Synthplex

What to Expect at Synthplex

Even in this age of online social media, with myriad synthesizer-related social groups, YouTube performances and tutorials, there is still no substitute for having a physical location where like-minded, synth people can come together and meet face to face/ear to ear. The West Coast has an amazing (and LARGE) community of synthesizer enthusiasts, who all look forward to the times when we can meet up, hang out, break bread and learn new things about synthesis. Enter Synthplex®.

"Synthplex will be an incredible bonding experience for the whole synth community. I can't wait for it!" ~ Skyler King, Analogue Haven
“We’re looking forward to finally having a synth event of this scale in our area”. ~ Nate Jasmin, Novation

Electronic Music In Many Genres

At Synthplex® we are all about synthesizers and electronic synthesizer music… We strive to book artists in a wide variety of genres such as; Ambient, Breakbeat, Berlin School, Chill Wave, Disco, Downtempo, Drum and Bass, Dub, Electro, Electroacoustic, Electronic Rock, Electronic, Ethnic Electronic, Experimental, Hardstyle, Hi-NRG, Hip Hop, House, Industrial, IDM, Jungle, Modbap, Modular Noise, Post-disco, Psy Trance, Synth Pop, Techno, Techno-Pop, Trance, and whatever else you may desire.

Synthplex® Friends are Electric!

Interpersonal relationships are the primary reason for Synthplex® to exist and our Synthplex™ friends are electric! Here on the west coast, we have arguably the world’s largest community of synthesizer enthusiasts when you combine the music business element, the movie business element and the gaming industry elements of sound/ music creation… and we all look forward to the time when we all get to meet up, hang-out, check out the latest gear & software, listen to great electronic synthesizer based music, see some amazing classic vintage synthesizers in the Pop-Up Synth Museum, and we get to learn new things about synthesis! Synthplex® is the place where our synthesizer community gathers together once a year, and the place where you are sure to meet new people and reconnect with your longtime synth friends. Synthplex® has already become the new hot spot where likeminded synth people come together… for the love of All-Things-Synthesizer.

We Welcome Everyone

At Synthplex® we will not discriminate against anyone. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our events or operations… We love everyone the same! We strive to create a unified & loving community of synthesizer fans, who are all working together and are kind and tolerant.

Hands-on Experiences

There will be many opportunities at Synthplex® to get hands-on with a lot of synthesizer gear and much more. In the exhibit halls you will discover new products and you will get to dive deep into these products and experience them for yourself. All weekend long there will be equipment vendors giving demonstrations, and there will be daily DIY synthesizer building workshops (modular and other formats) going on in the morning and the afternoon.

Furthermore, Synthplex® has an extremely special Pop-Up Synth Museum, where you can experience firsthand many rare and valuable synthesizers with the guidance of museum docents. You don’t just get to listen and see these instruments, you actually get to tweak some knobs and play them! Note: Admission into the Pop-UP Synth Museum is a separate pass from the Synth Expo pass, as all profits from the Pop-Up Synth Museum will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. Each year we will feature a new recipient for this donation.

Networking

Synthplex® is all about networking. You’ll meet countless people who will inspire you and give you encouragement. Synthplex® will have several music industry associations and their staff present to help you with understanding why joining their association will be beneficial to your success. We will also have professors and faculty members from various music education institutions, to help you cultivate your creativity and expand your knowledge of synthesis. This is the place where you can learn about getting your music out to the masses.

Great Fun!

Synthplex® 2022 is going to be high voltage fun! We have many live performers that are synthesizer based & DJ style electronic musicians/ bands that will entertain you all weekend long on three stages. We also have Dublab spinning electronic music and interviewing our special guest artists and presenters. For the exhibition portion of Synthplex® 2022, we expect to have 150+ vendors, all exhibiting their latest products, and many will be AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE at the show! We will also have our Saturday night Gala Dinner Banquet with an industry giant performing an intimate set (Artist TBA). You can also take part in one of our DIY synth building sessions and don’t forget to visit our Pop-Up Synth Museum to see some incredibly rare vintage synthesizers.

Great Food!

Synthplex® will have an outdoor cook-out each day during lunchtime in the courtyard area, where you can sit outside in the sun and enjoy the live broadcast from Dublab, who will have their DJ's on-site spinning electronic music. In the hotel complex there are multiple bars, coffee barista, snack shop, and we have the Synthplex® Swag Shop located in the convention center lobby. The Marriott is also home to two quality restaurants and there are other breweries, pubs, restaurants and fast food joints right nearby. On top of all that, Saturday night is the Synthplex® Gala Dinner Banquet with an amazing live electronic music performance (Artist TBA).

