Tom Butcher
@tzz.bsky.social
Music producer, synth lover, engineering leader, entrepreneur
I started a new job this week, and I'm working as an engineering manager in the healthcare industry. After being in tech for so long, it's nice to know that our goals are to help people at the end of the day rather than make people buy a new cell phone every 12 months or whatever
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I started a new job this week, and I'm working as an engineering manager in the healthcare industry. After being in tech for so long, it's nice to know that our goals are to help people at the end of the day rather than make people buy a new cell phone every 12 months or whatever
Dan Hollick is back with a new chapter of his excellent "Making Software" series. In this installment he demystifies computer graphics programs called shaders with his usual panache combining excellent text explanations with playful diagrams
www.makingsoftware.com/chapters/sha...
www.makingsoftware.com/chapters/sha...
www.makingsoftware.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dan Hollick is back with a new chapter of his excellent "Making Software" series. In this installment he demystifies computer graphics programs called shaders with his usual panache combining excellent text explanations with playful diagrams
www.makingsoftware.com/chapters/sha...
www.makingsoftware.com/chapters/sha...
In the tail end of my studio revamp, and I am super excited to apply this new workflow. Things sound really good in here
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In the tail end of my studio revamp, and I am super excited to apply this new workflow. Things sound really good in here
The 2025 Turkey Cycle begins. Doing an apple cider brined turkey that will be smoked in our favorite new cooking toy, our fancy wifi enabled smoker
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The 2025 Turkey Cycle begins. Doing an apple cider brined turkey that will be smoked in our favorite new cooking toy, our fancy wifi enabled smoker
After selling my console, I started a studio revamp to mix in the box. I'm surprised at how much I like it despite the tactile control loss (I don't have a mix controller). I am finally getting my outboard hooked up, and it's pretty magical. Planning for another console someday but this ain't bad
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
After selling my console, I started a studio revamp to mix in the box. I'm surprised at how much I like it despite the tactile control loss (I don't have a mix controller). I am finally getting my outboard hooked up, and it's pretty magical. Planning for another console someday but this ain't bad
Discovered my Grandmother's seafood gumbo recipe in my files, which I thought had been lost. It's one of the most memorable dishes for me she ever made, and many loved it. Now I get to try my hand at it! In Galveston we would go out and catch fresh Gulf blue crab and buy live shrimp from the marina
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Discovered my Grandmother's seafood gumbo recipe in my files, which I thought had been lost. It's one of the most memorable dishes for me she ever made, and many loved it. Now I get to try my hand at it! In Galveston we would go out and catch fresh Gulf blue crab and buy live shrimp from the marina
Made a shepherd’s pie for the first time last night. IT WAS GOOD
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Made a shepherd’s pie for the first time last night. IT WAS GOOD
Amazing video of Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, the founders of Fairlight, explaining how they made the revolutionary computer musical instrument. All of the machine's code fit on an 8" floppy disk of around 500kB
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
How the Fairlight CMI changed the course of music
YouTube video by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Amazing video of Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, the founders of Fairlight, explaining how they made the revolutionary computer musical instrument. All of the machine's code fit on an 8" floppy disk of around 500kB
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
I think LinkedIn should he renamed AISuperHypeZone
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I think LinkedIn should he renamed AISuperHypeZone
I'm in Pflugerville, Texas visiting my mom and family. Woke up at 5 AM local time and decided to just stay up. Gonna be a wild one today I'm sure
October 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm in Pflugerville, Texas visiting my mom and family. Woke up at 5 AM local time and decided to just stay up. Gonna be a wild one today I'm sure
Recently came upon this fascinating site wtfhappenedin1971.com. Reminded me the Powell Memo started circulating in 1971. Read @davidsirota.com‘s new book on the plane today and … yeah that sure happened and is still happening. How can we back away from normalized corruption?
WTF Happened In 1971?
Visit the post for more.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Recently came upon this fascinating site wtfhappenedin1971.com. Reminded me the Powell Memo started circulating in 1971. Read @davidsirota.com‘s new book on the plane today and … yeah that sure happened and is still happening. How can we back away from normalized corruption?
Got some 1/8 size sheet pans, arent they cute?
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Got some 1/8 size sheet pans, arent they cute?
After a long day, I find it cleansing to put on a good old vinyl record and listen to it
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
After a long day, I find it cleansing to put on a good old vinyl record and listen to it
Enjoyed hearing Dieter Doepfer's story in the most recent Why We Bleep podcast. Dieter was always super friendly to me at trade shows, even though early on I was a nobody. His genuine love for making synthesizers is infectious
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
WHY WE BLEEP 055: DIETER DOEPFER — Why We Bleep Podcast
The genesis of Eurorack in the 90s, collaborations with Kraftwerk, the 'red stripe' controversy (if you know you know) - in this episode we hear from Dieter Doepfer, in a live interview from Machina B...
www.whywebleep.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Enjoyed hearing Dieter Doepfer's story in the most recent Why We Bleep podcast. Dieter was always super friendly to me at trade shows, even though early on I was a nobody. His genuine love for making synthesizers is infectious
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
Reposted by Tom Butcher
I always love those lists of "35 under 35," but as I get older, I find that I would love to know about innovations/art from people over 65. "65 over 65" please. Elders have incredible ideas that are the result of having seen the full lifecycle of previous ideas and learned from it.
September 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I always love those lists of "35 under 35," but as I get older, I find that I would love to know about innovations/art from people over 65. "65 over 65" please. Elders have incredible ideas that are the result of having seen the full lifecycle of previous ideas and learned from it.
coming up this Saturday September 6! Come join us if you're in the Seattle area. Should be a great show with super music friends @chloeharris.bsky.social and @kasson.bsky.social
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
coming up this Saturday September 6! Come join us if you're in the Seattle area. Should be a great show with super music friends @chloeharris.bsky.social and @kasson.bsky.social
Just paid my first 25% tariff on an import good (a vinyl record). Painful! I guess I won't be buying those as often
September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just paid my first 25% tariff on an import good (a vinyl record). Painful! I guess I won't be buying those as often
Just returned from a weekend camping trip with friends on Whidbey Island. It might have been the best campground I have ever seen, nestled in the tall trees with trails to a dramatic bluff and beach. The world can be harsh, but this part for these few days was nourishing
August 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just returned from a weekend camping trip with friends on Whidbey Island. It might have been the best campground I have ever seen, nestled in the tall trees with trails to a dramatic bluff and beach. The world can be harsh, but this part for these few days was nourishing
Let it be known that I like the new Stereolab album "Instant Holograms on Metal Film."
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
Melodie Is A Wound, by Stereolab
from the album Instant Holograms On Metal Film
stereolab.bandcamp.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Let it be known that I like the new Stereolab album "Instant Holograms on Metal Film."
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
Made a darned good salsa today
July 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Made a darned good salsa today
This performance of Bach arranged for piano by Rachmaninov is insane. Performer: Aristo Sham from Hong Kong. Amazing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
Aristo Sham: BACH–RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 – CLIBURN SCORE & S...
YouTube video by The Cliburn
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This performance of Bach arranged for piano by Rachmaninov is insane. Performer: Aristo Sham from Hong Kong. Amazing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
Join us on Sept 6 in Seattle for music!
Seattle friends - save the date! I'm debuting my (m)ORPH VR-Music performance on Saturday Sept. 6th 8pm at The Chapel in Wallingford along with Raica @chloeharris.bsky.social and Orqid @tzz.bsky.social 🔊🎶 Please join us for an evening of immersive waveforms and stunning visuals!
#VR #ambientmusic
#VR #ambientmusic
July 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Join us on Sept 6 in Seattle for music!