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Synthesizer exhibition at Calgary NMC

by adminAnnouncement, Brands-A, Brands-B, Brands-F, Brands-O, Brands-S, Hardware, Museum, News March 18, 2022March 18, 20220 comments

The Calgary National Music Centre has a permanent exhibition featuring (electronic) instruments, located in Studio Bell. The exhibition is presented as the visit to a music festival: the thrill of …

T.O.N.T.O. in Calgary NMC

by adminArtists-C, Background, Brands-T, Hardware, History, Museum, News, Organisations-N March 18, 2022March 18, 20220 comments

In 2018, the T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer system was aquired by the National Music Centre in Calgary (CN). The instrument is now part of the permanent exhibition. Sometimes, even, a demonstration of …

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Malcolm Cecil playing T.O.N.T.O

by adminArtists-C, Background, Brands-T, Hardware, History, News, Picture March 13, 2022March 13, 20220 comments

Some people still doubt if T.O.N.T.O. really did exist. Well – this picture is Malcolm Cecil (one of the two creators of T.O.N.T.O. – together with Robert Margouleff) actually playing …

Kevin Braheny Fortune on T.O.N.T.O.

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-B, Artists-C, Artists-M, Background, Brands-T December 3, 2021February 15, 20220 comments

We reproduce this earlier post from Kevin Braheny Fortune, involved in big synth systems until today. “In true cosmic sync, I just came across these. The flyer is what we …

T.O.N.T.O.

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-C, Artists-M, Artists-T, Background, History November 28, 2021June 27, 20220 comments

There were quite a number of questions about the header picture on this website. The picture features TONTO: The Original New Timbral Orchestra. It was created by Malcolm Cecil and …