Synthplex

2077

Attendees

75

Speakers

46

Artists

19

Countries

Event Schedule

Synthplex

Thursday, October 27th

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibitor registration and check in (badge pickup)

These are the hours that registration will be open for exhibitors.

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibitor booth setup (EXHIBIT HALLS ARE CLOSED)

All exhibitors will set up their booths at this time.

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Attendee registration and check in (badge pickup)

These are the hours that registration will be open for attendees.

7:15PM
Kae Matsumoto

Kae M Black

South Stage

8:00PM
Rachel Flowers

Rachel Flowers

South Stage

8:30PM
Brocket Parsons

Brockett Parsons

South Stage

9:00PM
Marc-Bonilla

Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla

North Stage

9:00PM
Jordan Rudess

Jordan Rudess

North Stage

Friday, October 28th

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Event registration and check in (badge pickup)

These are the hours that registration will be open for attendees.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibit halls open for sales & demos

Visit our exhibit halls which will be open for sales.

10:00AM - 11:00PM
Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons

Keynote Speaker

Burbank

Alan Parsons will attend Synthplex “In Visio” LIVE from his studio! Alan Parsons has had a long love affair with music technology in general and synthesizers in particular. From his use of EMS synths with Pink Floyd to owning one of the first Fairlights to his iconic synth amalgams on Sirius. Throughout his production career and careers as artist and songwriter has explored new sounds and textures that only synthesizers can provide. Alan Parsons remains widely emulated and sampled and in his keynote address he’ll explain his philosophy of sound and production.

10:00AM - 12:00PM
Dr Bob's Soundschool

Dr. Bob’s Soundschool for local school children

Presented by the Bob Moog Foundation.

10:00AM - 6:00PM
Pup-Up Synth Museum

Pop-Up Synth Museum

Open for visitors with a ticket to the Pop-Up Synth Museum. Proceeds benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Educational & other seminars

Educational & other seminars will be in the Marriott Hotel in the Pasadena, Hollywood/Glendale & Burbank rooms.

10:00AM
Mike Metlay

Mike Metlay

Session: You Are Not Alone: Strategies for Collaborative Electronic Music

Pasadena

11:00AM
Jordan Rudess

Jordan Rudess

Session: Jordan Rudess Explores Musical Tools (and Toys)

Hollywood / Glendale

11:00AM - 2:00PM
Dublab

Dublab Radio Live Broadcast

Dublab will be broadcasting live from Synthplex..

11:00AM - 2:00PM

Lunch in the Courtyard

The hotel will be BBQing outdoors in the Courtyard.

12:00PM
Adrien-Stern

Adrien Stern

Session: Resynator: Why Your Credits Are Crucial In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

Burbank

12:00PM
Dina Pearlman

Dina Pearlman

Session: Alan R. Pearlman: Designer, Mentor and Futurist.

Pasadena

1:00PM
Nick Peck

Nick Peck

Session: History, Philosophy and Application of the Serge Modular System

Hollywood / Glendale

1:00PM - 3:00PM
Dr Bob's Soundschool

Dr. Bob’s Soundschool for local school children

Presented by the Bob Moog Foundation.

2:00PM
Robert Margouleff

Robert Margouleff

Session: Technology Drives The Art: History of Electronica & Tonto through Immersive Audio on Headphones

Burbank

2:00PM
Alison Tavel

Alison Tavel

Session: Resynator: A Synth Resurrection & Documentary Project

Pasadena

3:00PM
Michèle Vice-Maslin

Michèle Vice-Maslin

Session: FROM SONG TO SYNC...AND MORE - UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF SONG PITCHING

Hollywood/Glendale

4:00PM - 5:00PM
Dave Rossum

Dave Rossum

Keynote Speaker

Session: Submodules, Samplers, and SP1200's: 50 years of Synthesis

Hollywood/Glendale

Dave Rossum, E-mu founder and inventor of the polyphonic synthesizer keyboard and pioneer of the first Emulator sampling keyboard and first sampling drum machines SP12/SP1200 - celebrates 50 years of industry changing electronic music developments through his current work with Rossum Electro Music!!!

