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NEXT EVENT Sat. May 3 at Northeastern University. Analog and digital, audio and video, new and old, professional and hobbyist, modular and monolithic, synthesizer people.
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Performance schedule for New England Synth Fest, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Ryder Hall Room 334 at Northeastern University (11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass.)
New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 3, 2025 Ryder Hall Room 334 Northeastern University 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 12:00 Othercast 12:30 Switch Angel with visuals by Jame Coyne 1:00 David Dawson with visuals by Digital Awareness 1:30 Doug Bielmeier with visuals by Christie Bielmeier 2:00 A. Campbell Payne with visuals by Digital Awareness 2:30 Bill T Miller with visuals by BTMTV 3:00 Bob Familiar with visuals by Swan 3:30 Andrew Neumann 4:00 Leftroman with visuals by Anagram 4:30 EHMN 5:00 Snowbeasts 5:30 Todd Reynolds with visuals by Gabe Henkin
May 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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UPDATED: Lecture schedule for New England Synth Fest, Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Northeastern University (Ryder Hall, 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 02115)

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UPDATED Lecture schedule New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 3, 2025 Ryder Hall Room 429, Northeastern University 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 02115 12:30 NoizCode -- How I play live 1:10 Princent Vice -- Everybody needs a 303 (but why) 1:50 Dina Pearlman-Ifil -- Centennial of an inventor: Alan R Pearlman, futurist, musician, inventor and mentor 2:30 Nick Homenda -- An introduction to tonal music theory via Warp Records 1990-2000 3:10 David G Shaw -- Electronic music without electronic instruments 3:50 Kristina Warren -- Øresund: Rooted experimentalism in audiovisual concertina performance 4:30 Antonio Mazzoldi (Doomsdroid) -- Digital Hammond: Love the organ, wish the synth
April 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Come visit our exhibitors at New England Synth Fest, Saturday, May 3, at Northeastern University.

Featuring The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, Circuit Happy, Source Audio, Stompbox Sonic, SynthCube, and Tall Dog Electronics.
EXHIBITORS New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 3, 2025 Ryder Hall Room 429, Northeastern University 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 02115 Alan R. Pearlman Foundation Circuit Happy Source Audio Stompbox Sonic SynthCube Tall Dog Electronics https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org https://www.circuithappy.com https://www.sourceaudio.net https://stompboxsonic.com https://synthcube.com https://www.tall-dog.com http://nesynthfest.org
April 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Cram Audio Technologies is hosting two DIY workshops at New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 3. Build a Eurorack Tank Reverb or a Handheld Theremin! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-effect...
DIY Effect Building Workshop with Cram Audio Technologies Saturday May 3rd 11:00am New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Boston Fun track: Build your own handheld Altoids Theremin Deep track: Build your own 10p Eurorack Tank Reverb Both workshops are suitable for beginners To register for the workshop and see much more info https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-effect-building-workshop-synthfest-registration-1309785566889
April 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 3, 12pm to 6pm at Northeastern University (Ryder Hall, 11 Leon St., Boston). Performances (in quadraphonic sound), lectures, exhibitors, workshops, petting zoo, and more. FREE.
New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University Saturday, May 3, 12pm-6pm Ryder Hall at NEU, 11 Leon St., Boston, Mass. 02115 performances, lectures, exhibitors, workshops, petting zoo, more nesynthfest.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The next New England Synth Fest will be Saturday, May 3, at Northeastern University in Boston. Save the date!

More details soon...
Save the date New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 3, 2025 12pm to 6pm Boston, Mass.
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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THIS WEEKEND! New England Synth Fest, Saturday, January 11, 2025, at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass.

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Performances by Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR with visuals by VJ Zombie, OrangePeelMystic, and Architrave.
New England Synth Fest at The Clark Art Institute Williamstown, Mass. Saturday, January 11, 6pm Performances by: Hissquiet Michael William Gilbert with visuals by VJ Zombie NXOR with visuals by VJ Zombie OrangePeelMystic Architrave @nesynthfest @clarkart 225 South Street Williamstown, Mass. 01267
January 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The next New England Synth Fest will be Saturday, January 11, 2025, at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass.

Performances by Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR, OrangePeelMystic, and Architrave.

Info: www.clarkart.edu/event/detail...
A partial map of New England, show the location of The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown (the extreme northwest corner of Massachusetts).
January 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The next New England Synth Fest will be Saturday, January 11, 2025, at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass.

Performances by Architrave, Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR, and OrangePeelMystic.

Info: www.clarkart.edu/event/detail...

