Seattle

The 2009 Decibel Festival – an International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media being held September 24-27th in Seattle, has released its list of scheduled performers.

Alter Ego : Mad Professor : Wighnomy Brothers : Caspa : Daedelus : Benga : Robert Hood : Mala : Mary Anne Hobbs : Reagenz : N-Type : Brodinski : Move D : Alex Under : Boxcutter : Frank Bretschneider : Martyn : Tim Exile : Johnny Fiasco : Mountains : Spacetime Continuum : Gaslamp Killer : Voodeux : Megasoid : Pinch : Sub Swara : Deepchord presents: Echospace : Holger Zilske aka Smash TV : Benoit Pioulard : CLP : [a]pendics.shuffle : Bruno Pronsato : 3WS feat. Ana Sia and Danny Corn : KiloWatts : Tadeo : Christina Vantzou of Dead Texan : Nosaj Thing : Mikael Stavostrand : Tycho : ant-ten-nae : Dilo : Mike Slott : Hookerz & Blow : Michna : Cascabel Gentz : Sawako : Christopher Willits : J.Phlip : Take : DJG : Dave Aju : KJ Sawka : EPROM : Goldmund : Mozaic : MC Rod Azlan : MC Juakali : Moldy : Lusine : Derek Plaslaiko : Kim Cascone : Kotchy : Tanner Ross : William Fowler Collins : Pezzner : Dov : Truckasaurus : Nalepa : The Sight Below : Drumcell : Noah Pred : Kid Hops : Michael Manahan : Harvey McKay : Jerry Abstract : Clark Warner : Kero : Heyoka : Qzen : Mimosa : novaTRON : 214 : SunTzu Sound : Let’s Go Outside : Monkeytek : Nordic Soul : lissom : Recess : J-Sun & Packy : Jeromy Nail : Codebase : Ramiro Deepvibez : Scott Sunn : Struggle : DJ Collage : Ctrl_Alt_Dlt : D’Jeronimo : Claudia X. Valdes : dubtek : Kadeejah Streets : WD4D : Gunshae : Tracer Visuals : Gel-Sol : Eddie : ndCv : Jonny Romero : Obelus : Sone : J Roby : Pressha : The Perfect Cyn : The Now Device : Levi Clark : Andrew Luck : Milkplant : Pipedream : M’Chateau : Electrosect : Adlib : DopeLabs : Momo the Monster : Introcut : Scobot : Menami : Killing Frenzy : MC Anton Bomb : X41 : Peter Rand : John Massey : Connect_itcut : V8 Media : Skoi Sirius : Seiche : Same DNA : Snap’Krakl’Pop : Goner : Epiphanous : Looptid : Foxfire FX : James Drage : Andrew Sorkin : TJ Davis + MORE TBA

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This is a trailer for Trimpin: The Sound Of Invention, a new feature film documentary premiering at film fests around the country.

Artist/inventor/engineer/composer Trimpin designs a 60-foot tower of electric guitars that automatically plays nonstop at Seattle’s Experience Music Project. Read more…

2008 marks the 5th anniversary of the Decibel Festival, an annual event held in Seattle that has now become one of North America’s preeminent electronic music events.

For this year’s event, Decibel has planned its most ambitious festival to date; featuring more than 100 acts from 12 different countries, organized within 24 showcases at 11 different venues over four days.

The lineup is not only massive but also the most diverse yet, increasing the international stature and range of artists, representing everything from underground dance to experimental audio / visual performance. Adding to the traditional club events, this year’s program will feature a two day dB Conference, Optical Multimedia showcases, a BBQ, an outdoor park event, an ambient dinner theater and an overall theme of sustainability in the arts.

The four-day Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media will take place September 25th – 28th.

Here’s a list of the performers announced so far. Read more…

Moog Synthesizer with Dan Rapport

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Here is Dan Rapport with 17 seconds of live Moog Little Phatty in the Musiquarium Lounge at Seattle’s Triple Door.

Electronic Wind Instrument Synthesizer Funk w/ Mike Theiss

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Saxophonist/Synthesist Mike Theiss tears up the funky EWI ( An electronic synthesizer played like a saxophone) live at Seattle’s Nectar Lounge 4/4/08.

Backing Theiss up is Funkscribe’s Family Affair.