After losing his home to a tornado, a sound designer searches for a "disaster resilient" home to continue his sound design work in. Fate however, has a different plan...

Things get interesting when a synthesist/sound-  designer discovers his new synth is capable of tuning-in extraterrestrial communications like a cosmic radio receiver.

The discovery sets him on a desperate quest to save Earth from an impending  invasion.                                                                                                   ( -ABOVE  )  "THE  SYNTHESIST" 

After recovering from  his injuries, he spends a week relaxing at a Florida Air BnB home, returning rested and ready to resume his home search and sound design work. 

( -ABOVE )  SCIP Air BnB, Sarasota, Florida.

"The Synthesist" merges intelligent sci-fi with thrilling  suspense as a syn-  thesist is forced

to use his "synth smarts" and res-ourcefulness to defeat a powerful government - ET conspiracy. 

                                                                                                                                     ( -ABOVE  )  "SYNTHESIST" -The Movie.

During his stay      at the Florida AirBnB, the synth-esist spends time lounging poolside with his laptop

( -searching for    disaster resilient home building solutions ).                                                                    ( -ABOVE  )  LUXURY  RESORT HOME

He searches for innovative prefab homes and "DIY" home building solutions he can use to re-build his storm-ravaged home.

( -LEFT  )  AIR  BNB  SCIP  HOME

-Story line continued ( -below )

-INNOVATIVE  ARCHITECTURE                            -GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY  

                            -ALIEN INTELLIGENCE.  

And pulse pounding...        ( -ABOVE )  SLEEK  "DISASTER-RESILIENT"  ARCHITECTURE

"CLOAK and DAGGER" SUSPENSE. All set to a scintillating synth-heavy soundtrack. "The Synthesist" has it all. Buckle-up for a thrill ride!

"The Synthesist" is the first movie

to expose audiences to the world

of a freelance synthesist/ sound designer. 

It's ALSO the first film to show

audiences today's "SMARTEST", "disaster resilient" home. Beyond sci-fi, "The Synthesist" will open your eyes to innovative architecture!                                                                                                                                                 ( -ABOVE  )  THE  SYNTHESIST 

 After returning from his restful Sarasota, Florida vacation, the synthesist's ( new ) disaster resilient home is built. He gets back to work returning to his job ( -of programming sound effects for his demanding studio boss ) who needs

his electronic-music and sound-effects for an

important TV commercial ).                                                                          ( -ABOVE  )  THE SYNTHESIST AT WORK. 

Late one night, while programming SFX, the synthesist encounters lots of noise and crosstalk. Thinking it's the result of "bleed through" from communications channels in the area - he continues tweaking, hoping the crosstalk will subside. To his dismay, it only worsens. That is,

until he adjusts one last knob!               ( -ABOVE )  "BREAK  THROUGH"

Suddenly, the synthesist is knocked unconscious and  enters a deep hypnotic dream state ( -during which he exper- iences a bewildering flood of telepathic images, cryptic symbols and strange vocalizations ).                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ( -ABOVE )   DREAM  STATE

*NOTE:  A key motivation behind  this movie is my commitment to the "Build Smart" movement that promotes the increased use of high-tech building materials and "disaster-resilient" home design in order to save lives.                                                                                                                                                        "BUILDING  SMARTER"  SAVES  LIVES! 

Story line continued from above...

Waking with a terrific headache, the synthesist vows to investigative the curious patch further. 

( -ABOVE  )  ALIEN COMMUNICATIONS

Despite it's modest production budget, "The Synthesist" employs a plethora of innovative visual special-effects.

This "interstellar Tunnel" effect is used when the Synthesist traverses "space and time" via    the crystal's matrix. 

Synthesist's "tools of the trade". A bedroom project-studio like the one used in "The Synthesist". Pictured are Roland's SE-02, Korg's "Volca Bass" and an      Akai Sampler.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ( -ABOVE )  SYNTHESIST  PROJECT  STUDIO 

The transmissions are of extraterrestrial origin and an alien invasion is imminent! Worse yet, it appears high-placed government officials are aiding and abetting the aliens in their takeover bid. ( -continued below )  

                                                                                                 The "Desert Planet"

Summoning all of his courage, "synth smarts"

and out-of-the box thinking, the resourceful synthesist devises a plan to foil the invasion ( -all while bringing in his latest sound design job on-time and "on-budget"  to the surprise of his difficult employer and demanding

TV commercial client! ). 

Modern film has a fine tradition      of taking the "ordinary man"

-doing his everyday job -and  thrusting him into extraordinary circumstances that force him to  "go beyond" what he thought he was capable of. "The Synthesist" continues this film tradition by giving viewers a unique glimpse into the world of a freelance synthesist / sound-designer.           

( -ABOVE )  JOHN TRAVOLTA - BRIAN DE PALMA'S

RELUCTANT HERO IN ( 1980's ) "BLOW-OUT" 

In "Blow-Out" sound-effects man Jack Terry inadvertently captures a political assassination on audio tape, then has to decide what to do

with the incriminating evidence ( -before a hIred assassin kills HIM! ). 

In Antionelli's ( 1968 ) thriller "Blow-up", a fashion photog's casual park photos accident-ally capture a murder on film. The photographer -played by British actor David Hemmings, eventually comes to the stark realization his impromptu pix may hold the key to solving a          ( -ABOVE )  ANTIONELLI's "BLOW-UP" 

murder. Once again, "common man" unwillingly thrust into extraordinary circumstances he must "make right". The same predicament shared by our Synthesist. And the tradition continues. Only with sawtooth and sine waves pulsing in the movie's background sound score...

Finally a movie for Synth Freaks! "THE SYNTHESIST"! 

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( Left ) "SLEEK AND SEXY" Design    ( Close-up )

FINALLY! An electronic-music documentary for the "rest of us"! 

Can't afford a $35K vintage Moog Modular

( or ) a $20K ARP 2500?

Join the club! "TINY SYNTHS, MIGHTY SOUNDS" explores the new breed  of affordable mini-synths ( -and shows how they're making today's        e-music accessible to the masses ).  

Check out our highlighted "TINY SYNTHS" web page  below for more details:  ( -ABOVE )  "TINY SYNTHS" DVD COVER

                       "TINY SYNTHS, MIGHTY SOUNDS DOCUMENTARY" 

( LEFT )  BEHRINGER'S "MODEL 15" SYNTH.

With it's warm "Moog like" sound and old-school control panel  ( -with knurled knobs ), the "Model 15" absolutely nailed the "vintage" look we were after for the movie's primary on-screen "eye-candy". It's built in sequencer and arpeggiator will be heard throughout the film - pushing the movie's driving EM score ever forward. It's amazing such an afford- able synth can sound and look this good. Kudos Behringer!

We're looking for a truly unique and innovative synth to feature in our movie. It will serve as both story prop and "eye-candy" ( -as well as provide much of the film's SFX and music ). A tall order! 

Behringer's ( new ) VCS3 clone seems a good choice. It certainly has the fetching onscreen looks we're looking for. Tell us what YOU think! Should the VCS3 get the part or do you think another synth deserves this                                                                                                  "starring role"?                                          ( -ABOVE )  BEHRINGER'S VCS3

"Life doesn't get any better    than a plate full of "warm from the oven" Tollhouse chocolate-chip cookies, a glass of milk and your synthesizer's oscillators warming up for a late night recording session". 

-Old Synthesist's proverb.