog and modular case.
From Señor Pantalones on flickr:
“Cat perspective distortion! (she’s backup security in case the primary one fails)”
In addition to the cat Chloe, there is a Clavia Nord G2, a Moog Voyager, a Snyderphonics Manta (see this NAMM report on the Snyderphonics Manta), L.L. Electronics Rozzbox, several offerings from Roland (System 100m, TB-303, TR-606, MKS-50/Juno), an SH-101 Novamod, and a Cwejman S1 mkII among many others. I also like the modernist studio furniture from Heckler Designs.
You can see a full-size image as well as labels for all the gear on the original flickr page.
From AutomaticGainsay on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
“Just as you requested, here are a couple of cats getting their groove on with a number of exciting vintage analog synthesizers. “
We at CatSynth introduce Mister Kitty!
Photos submitted by prophei.
Although hard to see in this photo, the modular features several of the modules we reviewed in our Analogue Haven @ NAMM article. Mr. Kitty poses with synths from Oberheim and Moog in the first photos.
We present a few photos and notes from the LoveTech SF 1st Anniversary “Epictacular”, which I attended on Saturday. LoveTech is a “Collaborative Music Technology Party & Interactive Multimedia Art Salon” here in San Francisco, and a group I definitely should try and be more involved in during its second year.
Our friend Tim Thompson, together with Michael Broxton, performed live improvised music along with generative visuals (i.e., the graphics are generated live):
Tim’s setup features a Launchpad/Mimo/Keyboard interface. This music featured tonal improvisations (lots of jazz chords and lines) with fast lines and rhythms, a structure that allowed one to shift focus between the music and visuals. The visual software was Broxton’s PhosphorEssence. You can see some clips from the performance on this video:
In addition to live performances, there were also technical demonstrations. Here we see Moldover presenting the MOJO, a newly released music controller which features touch-sensitive strips, game-controller-style buttons and a rather sturdy looking case.
There was also a “jam lounge”. Here we see a duo of *bernadette* (left) and Pamela Parker performing a delightfully noisy and inharmonic electronic improvisation with guitars and effects (including a Moogerfooger).
They also had a theremin as part of their set. Note the porcelain cat figurine on the theremin.
The video below features a demonstration by Komega of his custom sound and light instruments, including the Kromatron, Komegatone, and the Breadman.
More on Komega’s instruments in a future article.
We take a break from our NAMM backlog for a cat-and-synth pic this Tuesday. From Kids at Midnight, via matrixsynth:
Arthur interrupts work on the latest tune, finding the laptop a nice warm place to settle down. He once changed the preferences on my Pro Tools with his arse and it took me about a month of fiddling and a call to a help desk to get it back to normal. Cat hair can also be a problem at the Kids At Midnight HQ. Shall be pooling our money and investing in a Dustbuster …