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New England Synth Fest at The Clark Art Institute Williamstown, Mass. Saturday, January 11, 6pm Performances by: Architrave Hissquiet Michael William Gilbert NXOR OrangePeelMystic @nesynthfest @clarkart 225 South Street Williamstown, Mass. 01267
December 19, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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SIX DAYS. Excellent lecture line up! New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University. Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm.
New England Synth Fest Saturday, November 9, 2024 Egan Research Center, Northeastern University 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. 02115 12:30 Scott Lumsden:Fitting the Pieces Together; Raspberry Pi, MIDI, OSC, Audio, Pure Data, Python, Real GUIs, Hardware Controls 1:10 Madison Rosen: Honoring ARP, Alan Pearlman and the ARP Synthesizer 1:50 Owen Richmond: Electronic Music and Human Gesture, A Case Study 2:30 Andrew Neumann: Let’s talk! Options for interfacing Buchla Music Synthesizers with the Eurorack environment and beyond 3:10 Donald Martin: Synthesis For All, Modifying Electronic Music Instruments and Curriculum For the Blind 3:50 A. Campbell Payne: Phase Distortion for Fun and Profit, A Brief History and Technical Exploration of Casio's CZ Series Synthesizers 4:30 Stephen DeJesus: Fun Sequencers for Eurorack, A Tour with Demos 5:10 James Bohn: Creating Polyrhythmic Beats in Pure Data
November 3, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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TEN DAYS. Fantastic performance line up! New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University. Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm.
New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm 12:00 Sherisa Sterling with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus 12:30 Doug Bielmeier with visuals by Christie Bielmeier 1:00 Basement Diver and Motherboard 1:30 FUTURACTIV 2:00 TotoRobyn with visuals by DebStep 2:30 J. Bagist with visuals by DebStep 3:00 Violet Nox with visuals by DebStep 3:30 This Bliss 4:00 Thorny with visuals by Digital Awareness 4:30 Doomsdroid with visuals by Digital Awareness 5:00 Edith Snugglenut with visuals by Anagram 5:30 :mousekid:
October 31, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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TWO WEEKS. New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. Full day of performances, lectures, petting zoo, exhibitors, vendors, and more. FREE admission. In the Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth Street, Boston, Mass. 02115. For more info nesynthfest.org
New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. nesynthfest.org In the Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA 02115. Full day of performances, lectures, exhibitors, vendors, petting zoo, workshop, and more.
October 26, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. Full day of performances, lectures, petting zoo, exhibitors, vendors, and more. In the Egan Building, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. 02115.
New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. Full day of performances, lectures, petting zoo, exhibitors, vendors, and more. In the Egan Building, 120 Forsyth St, Boston, MA 02115.
October 1, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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Don't miss these great lectures, TOMORROW.
New England Synth Community Day
Saturday, September 28, 2024
438R Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass.
New England Synth Community Day Saturday, September 28, 2024 438R Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass. 1:00 Nick Zampiello: The Fairlight: The OG of Sample Based Music 1:50 Luke Stark: Berlin School Electronic Music: A Simplified Approach 2:40 Mark: The Rhythm Wolf: Forensic analysis of a crime scene 3:30 Michael Bierylo: Strategies for Modular Performance 4:20 Wizard Peter: From the DAW to the stage with the Elektron Octatrack
September 27, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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Just added to New England Synth Community Day (THIS SATURDAY, Sep. 28, 1pm-5pm at New Alliance Gallery):

DIY workshop with Cram Audio Technologies. Come build an Atari Punk Console in an Altoids tin. Register for the workshop here: www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-synthe... ($75 for the kit)
DIY Synth Project at NESF Saturday, September 28, 2024, 1:30pm Come build the famous Atari Punk Console in an Altoids tin Brought to you by Cram Audio New England Synth Community Day at the New Alliance Gallery 438R Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass. 02143
September 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Boston Modular and Synth Showcase (part of the Minuteman Bikeway Block Party) at Whittemore Park, Mass Ave, Arlington, Mass. on September 15, 2024, 12pm-4pm. Free. Performances at Metal Tiger, TotoRobyn, Switch Angel, mousekid, The Entire Robot, and Noizcode. More info at www.bikewayblockparty.org
Boston Modular and Synth Showcase (part of the Minuteman Bikeway Block Party) at Whittemore Park, Mass Ave, Arlington, Mass. on September 15, 2024, 12pm-4pm. Fee. Performances at Metal Tiger, TotoRobyn, Switch Angel, mousekid, The Entire Robot, and Noizcode. More info at www.bikewayblockparty.org
September 12, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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New England Synth Fest is holding our first Community Day at New Alliance Gallery (438R Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143) on Saturday, September 28, 1-5pm. Come hang out! We’ll have lectures, a petting zoo, two jam rooms (one clocked and one unclocked), and more!
New England Synth Community Day at New Alliance Gallery (438R Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143) on Saturday, September 28, 1-5pm. Lectures, a petting zoo, two jam rooms (one clocked and one unclocked), and more!
September 10, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube (167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass.) Saturday, August 24, 2024, 2-4pm (come early if performing). Bring some gear and play a 5-minute set! Free.

