Recently we submitted our song “midori2tree” to another compilation album (it first appeared on Vroom Sound’s “Pop In Clap” comp). This album is a benefit for East Timor. Here’s the info they sent us:
Keyboard Magazine article
The Optigan was recently featured in Keyboard Magazine. We will have a .pdf of the article posted here shortly.
Sound On Sound Magazine article
The Optigan was recently featured in Sound on Sound Magazine. It was mentioned in two articles, one about Blur and the other was a how to build a website article (featuring the optigan.com website!).
The Kraftwerk Connection
A recent issue of Keyboard Magazine contained a letter to the editor which pointed out that the haunting vocal choir sounds on the early Kraftwerk albums Radioactivity and Trans-Europe Express did not
Steve Hackett & the Optigan
Steve Hackett & the Optigan Some of the earliest email I ever received regarding the Optigan concerned the appearance of our little brown friend on the song Sentimental Institution by ex-Genesis g
Optigan invades Holland
Gus Wylde had mentioned to me that he had heard that the last 100 Mattel-produced Optigans were shipped to Holland. But it wasn’t until recently that I found out more info about this mysterious shipme
Optigan at the Drive In movies?!?
A few months ago I got this email: I’ve had a lot of fun looking at your Optigan sites (killing two birds with one email stone here), especially finding out I own albums on which it was used. But, wha
The Strange Kiss Connection
Last year I was contacted by a guy at A&M Studios in regards to a producer who was looking for an Optigan. Apparently, Bruce Fairbairn (80’s glam-metal guru whose extensive credits include Aerosmi
Wired Magazine article
Wired Magazine featured the original version of the Optigan website in their October 1997 issue. They got some of the details wrong, but we got a lot of hits from it anyway! Click here to view the art