5:00PM
Steve Porcaro

Steve Porcaro

Session: In the studio / Synth session breakdowns with Steve Porcaro

Hollywood / Glendale

6:00PM
Jeff Beal

Jeff Beal

Session: Musical Story Telling & Portable Studio Workflows

Hollywood / Glendale

6:00PM
univac

univac

Courtyard Stage

6:30PM
Qrux

Qrux

Courtyard Stage

7:00PM
Drumdala

Drumdala

South Stage

7:00PM
Jesse Nason

Jesse Nason

Courtyard Stage

7:30PM
Faraday Cage

Faraday Cage

Courtyard Stage

7:45PM
Animal-Prince

Animal Prince

North Stage

8:00PM
Rychard Cooper

Rychard Cooper

Courtyard Stage

8:30PM
Som Shankar

Som Shankar

Courtyard Stage

8:30PM
Trovarsi

Trovarsi

South Stage

9:15PM
Jeff Beal

Jeff Beal

North Stage

10:00PM
Patrick Gleeson

Patrick Gleeson

South Stage

Saturday, October 29th

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Event registration and check in (badge pickup)

These are the hours that registration will be open.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibit halls

Open for sales & demos

10:00AM - 6:00PM
Pup-Up Synth Museum

Pop-Up Synth Museum

Open for visitors with a ticket to the Pop-Up Synth Museum. Proceeds benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Educational & other Seminars

Educational & other seminars will be in the Marriott Hotel in the Pasadena, Hollywood/Glendale & Burbank rooms.

9:00AM - 12:00PM

DIY Synth build with Delptronics

Delptronics WiiChuck Eurorack Module in room 123

10:00AM
David Frederick

David Frederick

Session: Using the ARP 2600 for Visual Media Scoring

Pasadena

10:00AM
Matt Forger

Matt Forger

Session: Pursuing Excellence in Music & Life - Lessons I’ve Learned from Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson

Burbank

11:00AM
Hélène Muddiman

Hélène Muddiman

Session: Meta Data & Foreign Rights Panel

Hollywood / Glendale

11:00AM - 2:00PM

Lunch in the Courtyard

The hotel will be BBQing outdoors in the Courtyard.

11:00AM - 2:00PM
Dublab

Dublab Radio Live Broadcast

Dublab will be broadcasting live from Synthplex.

11:00AM
Dennis Dreith

Dennis Dreith

Session: Meta Data and Foreign Rights Panel

Hollywood/Glendale

11:00AM
Mark Isherwood

Mark Isherwood

Session: Meta Data and Foreign Rights Panel

Hollywood/Glendale

12:00PM
Paul Wiffen

Paul Wiffen

Session: 40 Years of Sound Design

Pasadena

12:00PM
Jack D. Elliot

Jack D. Elliot

Session: Granular Synthesis in Ableton Live

Burbank

1:00PM
Barry Rudolph

Barry Rudolph

Panel Discussion: Getting The Best From Music Journalists, a moderated panel.

Hollywood / Glendale

1:00PM
Craig Anderton

Craig Anderton

Panel Discussion: Getting The Best From Music Journalists, a moderated panel.

Hollywood / Glendale

1:00PM
Thomas Mikusz

Thomas Mikusz

Panel Discussion: Getting The Best From Music Journalists, a moderated panel.

Hollywood / Glendale

1:00PM
David Bryce

David Bryce

Panel Discussion: Getting The Best From Music Journalists, a moderated panel.

Hollywood / Glendale

2:00PM
Jeffrey Weber

Jeffrey Weber

Session: If You Sign A Major Label Record Deal Your Career Is Over And I Can Prove It

Burbank

2:00PM
Patrick Gleeson

Patrick Gleeson

Session: Quadraphonic Recording Issues and Solutions

Hollywood / Glendale

2:00PM
KamranV

KamranV

Session: Elemental: Composing in Quad with Patrick Gleeson

Hollywood / Glendale

3:00PM
John Powell

John Powell

Session: John Powell: Bourne Identity, How To Train Your Dragon, Ice Age & Happy Feet

Hollywood / Glendale

4:00PM - 5:00PM
Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel Jarre

Keynote Speaker

Hollywood / Glendale

Jean-Michel Jarre will attend Synthplex “In Visio” LIVE from his Paris studio! Monsieur Jarre will interface with Synthplex attendees during his Fireside Chat replete with audience Q&A. Jean-Michel will also be accepting his 2020-2021 Synthplex Golden Ear Award! This Keynote address will be open to all the attendees on Saturday, October 29th at 4pm in the Hollywood / Glendale rooms in the hotel.

6:00PM
Franck Martin

Franck Martin

Courtyard Stage

6:45PM
Delta-Sine

Delta-Sine

Courtyard Stage

7:00PM
Tigercide

Tigercide

North Stage

7:00PM - 9:30PM
Suzanne Ciani

Synthplex® Golden Ear Dinner Banquet

Suzanne Ciani is this years recipient of the Golden Ear Award and she will be performing live at the dinner banquet.

7:30PM
Alan Howarth's Soundlordz

Alan Howarth's Soundlordz

South Stage

7:30PM
Meridian Alpha

Meridian Alpha

Courtyard Stage

8:00PM
DSKO

DSKO

Courtyard Stage

8:15PM
Laura Escudé

Laura Escudé

North Stage

9:00PM
Pedro Eustache

Pedro Eustache

South Stage

10:00PM
Joachim Garraud

Joachim Garraud

North Stage

Sunday, October 30th

9:00AM - 1:00PM

Event registration and check in (badge pickup)

These are the hours that registration will be open.

