New England Synth Fest

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NEXT EVENT Sat. May 2, 2026 at Northeastern University. Analog and digital, audio and video, new and old, professional and hobbyist, modular and monolithic, synthesizer people.

New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University Saturday, May 2, 2026 performances, lectures, exhibitors, workshops, petting zoo, more Ryder Hall at NEU, 11 Leon St., Boston, Mass. 02115
New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 2, 2026 Ryder Hall, Northeastern University 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 02115 12:00 Deftly-D 12:30 Stephen DeJesus with visuals by Deftly-D 1:00 Scott Lumsden with visuals by Deftly-D 1:30 Eric Crawley with visuals by Deftly-D 2:00 Nick Homenda with visuals by Caitlin 2:30 Edith Snugglenut with visuals by Caitlin 3:00 NXOR with visuals by VJ Zombie + Emma Lucille 3:30 Mute City 4:00 NoizCode with visuals by TinkerPo 4:30 TotoRobyn with visuals by VJ Zombie + Emma Lucille 5:00 Doomsdroid with visuals by Digital Awareness 5:30 DannoTronic with visuals by Digital Awareness
New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 2, 2026 Ryder Hall, Northeastern University 11 Leon Street, Boston, Mass. 02115 12:30 Michael Bierylo: Modular Polyphony with the Make Noise NUSS System 1:10 JD Ryan (Thorny): Beyond the Drone Practical Tools for Adding Movement to Longform Ambient 1:50 Ed Guild: Using Ableton Link in the studio and on stage 2:30 Ian Condry (Leftroman): Spatial Anthropology of Sound Tokyo, Boston, Berlin 3:10 Donnie Martin: Aesthetic Dimensions and Relationships in Electronic Music Creation 3:50 Robert Galbraith: Remix Fundamentals 4:30 Kurt James Werner: Reverse Engineering the Motown EQ 5:10 David Dawson II: Wait! Don't Leave! Targeted Use of AI in Creative Practice
New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University Saturday, May 2, 2026 performances, lectures, exhibitors, workshops, petting zoo, more Ryder Hall at NEU, 11 Leon St., Boston, Mass. 02115
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
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
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
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
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
Save the date New England Synth Fest Saturday, May 3, 2025 12pm to 6pm Boston, Mass.
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
A partial map of New England, show the location of The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown (the extreme northwest corner of Massachusetts).
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
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
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:
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.
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.
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
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
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
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!
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.
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.
TODAY starting at 10am New England Synth Fest at SynthCube 167 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass. nesynthfest.org
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.
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 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
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.
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.
7:30pm is SOLD OUT 9:30pm now on sale New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science http://tix.nesynthfest.org
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday, February 22, 7pm tix.nesynthfest.org act fast. seriously. it’s going to sell out.
Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube 167 Prospect St Unit 1, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, January 20, 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.
Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube 167 Prospect St Unit 1, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, December 16, 2023 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.
Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at SynthCube 167 Prospect St Unit 1, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, November 18, 2023 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.
NOVEMBER 9 SHOWTIMES Museum Lobby 7:00 Dox Malice Planetarium 7:30 Hexx Head with Content Brakes 7:50 Aether Chroma with Adam Savje 8:10 Snowbeasts with Vidumami Museum Lobby 8:40 Wizard Peter 9:00 soak New England Synth Fest
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday, November 9, 7pm tix.nesynthfest.org Snowbeasts with Vidumami Aether Chroma with Adam Savje Hexx Head with Content Brakes Dox Malice Wizard Peter soak @nesynthfest @museumofscience act fast. it’s going to sell out.
TODAY 12-6pm New England Synth Fest at Microsoft Technology Center, 5 Wayside Road, Burlington, Mass. Performances, lectures, exhibitors, vendors, build-it-yourself workshop, jam room, synthesizer petting zoo. www.nesynthfest.org
12:30 Luke Stark: Berlin School Electronic Music, an uncomplicated approach 1:00 Digital Awareness: Generating Audio-Reactive Visuals for Live Performances 1:30 Piotr Rotkiewicz: Musical Applications of Chaotic Circuits 2:00 Jade Rose: Live coding music with Tidal Cycles and Strudel 2:30 Ralph Kinscheck: Intro To Eurorack Modular Synthesis 3:00 Deftly-D: Some Words of Advice for Building a Music Culture 3:30 Ivan Avdeev: Generating Music Using Tiny Programs 4:00 Max Proskauer: More About MIDI Than You Probably Ever Wanted to Know
SIX HOURS of great performances, including Eric Crawley with visuals by Futuractiv, Concentrated Venom, xperseai with visuals by Alances Vargas, Targus Targus with visuals by Vidumami, Rachel Devorah, Robert Dorschel, Violet Nox with visuals by Vidumami, Dave Seidel with visuals by Jame Coyne, Doug Bielmeier, Bill T Miller with visuals by BTMTV, Andrew Neumann, and Bob Familiar with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus.
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday, November 9, 7pm tix.nesynthfest.org act fast. seriously. it’s going to sell out.
New England Synth Fest at Microsoft Technology Center 5 Wayside Road, Burlington, Mass Saturday, October 28, 12-6pm www.nesynthfest.org Performances, lectures, exhibitors, vendors, build-it-yourself workshop, jam room, synthesizer petting zoo
Boston Modular and Synth Meetup at synthCube 167 Prospect St Unit 1, Waltham, MA 02453 Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 2 pm to 4 pm (come at 1:30 pm 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
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science Thursday, November 9, 7pm http://tix.nesynthfest.org
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science. 7:30pm is SOLD OUT. 9:30pm still on sale. http://tix.nesynthfest.org
Kittens in the Planetarium artwork by Allison Tanenhaus
Boston Modular and Synth Meetup Schedule Summer 2023 Sunday, June 18th, 2023 - Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown, MA Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 - Synthcube, Waltham, MA Saturday, August 19th, 2023 - Synthcube, Waltham, MA All events start at 2 PM and run approximately 2 hours. Come at 1:30 PM to set up if playing a set (5 min max). All are welcome. All types of electronic music performance gear and genres welcome. Free.
New England Synth Fest at the Museum of Science, Thursday June 29 SHOWTIMES Museum Lobby 7:00 Odie DeSmith Planetarium (7:30 ticket) 7:30 Ryan Campos 7:50 TotoRobyn with Jame Coyne 8:10 Mute City with Anagram Museum Lobby 8:40 Ralphykeys 9:00 Anda Volley Planetarium (9:30 ticket) 9:30 Ryan Campos 9:50 TotoRobyn with Jame Coyne 10:10 Mute City with Anagram