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:
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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?
At the 2013 NAMM Show, Buchla Electronic Music Instruments introduced the new Electric Music Box – a modern recreating of Don Buchla’s classic synth.
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Finders Keepers Records has released a new album that compiles rare tracks by synth goddess Suzanne Ciani. Ciani is best known for her more recent new age recordings, but she is also one of the first musicians to make a career as a synthesist. After completing an MA in music composition, Ciani was introduced to… Read More Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation
Earlier in the month, we brought you the news about Don Buchla selling his company to a new company, Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments. Here’s a video from the 2012 NAMM Show about the announcement, via Sonic State. It features new Buchla CEO Michael Morans and a rare appearance on camera from Don Buchla, who clearly has a lot… Read More Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments
At the 2012 NAMM Show, several interesting announcements were made about electronic music legend Don Buchla, above, and the future of his electronic music instruments: His company, Buchla & Associates, has been acquired by a group of investors, who are creating a new company Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments. Buchla wil be the Chief Technology Officer… Read More Buchla Announces New Company, Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments, & Plans For A Buchla Keyboard
http://vimeo.com/32362481 This interview with electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, from the 2011 Red Bull Music Academy, digs into his experiences in the early days of synthesizers. Back in 1963 when synthesizers and electronic music were strictly the refuge of academic professors, Subotnick played Don Buchla’s Music Box on his experimental album Silver Apples Of The… Read More Morton Subotnick Interview (Madrid 2011)
This video captures a performance by Alessandro Cortini and Don Buchla, performing at San Francisco Electronic Music Festival 2010. Cortini and Buchla play Blindoldfreak’s Everything Ends Here.
