[sdiy] NAMM movie

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On Friday after NAMM was this:

"An Evening Celebrating The Legacy of Vintage Keyboards Through Documentary 
Film - On Friday night, January 15th, from 6-8pm in the Avila Room at the 
Anaheim Hilton, neo-symphonic synthesist Amin Bhatia and documentary 
filmmaker Dianna Dilworth headline an evening exploring the evolution and 
impact of vintage keyboards. Amin Bhatia will be joined by Michelle 
Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation for a  question 
and answer session followed by a screening of a short documentary on the 
making of his innovative realization of Bolero Electronica, for which he 
used over 70 synthesizers covering 75 years of evolution in synthesis in 
music. The documentary features rock legends Steve Porcaro and Patrick 
Moraz and Roland Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi.

Following Bhatia, Dianna Dilworth and Markus Resch of the Mellotron Archive 
will screen Mellodrama: The Mellotron  Movie which explores the rising and 
falling fortunes of the Mellotron - the first musical keyboard to "sample" 
the sounds of other instruments - from its birth in a California garage in 
the 1950s, through its dominance on concert stages in the 1970s, through 
its almost religious cult of  followers in the 2000s. From the Beatles' 
"Strawberry Fields" to Black Sabbath to Kanye West, Mellodrama traces a 
50-year odyssey of musical invention, revolution, betrayal, and 
rediscovery. The Hilton Anaheim, Avila room, 4th floor"

I thought it was excellent, and lots of synth "celebs" were in attendance.

Did I miss some of you there?

dennis.barton:skylab2000[socal]