New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 2, 2026

Save the date! New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University coming Saturday, May 2, 2026. Performances, lectures, exhibitors, workshops, petting zoo, and more.

DIY workshops at New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 3

Cram Audio Technologies is hosting two DIY workshops at New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 3. Build a Eurorack Tank Reverb or a Handheld Theremin! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-effect-building-workshop-synthfest-registration-1309785566889

DIY Effect Building Workshop
with Cram Audio Technologies
Saturday May 3rd 11:00am
New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Boston

Fun track: Build your own handheld Altoids Theremin
Deep track: Build your own 10p Eurorack Tank Reverb
Both workshops are suitable for beginners

To register for the workshop and see much more info
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-effect-building-workshop-synthfest-registration-1309785566889

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at The Clark Art Institute

The next New England Synth Fest will be Saturday, January 11, 2025, at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. Performances by Architrave, Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR, and OrangePeelMystic.

More info: https://www.clarkart.edu/event/detail/2760-92014

SIX DAYS

SIX DAYS. Excellent lecture line up! New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University. Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm.

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New England Synth Fest

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Egan Research Center, Northeastern University

120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. 02115

12:30 Scott Lumsden:Fitting the Pieces Together; Raspberry Pi, MIDI, OSC, Audio, Pure Data, Python, Real GUIs, Hardware Controls

 1:10 Madison Rosen: Honoring ARP, Alan Pearlman and the ARP Synthesizer

 1:50 Owen Richmond: Electronic Music and Human Gesture, A Case Study

 2:30 Andrew Neumann: Let’s talk! Options for interfacing Buchla Music Synthesizers with the Eurorack environment and beyond

 3:10 Donald Martin: Synthesis For All, Modifying Electronic Music Instruments and Curriculum For the Blind

 3:50 A. Campbell Payne: Phase Distortion for Fun and Profit, A Brief History and Technical Exploration of Casio's CZ Series Synthesizers

 4:30 Stephen DeJesus: Fun Sequencers for Eurorack, A Tour with Demos

 5:10 James Bohn: Creating Polyrhythmic Beats in Pure Data

NINE DAYS

NINE DAYS. Fantastic performance line up! New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University. Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm.

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New England Synth Fest, Northeastern University
Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, Mass. 
Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm to 6pm

12:00 Sherisa Sterling with visuals by Allison Tanenhaus
12:30 Doug Bielmeier with visuals by Christie Bielmeier
 1:00 Basement Diver and Motherboard
 1:30 FUTURACTIV
 2:00 TotoRobyn with visuals by DebStep
 2:30 J. Bagist with visuals by DebStep
 3:00 Violet Nox with visuals by DebStep
 3:30 This Bliss
 4:00 Thorny with visuals by Digital Awareness
 4:30 Doomsdroid with visuals by Digital Awareness
 5:00 Edith Snugglenut with visuals by Anagram
 5:30 :mousekid:

TWO WEEKS

New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. Full day of performances, lectures, exhibitors, vendors, petting zoo, workshop, and more. FREE admission. In the Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth Street, Boston, Mass. 02115. For more info nesynthfest.org

Public parking is available at the Ruggles T Stop (LAZ Parking, 835 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02120). We've been told that it's $22 for the whole day.

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Northeastern University

New England Synth Fest at Northeastern University, Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12pm-6pm. Full day of performances, lectures, petting zoo, exhibitors, vendors, and more. In the Egan Building, 120 Forsyth St., Boston, MA 02115.