Moogfest 2016 Lineup Announced, Featuring Gary Numan, Laurie Anderson, Suzanne Ciani & A New Moog Module

Organizers announced the first round of artists, musicians and programming for Moogfest 2016, scheduled for May 19 – 22 in Durham, NC. The lineup includes Gary Numan (in a three-night residency), GZA (two night residency), Odesza, Laurie Anderson, Oneohtrix Point Never, Suzanne Ciani, Blood Orange, and Sun Ra Arkestra, with keynote presentations by “transhumanist pharma tycoon”… Read More Moogfest 2016 Lineup Announced, Featuring Gary Numan, Laurie Anderson, Suzanne Ciani & A New Moog Module

December 8, 2015December 8, 20156 Comments

Don Buchla Wants His Brand Back, Taking New Owners To Court

Don Buchla, right, is taking the current owners of the Buchla Electronic Musical Instrument brand, Audio Supermarket Pty., to court. According to a report by Fact: Buchla alleges he was promised $440,000 for the sale of the company, but has been paid less than $110,000 so far. It also alleges that the defendants breached the… Read More Don Buchla Wants His Brand Back, Taking New Owners To Court

March 25, 201522 Comments

Buchla Easel Remote Control Now Available As A Free Download

When Don Buchla designed the Music Easel synthesizer, originally released in 1973, he included a forward thinking expansion slot. Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments has built on this concept. At NAMM, they introduced the Buchla Music Easel iProgram card, which adds WiFi patch management and control to their modern Music Easel. Now they’ve released Buchla Easel Remote Control,… Read More Buchla Easel Remote Control Now Available As A Free Download

July 25, 201410 Comments

Morton Subotnick Explains His Buchla Modular Synthesizer Setup

Studio Science: Morton Subotnick On His Buchla Synthesizer was uploaded by: Red Bull Music Academy
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April 16, 20143 Comments

Moogfest Daytime Lineup To Feature Moroder, Anderson, Emerson, Buchla, Oberheim, Smith, Linn And More

Moogfest 2014 organizers have announced their lineup of daytime presenters, which includes a kick-ass lineup of futurists, musicians, scientists, authors, filmmakers and pioneers of electronic music instrument design. The lineup includes multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder, film composer Cliff Martinez, futurist thinkers Jerome Glenn, Nick Bostrom, and George Dvorsky plus MIT Media Lab’s… Read More Moogfest Daytime Lineup To Feature Moroder, Anderson, Emerson, Buchla, Oberheim, Smith, Linn And More

November 14, 2013November 14, 20136 Comments

Don Buchla Documentary On Kickstarter

Academy Award nominated director Connie Field has announced a Kickstarter project to help fund a documentary on pioneering electronic instrument designer Don Buchla. Here’s what Field has to say about the documentary:

March 5, 20132 Comments

The Buchla Electric Music Box – Recreating A Classic

Buchla Electric Music Box In Depth was uploaded by: James Lewin
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February 11, 2013February 11, 201312 Comments

What Classic Electronic Music Gear Should Roland Bring Back?

At the 2013 NAMM Show, one of the biggest trends was that companies are looking to the past for inspiration and bringing classic gear of the past to new audiences. The two most notable examples of this were probably the Buchla Electronic Music Instruments’ Electric Music Box – a recreation of a Don Buchla classic –… Read More What Classic Electronic Music Gear Should Roland Bring Back?

February 4, 2013134 Comments

Buchla Electric Music Box Returning

At the 2013 NAMM Show, Buchla Electronic Music Instruments introduced the new Electric Music Box – a modern recreating of Don Buchla’s classic synth.

January 25, 2013January 25, 201341 Comments

Morton Subotnick Interview On Changes In Electronic Music, The Limitations Of MIDI

Dubspot ‘Wireless’ Interview: Morton Subotnick – The Electronic Music Pioneer on Music Technology was uploaded by: DubSpot
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October 27, 20125 Comments

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