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Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube (167 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA 02453) Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 2 pm to 4 pm (come at 1:30pm if performing) Our Meetup is for all lovers of synthesizers, modular gear, grooveboxes, drum machines, effects, samplers, etc. Open and welcome to all skill and interest levels. Bring some gear and play a short (5 min) set! 100 percent free, MBTA accessible via bus.
August 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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TODAY! Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube (167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass.) Saturday, July 27, 2024, 2-4pm (come early if performing). Bring some gear and play a 5-minute set! Free.

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Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube 167 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, July 27, 2024 2 pm to 4 pm (come at 1:30pm if performing) Our Meetup is for all lovers of synthesizers, modular gear, grooveboxes, drum machines, effects, samplers, etc. Open and welcome to all skill and interest levels. Bring some gear and play a short (5 min) set! 100 percent free, MBTA accessible via bus.
July 27, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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TODAY. New England Synth Fest. Petting zoo, exhibitors, and street music starts at 10am. Lectures 11am-1pm. Main performances 1pm-5pm. SynthCube, 167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass.
TODAY starting at 10am New England Synth Fest at SynthCube 167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass. nesynthfest.org
May 18, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 18 at SynthCube (167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass.). Lectures, exhibitors, petting zoo 10am-1pm. Performances 1pm-5pm.
Featuring performances from DannoTronic with visuals by Digital Awareness, Winterr with visuals by Digital Awareness, Wizard Peter, Mute City with visuals by Anagram, Nick Homenda with visuals by Caitlin, NoizCode with visuals by coolpic.biz, C. Chris Peters with visuals by Jame Coyne, and Guilt Factory.
May 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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FOUR DAYS. New England Synth Fest at the @museumofscience.bsky.social on Thursday, Feb. 22. Performances in the Planetarium at 7:30pm (sold out) and 9:30pm (going fast). Lobby festivities from 7:00 to 9:30 with more live music and exhibitors. Don't miss out. tix.nesynthfest.org
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday February 22 7:30 is SOLD OUT 9:30 now on sale tix.nesynthfest.org Dox Malice with GQZ Switch Angel with Char Stiles xperseai with Black Tourmaline Moonbeam Doug Bielmeier Beantown Network Orchestra @nesynthfest @museumofscience act fast. it’s going to sell out.
February 18, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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New England Synth Fest at the @museumofscience.bsky.social on Thursday, Feb. 22. Performances in the Planetarium at 7:30pm (sold out) and 9:30pm (going fast). Lobby festivities from 7:00 to 9:30 with more live music and exhibitors. Don't miss out. tix.nesynthfest.org
FEBRUARY 22 SHOWTIMES Museum Lobby 7:00 Moonbeam Planetarium (7:30 ticket) 7:30 xperseai with Black Tourmaline 7:50 Switch Angel with Char Stiles 8:10 Dox Malice with GQZ Museum Lobby 8:40 Doug Bielmeier 9:00 Beantown Network Orchestra Planetarium (9:30 ticket) 9:30 xperseai with Black Tourmaline 9:50 Switch Angel with Char Stiles 10:10 Dox Malice with GQZ
February 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube (167 Prospect St., Waltham, Mass.) Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, 2-4pm (come early if performing). Bring some gear and play a 5-minute set! Free.

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Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube 167 Prospect St Unit 1, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, February 17, 2024 2pm to 4pm (come at 1:30pm if performing) Our Meetup is for all lovers of synthesizers, modular gear, grooveboxes, drum machines, effects, samplers, etc. Open and welcome to all skill and interest levels. Bring some gear and play a short (5 min) set! 100 percent free, MBTA accessible via bus.
February 11, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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New England Synth Fest at the @museumofscience.bsky.social on Thursday, Feb. 22. Performances in the Planetarium at 7:30pm (sold out) and 9:30pm (going fast). Lobby festivities from 7:00 to 9:30 with more live music and exhibitors. tix.nesynthfest.org Don't miss out.
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday February 22 7:30 is SOLD OUT 9:30 now on sale tix.nesynthfest.org Dox Malice with GQZ Switch Angel with Char Stiles xperseai with Black Tourmaline Moonbeam Doug Bielmeier Beantown Network Orchestra @nesynthfest @museumofscience act fast. it’s going to sell out.
February 8, 2024 at 2:16 PM