Thanks once again to our pal Mark Mothersbaugh for giving the Panoptigon pride of place in his studio and featuring it heavily in his media appearances. Here’s an excerpt from tonight’s episode of Vic
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Synthplex Pics & Blog Post Documenting Choptigan
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