New England Synth Fest: Saturday, May 3, 2025

nesynthfest · Joined: May 30, 2022 Posts: 35 Location: Boston, Mass.

Calendar Event: May 3, 2025

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 3 at Northeastern University in Ryder Hall (11 Leon St, Boston, MA 02115). Right next to the Ruggles T Station. DIY workshop starts at 11am. Performances, lectures, exhibits, and petting zoo are happening 12pm to 6pm.

Performances in QUADRAPHONIC SOUND from Switch Angel, David Dawson, Doug Bielmeier, A Campbell Payne, Bill T Miller, Bob Familiar, Andrew Neumann, Leftroman, Donald Martin, Snowbeasts, and Todd Reynolds. Schedule and artist bios here.

Bring your headphones to check out synths in the petting zoo in Room 354. Visit our vendors and exhibitors, Tall Dog, SynthCube, Stompbox Sonic, Source Audio, Circuit Happy, and the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, also in Room 354. Join in the music making in the jam room in Room 458. Full day of lectures listed here in Room 429. Plus, a morning DIY workshop with Cram Audio: build a Eurorack Reverb or a Handheld Theremin!

FREE (except the DIY workshop).

nesynthfest · Joined: May 30, 2022 Posts: 35 Location: Boston, Mass.

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

nesynthfest · Joined: May 30, 2022 Posts: 35 Location: Boston, Mass.

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

nesynthfest · Joined: May 30, 2022 Posts: 35 Location: Boston, Mass.

TODAY! New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University (Ryder Hall, 11 Leon St. Boston, Mass). Performances, lectures, exhibitors, vendors, workshops, and petting zoo, 12pm to 6pm.

If you can't join us in person, check out the performance livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1QSjYbMptw

(YouTube link updated.)