10:00AM - 3:00PM

Exhibit Halls

Open for sales & demos.

10:00AM -3:00PM
Pup-Up Synth Museum

Pop-Up Synth Museum

Open for visitors with a ticket to the Pop-Up Synth Museum. Proceeds benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

10:00AM - 3:00PM

Educational & other Seminars

Educational & other seminars will be in the Marriott Hotel in the Pasadena, Hollywood/Glendale & Burbank rooms.

10:00AM
Axel Fischer

Axel Fischer

Session: Advanced waveform modulation and internal sequencing - deep dive using the Schmidt

Pasadena

10:00AM
Matt Lange

Matt Lange

Session: Mixing In the Box with Matt Lange and Warren Huart

Burbank

11:00AM - 2:00PM

Lunch in the Courtyard

The hotel will be BBQing outdoors in the Courtyard.

11:00AM
Kenneth Frost/The Cuckoos

Kenneth Frost/The Cuckoos

Courtyard Stage

11:00AM
David Das

David Das

Session: BREATHING LIFE INTO VOICES WITH THE ERIC WHITACRE CHOIR

Hollywood/Glendale

11:00AM - 3:00PM

Modular on the Spot

Modular on the Spot will be performing in the courtyard. This event is open to the public.

12:00PM
Johno Wells

Johno Wells

Courtyard Stage

12:00PM
Clifton Develle Cameron

Clifton Develle Cameron

Session: Possibilities within possibilities (with the Haken Audio Continuum)

Burbank

12:00PM
Drew Schlesinger

Drew Schlesinger

Session: A Sound Designer's Tips, Tricks and Techniques

Pasadena

12:30PM
OSC1Nation

OSC1Nation

Courtyard Stage

1:00PM
Pedro Eustache

Pedro Eustache

Session: My Approach as a Performer/Sound Programmer/Composer into Wind Synthesis

Hollywood/Glendale

1:00PM
Pablo Perez

Pablo Perez

Courtyard Stage

1:30PM
Hark Madley

Hark Madley

Courtyard Stage

2:00PM
Laura Escudé

Laura Escudé

Session: The Art of Designing a Live Show

Hollywood/Glendale

2:00PM
Too Mere (Michael Bulaw)

Too Mere (Michael Bulaw)

Courtyard Stage

2:30PM
Mychael Pollard

Mychael Pollard

Courtyard Stage

3:00PM
DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale

DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale

Session: DEVO’S GERALD V. CASALE: AUDIO-VISUAL COLLABORATIONS

Hollywood/Glendale

3:15PM
Motor Music (with Ilja Krumins)

Motor Music (with Ilja Krumins)

Courtyard Stage

4:00PM
Peter Nyboer

Peter Nyboer

Courtyard Stage

5:00PM
Ego Plum

Ego Plum

South Stage

5:45PM
Vahagn Stepanyan

Vahagn Stepanyan

North Stage

6:30PM
Roel Reine

Roel Reine

South Stage

7:15PM
Ars Nova Strata

Ars Nova Strata

North Stage

8:00PM
Hugo Paris

Hugo Paris

South Stage

8:45PM
Ellis Hall Band

Ellis Hall Band

North Stage

Sponsors & Partners

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Synthplex

Venue Information

2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505

Location

Synthplex® is taking place in beautiful Burbank, at the Marriott Convention Center, which is conveniently located adjacent the Hollywood Burbank Airport (previously known as Bob Hope Airport). The Marriott Hotel and Convention Center provides gorgeous facilities and rooms in addition to great bars and onsite restaurants. You are going to love this place. See map below for location.

Transport

Walking distance from the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), which is relatively small, extremely convenient, and easy to get in and out of quickly. Los Angeles Int’l/LAX (28mi) or Ontario CA Int’l/ONT (52) can be a one-hour Uber or taxi ride away depending on traffic. The Hollywood Burbank Airport is so close you will not need a rental car. Everything you need will be right at the Marriott which offers a complimentary shuttle.

Hotel

At the LA Marriott Burbank Hotel, we have secured special discounted room rates of; $179 for a standard room or $229.00 for a suite (single or double occupancy). Click the appropriate link to select your desired room type. If you happen to call in to make your reservations at (800) 736-9712, you must mention Synthplex® to receive this special discount and please note that you are seeking reservations at the Burbank Airport Marriott (BURAP). All reservations must be made on or before Friday, October 14, 2022. Don’t delay, rooms will sell out quickly!