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San Jose's only Electronic Art Monthly at Good Karma, 37 S 1st St., Downtown San Jose
Electronic Textures and Synthetic Sounds, 8-11pm.
Wednesday June 12, 2024Andrew and Peter take a hard left and go on an ambient journey. Andrew works in the present live coding in Max, Peter dreams of the past on his Buchla. Together, the sound of the future emerges!
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Guest: Derek Scott, 8-11pm.
Wednesday May 8, 2024A dose of technology-assisted aural overdrive with guest Derek Scott. Derek has been producing, performing, and perfecting his techno sound in the unlikely environs of our sprawling city. The Art and Promise of technology is alive and pulsing!
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Citizen Synthesists, 8-11pm.
Wednesday April 10, 2024Andrew and Peter bring some new jams for an expedition through sound and time.
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Guest: Steve Cooley, 8-11pm.
Wednesday March 13, 2024Steve Cooley is one of the SJ techno legends from Haptic Synapses. He’ll be gracing our tiny table with some large sounds.
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Low Voltage Synths, 7-11pm.
Wednesday February 14, 2024Column residents post up on the tiny table with (mostly) battery powered synths in recognition of the power outages many suffered in the recent storms.
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Living Synthesizers, 7-11pm.
Wednesday January 10, 2024Peter and Andrew team up on the window seat to deliver a mind bending set of synthetic beats. Drew paints the walls with light.
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Basic/Not Basic, 8-10pm.
Wednesday December 13, 2023Peter keeps it simple and interactive with a set on the Elektron. Andrew generates music with code for unexpected aural delights. Drew examines the fitness of walls for light.
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West vs East, 8-10pm.
Wednesday November 1, 2023Strange sounds will emanate from the transducers at Good Karma. Enjoy a performance from Peter Nyboer on a Buchla synthesizer and a set from Andrew Blanton on his Moog.
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Electronic Listening Hours, 8-10pm.
Wednesday September 27, 2023If it's mostly synthesizers or pre-synthesizer electronic music, it's fair game. Bring a record or text us a link!
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