Robert & Pea had a great time at Synthplex this past weekend, meeting all sorts of Optigoners, new and old! Shawn Jimmerson pointed us to a blog post about his Choptigan project from 2012 that we
Optigan® “Banjo Sing Along” featured in series of PSAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7mv3W22H8&list=PL9Xlh2Jq9l7UEC61U8jXgqvI4r8qEEZqi&index=2 Longtime Optigoner Joe McGinty sends us this playlist of videos he created the music for, with the O
Old-School Optigoner Shares Stories & Vintage Photos
Old-School Optigoner Kathy Niklewicz recently shared her Optigan® stories and some great old photos from the 70s! I may have been the only enthusiastic Optigan® owner on the planet! I bought my first
Vintage 1970s T-124 & T-125 Diagnostic Discs on eBay
I almost never sell Optigan® stuff on eBay, but thought I’d give a couple of vintage/original diagnostic discs a shot, since I don’t recall having seen any listed there before. Click on the images for
Case Study: Optigan’s BOSSA NOVA STYLE Disc
I was recently made aware via some comments that the Optigan® BOSSA NOVA STYLE disc was used years ago as the basis for two different pieces of music from video game soundtracks: https://youtu.be/qDUE
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Optigan® Article in Electronic Sound Magazine
Happy to have lent a hand with this article about the Optigan® by Mat Smith in the latest issue of Electronic Sound Magazine!
Laurie Anderson’s LANDFALL, feat. Optigan®, Wins Grammy Award
Big congrats to Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet on their Grammy Award! We had a tiny hand in the creation of Landfall, having lent Laurie one of Robert Becker’s heavily customized Optigans which
Orchestron Prototype #1 For Sale
We have no connection to this sale, but it’s a unique item so it’s worthy of a mention here. Apparently this is David VanKoevering’s first prototype Orchestron. The earliest Orchestrons were basically
Optigan® Article in Norwegian Musikkpraksis Magazine
A recent issue of the Norwegian magazine Musikkpraksis features an article about the Optigan® for which Pea was interviewed. Thanks to Geir Sundstøl for the article, and for sending us a copy! If you
Ross Garren & Andre LaFosse – CRANKY MACHINES
[bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1128014064 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] Mellotrons and Optigans and Space Echoes, oh my! A collision of nostalgic tones and deconstructi