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Sine Room - Educational Seminars, Artist Performances, and Basement State Showcase
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10:30a
11:00a
30 mins
Doors open
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11:00a
12:00a
60 mins
Seminar: Techniques for Live Collaboration with Trovarsi and ALX-106
Presented by: Trovarsi & ALX-106
Collaborative live performance is an exciting prospect, but when the pressure is on, how can you effectively communicate and work with a music partner? This workshop will focus on the answer to these questions and more. ALX-106 and Trovarsi have been collaborating live for many years with success, both together and with others. The pair have played together in venues around the country and are excited to play Velocity this weekend! They will share stories from their collaborative experience, expanding on what their first performance together was like, and give personal insight into what goes into preparing for a duo set.
This talk will focus on the following methods and ideas: Clocking techniques, Jam scenarios / techniques, Set preparation, Effective Listening / communication, Mixing, Creating builds and drops on the fly
Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)
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12:00p
12:30p
30 mins
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12:30p
1:30p
60 mins
Seminar: Using Contrast in Music Arrangement and Performance
Presented by: Red Means Recording
Rhythm, Melody, Timbre: how these simple musical concepts can be deployed to create contrast in music, create better arrangements, and help you perform electronic music live.
Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)
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1:30p
2:00p
30 mins
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2:00p
3:00p
60 mins
Seminar: Build a Track: Synths, Strings, and Snacks
Presented by: Bad Snacks
Bad Snacks does a pedalboard review and shares how she processes organic instruments to blend with synthesizer sounds. Part 2 of the workshop is a collaborative "build-a-track" session, where the audience takes part in building a track layer by layer on the fly.
Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)
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3:00p
4:30p
90 mins
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4:30p
5:00p
30 mins
Artist: EZBOT, Visuals: Designheavy
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5:00p
5:30p
30 mins
Artist: Jeremy Blake, Visuals: Designheavy
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5:30p
6:00p
30 mins
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6:00p
6:30p
30 mins
Artist: Todd Barton, Visuals: SleepPattern
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6:30p
7:00p
30 mins
Artist: Walker Farrell, Visuals: SleepPattern
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7:00p
7:30p
30 mins
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7:30p
8:00p
30 mins
Artist: Young Scientist, Visuals: Young Scientist
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8:00p
8:30p
30 mins
Artist: Limanjaya, Visuals: Young Scientist
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8:30p
9:30p
60 mins
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9:30p
12:00a
2.5 hours
Basement State Showcase
Presented by: Basement State
Artists: Mark Eats, Planar Drift, Enereph & Jesse Whomst, Former, Herr Shield
Visuals: Former
Basement State is a Seattle-based collective, a small community, and an event series where musicians bring house show vibes to the internet and local venues. An open, inclusive, and friendly space for all. We like to surprise, welcome new performers, and embrace technical difficulties.
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12:00a
2:00a
2 hours
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2:00a
End of show
Saw Room - Educational Seminars, Modular Nights, Artist Performances, and Basement State Showcase
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10:30a
11:00a
30 mins
Doors open
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11:00a
12:00p
60 mins
Seminar: Follow The Sound
Presented by: Todd Barton
Thoughts on sound, improvisation, composing, patching and perseverance. What does "follow the sound" mean? How does it infuse, guide and embrace our musical life, our sonic explorations and our sense of community.
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12:00p
1:00p
60 mins
Seminar: Prismatic Oscillations with XPO
Presenter: Walker Farrell of Make Noise Music
Join Walker for a deep dive into the rich stereo modulation space of Make Noise’s new stereo analog oscillator, the XPO.
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1:00p
2:00p
60 mins
Seminar: Through the Wires and Back Again
Presenter: Daedelus
Connecting a performance practice to your set-up. Envisioning strategies, pre-composing live patches, while exceeding scant HP. Borrowing from pedagogy developed towards controllers, but into the unique possibilities and constraints Modular provides.
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2:00p
3:00p
60 mins
Session: Podular Modcast Artist Panel
Presenter: Tim Held of Podular Modcast
Tim Held of Podular Modcast hosts a live interview and discussion with Richard Devine, Lisa Bella Donna, and Daedelus.
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3:00p
4:00p
60 mins
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4:00p
6:00p
2 hours
Modular Nights
Presented by: Modular Seattle
Artists: Infideltek, Carbon In Prose, Demetrius Patin, Indigogogo, Balance.Spring, Lousy Falcon
Visuals: Blazinspace
Modular Nights is a monthly performance series hosted by Modular Seattle every first Saturday at Substation in Seattle, featuring modular and synth music from local and visiting artists. Join us at VELOCITY for electronic & modular music from Infideltek, Carbon In Prose, Demetrius Patin, Indigogogo, Balance.Spring, and Lousy Falcon.
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6:00p
7:00p
60 mins
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7:00p
7:30p
30 mins
Artist: Leandrul, Visuals: Monique Duran
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7:30p
8:00p
30 mins
Artist: Patricia Wolf, Visuals: Monique Duran
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8:00p
9:00p
60 mins
Artist: Bad Snacks, Visuals: Monique Duran
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9:00p
10:30p
90 mins
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10:30p
1:00a
2.5 hours
Basement State Showcase
Presented by: Basement State
Artists: Trovarsi & ALX-106, Leash, Project 32, Harsh Realm
Set Break Dub: Terp Jerks
Visuals: Mark Eats, MAGIC 3YE
Basement State is a Seattle-based collective, a small community, and an event series where musicians bring house show vibes to the internet and local venues. An open, inclusive, and friendly space for all. We like to surprise, welcome new performers, and embrace technical difficulties.
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1:00a
2:00a
60 mins
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2:00a
End of show
Pulse Room - Patchwerks Trade Show, Artist Performances, LUSIO Techno & Light
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10:30a
11:00a
30 mins
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11:00a
5:00p
6 hours
Trade Show and Synth Meet-up
Presented by: Patchwerks
An exhibition from several visiting and local synthesizer manufacturers and enthusiasts, including 1010music, 4ms, Acid Rain Technology, After Later Audio, AI Synthesis, ALM Busycircuits, Ashun Sound Machines, Bjooks, Conductive Labs, Elektron, Five12, Industrial Music Electronics, Make Noise, MODBANG, Modbap, Moffenzeef, Moog, Mordax, Mystic Circuits, Novation, RawYaw Media, Recovery Effects, Sonocurrent, Techno Logic Synth Culture, Waveform Magazine, WMD, and Yamaha. Buy products directly from manufacturers or from the Patchwerks pop-up shop!
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5:00p
7:30p
2.5 hours
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7:30p
8:30p
60 mins
Artist: Lisa Bella Donna, Visuals: Scott Keva James
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8:30p
9:30p
60 mins
Artist: Daedelus, Visuals: Nick Bigelow
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9:30p
10:30p
60 mins
Artist: Richard Devine, Visuals: C.M. Barth
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10:30p
11:30p
60 mins
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11:30p
2:00a
2.5 hours
LUSIO Techno & Light
Presented by: LUSIO
Artist: Shawn Rudiman
Visuals: Mokedo
LUSIO strives to create accessible experiences utilizing the art of light and sounds to create an immersive journey through the time space continuum we call life. Whether it's the annual Lusio festival that gathers thousands of people of all ages, or a brilliantly explosive underground techno event, thoughtfully curating video art or (light art) and progressive electronically created sounds has been proven to provide a template for a psycho somatic experience that builds, fulfills, inspires, and bends the mind into unknown territories.
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2:00a
End of show