There’s a Kickstarter campaign here for funding the production of a video about Don Buchla. As that page says, either you’re now wondering why such a documentary hasn’t been created already, or you’re now wondering who Don Buchla is. If you fall into the latter category, the short answer is that Don Buchla should be as famous as Robert Moog for his contributions to the world of electronic music instruments. He and Moog started building synthesizers at roughly the same time but went in somewhat different directions. It’s not coincidental that Moog was on the East Coast and Buchla was in California. It’s also not coincidental that they have rather different personalities (or rather had, since Moog is deceased). Having met them both in person, it seemed pretty clear to me that Moog’s more outgoing nature had a lot to do with his name becoming synonymous with the synthesizer itself, despite Buchla’s equally significant developments of the instrument.
The campaign closes in a few days and has not yet reached its goal. It’s close, but it’s not there yet. Please consider kicking in a few bucks to help document the work of one of my icons.
Help Fund a Documentary About Don Buchla
