Calling all heads, open minded enthusiasts, synth wizards, amateur Bell Laboratories historians, and those in search of honest artwork in the age of the algorithm! In partnership with Living Earth and friends we’re bringing electronic music pioneerDon Slepian, who Numero Group has dubbed as “one of new age’s most respected and technologically-advanced synthesists,” to thePhilosophical Research Society for his first time ever performing in Los Angeles !!!!

Whether you know Don for his landmark 1980 album Sea of Bliss, his sought after tapes like Open Spaces and New Dawn, his appearance on Light In The Attic’sI Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America, 1950-1990, or even his performances on the deep cut and absolutely unhingedHorses Sing None of Itseries, we’re honored and inspired to set the stage for a new kind of performance from the one and only sorcerer of the synthesizer.

For a career first, Don Slepian will be joining us to perform original music on his own unique self-constructed synthesizer. Called the Footnote, this evening will be a premiere performance for this new MIDI controller. Originally promised to influential composer Wendy Carlos in 1988, when Slepian and Carlos were both with Audion Recording Co (alongside Laraaji & Emerald Web), the Footnote creates new possibilities for a solo musician to perform complex contrapuntal music. Don has also invited his friend and celebrated violinist Karen Bentley Pollick to join him in collaboration for the evening with time for a Q&A following his performance!

Los Angeles-based composer Nina Keith will open the evening in stunning ensemble with Qur’an Shaheed and Massima Bell. Before, between, and following, we’ll also be treated to a first listen of Red Hot’s watershed TRAИƧA compilation, featuring new music from Sade, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Green-House, Ana Roxanne, claire rousay, Rachika Nayar, and many more friends and luminaries.

The evening will be amplified in hi fidelity sound by audiophile titansMobius Acoustics on their own custom built speakers!

Do not miss this very special chance to catch the legendary new age pioneer Don Slepian’s first ever LA performance!

TICKETS: $22 (In Person Event Only)

Please email events@prs.org or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.