in 1995 Pea had an idea to record/perform cover songs with an Optigan. Rob volunteered to sing, but we didn't even get one cover worked out before we discovered it's more fun to write your own songs on an Optigan. You can find OY CDs at places like Amazon.com.
NEW! The Optigan Archives Vol. 1 Sample DVD-R!
Optigan/Orchestron/Talentmaker Sample CD-Rom Relaunched!
The ONLY complete, definitive set of Optigan and related samples has just been expanded and had its price cut in half! Please click here for detailed information. To order a copy right now, just click here:
Also, if you're in a festive mood, you can order The Joyous Sounds Of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan. This CD contains all of the known promotional recordings that Mattel produced for the Optigan. Basically there were two different cassettes that were distributed at different times: one containing 1/2 hour of Christmas standards, and one containing a 15 minute "tour" of the Optigan, featuring voiceover work by Mike LeDoux. For anyone who is interested in hearing how the Optigan sounded in the best of all possible circumstances, this CD is a must. Johnny's arrangements and performances are remarkable!
A specially customized Optigan was used for the recordings which minimized hum and buzz, but this CD proves once and for all that the Optigan, even at it's very best, was still an incredibly noisy and lo-fi instrument!! You can order a copy ($12 postpaid) by clicking here:
Sight & Sound feat. Apes of Wrath, The Old In Out, Sven-Eric Seaholm, Caburlesque Kittens, The Gift/Curse, and More - TONIGHT @ Planet Rooth Gallery - 3811 Ray St. 92104
Please come to Florida. =( I haven't been to a show within 3 years, music is the love of my life. Please come over to my side of the land. I'm now begging you, please!!
Please help us promote Art Around Adams by reposting this wherever you can. Art Around Adams is a fundraiser to keep the Recreation Centers of San Diego open, alive, and well.
Hey, you Optigan guys: I hope you don't mind the plug. My download album, "A Song for Me, A Song for You" is finally available as a compact disc. Fifteen songs of pop glory in the grand tradition. Available direct from me.
Hey guys!!
We wanted to personally invite you to our show at the Beuaty Bar tonight (april 9th)... because you smell nice.
We're playing with a band from out of town called Brown Shoe, so we'd love to give them the opportunity to play in front of a lot of San Diegans...
- George, Tyson, Clint, Brandon - Incomplete Neighbor :)
i found you guys while researching where to by an optigan. i really enjoyed the artical on your sight about your search for them, and i actually really dig the music. very cool!
Mellodrama, the mellotron documentary starring Pea Hix, to premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Montana in February. Stay tuned for screening details...
enjoy your tunes... Hey, just wanted to let you know that you can get a link to a free "depth of field" album download at www. myspace. com/depthoffield321
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