I Dream of Wires Announces New Film on Early Days of Synthesis

The I Dream of Wires Team has launched round three of their IndieGoGo campaign. Included in the new campaign are details on a follow-up documentary:

"Right from the start of this project, one of the questions hanging over us has been: 'How are we going to condense all of this amazing footage, these interviews, this subject matter, into a 90 to 120-minute documentary?'

Early on, we made a decision to focus the film, not on the history of modular synthesizers, but on the current resurgence of modular synthesizers. At the same time, we knew that by doing so we would not be able to take full advantage of some of the interviews and footage that we had already filmed; we felt strongly that our interviews with seminal early modular musicians and synthesists like Morton Subotnick, Bernie Krause, Bill Maginnis and Ramon Sender should not be reduced to mere establishing soundbites. Not only that - we are also wildly enthusiastic about both the history, *and* the resurgence of modular synthesizers!

So ultimately, what we have decided to do is to make two films: First, all of our efforts will be directed towards completing 'I Dream of Wires,' which will focus strictly on the resurgence of modular synthesizers. Following the completion of 'I Dream of Wires,' we will begin work on a follow up film, title TBA, about the early days of analog synthesizers, focusing on pioneering designers, manufacturers and musicians, including Robert Moog, Don Buchla, Raymond Scott, Hugh LeCaine, Wendy Carlos, and Morton Subotnick, right through to the rock, pop, disco and new wave musicians that made these instruments famous throughout the '70s and early-'80s.

Regarding 'I Dream of Wires': we are aiming to conclude filming before summer 2012, with a fall/winter 2012 ETA for the completed film.

Regarding the follow-up, historical documentary: we are already well on our way with this film, as so many of the interviews we have filmed seem tailor-made for a film like this. After the completion of 'I Dream of Wires,' we will dive right into the follow up, initially seeking out additional people to interview on the subject, complementing the footage that we already have amassed. It's still early days, but at this time we are going to estimate a fall/winter 2013 ETA for the completion of this follow up film."