PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME

 

DAY 1 (April 1, 2022)

09:00

     [[[ Coffee / breakfast ]]]

09:30

     *** Introductory remarks ***

09:45

     Communal Circuit Design Part I

10:30

     Modular Thinking/Being

          Lori Napoleon (independent artist)

          “Switchboard Modulars: Vacant Levels and Intercept Tones”

11:30

    Theory in Practice

            Matthew Skala (North Coast Synthesis)

           “Sounds and Patches Under the Microscope”

12:30

     [[[ Lunch/PA patching ]]]

13:30

     Technique

          Jacob Weinberg (independent artist) and Anna Bockrath (Tyler School of Art)

           “draft/patch/weave: Interfacing the Modular Synthesizer with the Floor Loom“ 

          Jonathan Sterne and Andy Stuhl (McGill University)

          "When A Format (Almost) Becomes an Instrument: Eurorack in a Logistical World"

15:30

     Buchla: History

          Ted Gordon (Baruch College, City University of New York)

          “From Cyberculture to Market Culture? The Buchla Music Easel, 1973–Present” 

16:15

     [[[ Coffee/patch break ]]]

16:30

     Buchla: Technics

          Mark Milanovich and Chip Flynn (The M.E.M.S. Project)

          “Resuscitating Buchla”

18:00

     *** Closing remarks ***

18:30

     [[[ Opening performances + cocktail reception ]]]

          Featuring:

          Thispatcher

          WeTurnToRed

          Not Your Average Worker Bees

          KARLA

21:00

     End.

 

DAY 2 (April 2, 2022)

09:00

     [[[ Coffee / breakfast ]]]

09:30

     Chaos/Random

          Andrew Fitch (Nonlinearcircuits)

          “Embracing Chaos”

          Naomi Mitchell (Omiindustriies)

          “Random, Chaos, and Letting the Machines Take Control”

11:00

     Modular Thinking/Being

          William J. Turkel (University of Western Ontario)

           “Patching Equations”

12:00

     [[[ Lunch/PA patching ]]]

13:30

     Roundtable

          “Low-Volume Manufacturing in Eurorack,” hosted by Jeff Lee (System80) and Heidi Chan (York University)

           Featuring:

           Dakota Melin (Hale)

           Adam Fulford (Venus Instruments)

           Yoni Newman (Rabid Elephant)

           Scott Campbell (OK200)

15:00

     Modular Graphics 

          Hannes Pasqualini (Papernoise)

          “Interface Design and Visualizing the Invisible”

15:45 

     Circuits

          Jason Nolan (Ryerson University)

           “ChuaPET: Growing Chaos in Skills, Designs, and Sounds”

16:30

     [[[ Coffee/patch break ]]]

16:45

     Technique

          Ove Holmqvist (Holonic Systems)

           “Music by Physical Feedback: Computing Compositions with the Body”

17:30

     Communities

          Manu Retamero (Befaco Instruments)

          “Eurorack Designer Community in Barcelona: Challenges and Changes”

          Bana Haffar (independent artist)

           “Synthesizing Community: The Beirut Synthesizer Center”

18:30

     [[[ Open mic ]]]

21:00

     End.

 

DAY 3 (April 3, 2022)

09:00

     [[[ Coffee / breakfast ]]]

09:30

     Modular Thinking/Being

          Asha Tamirisa (Bates College)

          “Resisting Normative Logics in Modular Synthesizer Interface Design”

          Hannah Bosma (University of Amsterdam)

          “Modular Synthesis and the Preservation of Electroacoustic Music”

11:00

     Circuits

          Meng Qi (Meng Qi Music)

          “Instrumental Interaction: The Wing Pinger and Interface Theory”

          Scott Campbelll (OK200)

          “Development and Design of the OK200 Degree: A live performance sequencer for Eurorack systems”

12:30

     [[[ Lunch/PA patching ]]]

13:30

     Special Presentation

          Dave Rossum (Rossum Electro-Music)

          “From E-mu and SSM to Rossum Electro and SSI: Dave Rossum on Synthesizer Design”

15:00

    Communal Circuit Design Part II

16:30

     End.