TOKYO FESTIVAL of MODULAR 2015TOKYO FESTIVAL of MODULAR 2015

INTERNATIONAL MODULAR SYNTHESISER SHOWCASE EVENT! TRY AND BUY! DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS! Live: RUSSELL HASWELL JIM O'ROURKE GALCID & SYNTH MAKERS BOOTHS SPECIAL INTERVIEWS: PETER ZINOVIEFF (EMS co-founder, UK) ISAO TOMITA DJ EVIL PENGUIN Ticket Information: Early bird 2-day passes: 4000yen limited to 30 (3/3 12:00〜3/31 18:00) Advance tickets: 2-day: 6000yen 3/24 12:00 on sale Advance tickets: 1-day: 3500yen 3/3 12:00 on sale Door Ticket: 4000yen Door 2Day Pass: 7000yen ＊All plus drink charge on door @ ¥700 eplus Tickets available from: March 3rd 12:00am Advance Tickets available online from: e+ (eplus) [2DAY PASS PC / Smart Phone / mobile](http://sort.eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P0010843P006001P002151215P0030001) / [5/16 (Sat) 1DAY Ticket PC / Smart Phone / mobile](http://sort.eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P0010843P006001P002151091P0030001) and over the counter in Family Mart and Seven Eleven convenience 2DAY PASS PC 5/16 (Sat) 1DAY Ticket ● TimeTable 17:00 Doors Open 17:00 - 19:30 Open Market Time: - booth demos - booth performances - try and buy synthesiser modules from around the world! 19:30 - 22:30 Live Concert 22:30 - 23:30 Open Market Time ●BOOTHS Some of our official sponsors will have booths at the festival where they will demonstrate their products, some for sale. Please note that not all sponsors will be physically attending, so make sure to follow us on Twitter @TFOM2014 to keep up-to-date with that and other information. ●BEFACO EURORACK SDIY WORKSHOP Build your own Eurorack modules from kits with the help of Befaco Team. No experience needed, so these workshops are suitable from beginners to experts. VERY LIMITED places. Please reserve a place before the end of March. Location and Time: 10:00 AM - 17:00 PM @ Salon Shima-Uma (directly above SuperDeluxe) [salon.shima-uma.co.jp](http://salon.shima-uma.co.jp/) Hands on workshop: build your own synth modules on eurorack format. We provide all the necessary components to build your device from scratch. Each participant builds her/his modules during the workshop. Workshop structure: this is not a "linear" workshop with a tight schedule. Depending on the module or modules you want to make it will take more or less time. Most modules can be finished in one working session, so attendants can organize their schedule depending on this. You can come just one day, or two mornings to do one module. Or spend both days with us and build two or even three modules! Also if you are skilled can finish quicker or make more modules in the same time. Target audience: People interested in modular synthesis, experimentation, DIY, performance, sound.
 Language: English / Spanish. Japanese translator on request. Material Costs: No Fee, just pay for the kits you build. Kits include PCB and all electronic parts. Artist Information: RUSSELL HASWELL [Eurorack modular, UK]  Russell Haswell (b.1970) is a restlessly forward-thinking, multi-disciplinary artist, performer and curator born and based in England. With a background steeped in computer music, black metal, noise, techno, free-stye and solo improvisation, his practice is renowned for broaching the extremities of visual and sonic arts. He’s performed with Aphex Twin, Gescom, Pan Sonic, and Masami Akita (Merzbow), among others, and worked with Florian Hecker on Iannis Xenakis’ UPIC system in their Haswell & Hecker duo, whose ‘Blackest Ever Black’ (Warner Classics) LP is widely considered a milestone of modern electronic music composition. He recently completed a European tour with Japanese noise/post-music legend PAIN JERK. [haswellstudio.com](http://haswellstudio.com/) [thequietus.com RUSSELL HASWELL interview](http://thequietus.com/articles/14739-russell-haswell-interview) PETER ZINOVIEFF [EMS co-founder special interview, UK]  Peter Zinovieff (b.1933) is a respected British engineer and inventor, most notable for his role as co-founder and developer of EMS Synthesizers. EMS synthesizers are highly prized and sought-after instruments, and have been used by many significant artists including Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and Kraftwerk. In 1966-67 Zinovieff was part of Unit Delta Plus (an organisation to create and promote electronic music) along with Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson, and he is still active today as a composer of electronic music. Open-minded and forward-thinking, it is an immense honour to have Mr.Zinovieff join this festival to give us eloquent insight into his wide knowledge and deep understanding of synthesizer technology and electronic music. JIM O’ROURKE [Serge modular]  Born 1969 in Chicago, O’Rourke has been an active musician and producer across improvised music, electronic music and beyond genre for over 25 years, working with such artists as John Fahey, Stereolab, Faust, Sonic Youth, Derek Bailey, Akira Sakata, Fennesz, Oren Ambarchi, and many more. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award for his production of Wilco’s “A Ghost is Born.” He has also scored films by Werner Herzog, Olivier Assayas, Shinji Aoyama, Koji Wakamatsu and others. His own short films have been part of the 2004 and 2006 Whitney Biennial and the 2005 Rotterdam Film Festival. galcid + DORAVIDEO + Hisashi Saito [Roland 100M modular]  "NO PC !! NO presets !! NO practice !!" all hardware synthesizer improvisation unit. Noise and beats engulf all as synth girls Lena and Neon manipulate their analog synthesizers, freely dissolving the listener’s brain and bringing a fresh wind to the dancefloor in a vortex of enthusiasm! [galcid facebook](https://www.facebook.com/galcid) ISAO TOMITA [special interview]  Isao Tomita (born 1932), often known simply as Tomita, is a Japanese music composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements. In addition to creating note-by-note realizations, Tomita made extensive use of the sound design capabilities of his instrument, using synthesizers to create new sounds to accompany and enhance his electronic realizations of acoustic instruments. He also made effective use of analog music sequencers and featured futuristic science fiction themes, while laying the foundations for synth-pop music and trance-like rhythms. Many of his albums are electronic versions and adaptations of famous classical music pieces. He also received four Grammy Award nominations for his album Snowflakes Are Dancing in 1974. [ISAO TOMITA Information](http://columbia.jp/ihatov) Organize: Dave Skipper , Kenichi Hata Contact: [modularfest@gmail.com](mailto:modularfest@gmail.com)