10:30a

11:00a

30 mins

Doors open

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.

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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

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Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)

12:00p

12:30p

30 mins

Break

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.

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Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)

1:30p

2:00p

30 mins

Break

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.

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Limited seating: 30 available (First-come, first-served)

3:00p

4:30p

90 mins

Break

4:30p

5:00p

30 mins

Artist: EZBOT, Visuals: Designheavy

5:00p

5:30p

30 mins

Artist: Jeremy Blake, Visuals: Designheavy

5:30p

6:00p

30 mins

Break

6:00p

6:30p

30 mins

Artist: Todd Barton, Visuals: SleepPattern

6:30p

7:00p

30 mins

Artist: Walker Farrell, Visuals: SleepPattern

7:00p

7:30p

30 mins

Break

7:30p

8:00p

30 mins

Artist: Young Scientist, Visuals: Young Scientist

8:00p

8:30p

30 mins

Artist: Limanjaya, Visuals: Young Scientist

8:30p

9:30p

60 mins

Break

9:30p

12:00a

2.5 hours

Basement State Showcase

Presented by: Basement State

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Artists: Mark Eats, Planar Drift, Enereph & Jesse Whomst, Former, Herr Shield

Visuals: Former

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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.

12:00a

2:00a

2 hours

Break

2:00a

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End of show

10:30a

11:00a

30 mins

Doors open

11:00a

12:00p

60 mins

Seminar: Follow The Sound
Presented by: Todd Barton

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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.

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.

1:00p

2:00p

60 mins

Seminar: Through the Wires and Back Again
Presenter: Daedelus

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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.

2:00p

3:00p

60 mins

Session: Podular Modcast Artist Panel
Presenter: Tim Held of Podular Modcast

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Tim Held of Podular Modcast hosts a live interview and discussion with Richard Devine, Lisa Bella Donna, and Daedelus.  

3:00p

4:00p

60 mins

Break

4:00p

6:00p

2 hours

Modular Nights

Presented by: Modular Seattle

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Artists: Infideltek, Carbon In Prose, Demetrius Patin, Indigogogo, Balance.Spring, Lousy Falcon

Visuals: Blazinspace

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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.

6:00p

7:00p

60 mins

Break

7:00p

7:30p

30 mins

Artist: Leandrul, Visuals: Monique Duran

7:30p

8:00p

30 mins

Artist: Patricia Wolf, Visuals: Monique Duran

8:00p

9:00p

60 mins

Artist: Bad Snacks, Visuals: Monique Duran

9:00p

10:30p

90 mins

Break

10:30p

1:00a

2.5 hours

Basement State Showcase

Presented by: Basement State

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Artists: Trovarsi & ALX-106, Leash, Project 32, Harsh Realm

Set Break Dub: Terp Jerks

Visuals: Mark Eats, MAGIC 3YE

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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.

1:00a

2:00a

60 mins

Break

2:00a

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End of show

10:30a

11:00a

30 mins

Doors open

11:00a

5:00p

6 hours

Trade Show and Synth Meet-up

Presented by: Patchwerks

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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!
 

5:00p

7:30p

2.5 hours

Break

7:30p

8:30p

60 mins

Artist: Lisa Bella Donna, Visuals: Scott Keva James

8:30p

9:30p

60 mins

Artist: Daedelus, Visuals: Nick Bigelow

9:30p

10:30p

60 mins

Artist: Richard Devine, Visuals: C.M. Barth

10:30p

11:30p

60 mins

Break

11:30p

2:00a

2.5 hours

LUSIO Techno & Light

Presented by: LUSIO

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Artist: Shawn Rudiman

Visuals: Mokedo

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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.

2:00a

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