PORTLAND SYNTH MEET : Ace Hotel Portland 11/20/2011

Show and tell. Coming out of the basement. Synth petting zoo. The other 1%.

Bringing engineers together with artists — deep nerds who build circuits from scratch and think in analogue signal paths. Modular synthesizers are made of many single-function modules that can’t do much on their own, but make music when the right connection is made between them. Together, we can fire off some lights and make some noise.

This is an informal show and tell and mini expo. Several hobbyists and manufactures give short presentations at the top of every hour. Two experimental groups, Golden Retriever and Acid Farm, play live sets between 8 and 10pm. Beer and snacks for sale, and Koi Fusion serves Korean tacos from their food cart outside. All sales and donations go to Ethos Music Center (but entry is free).