20th - 21st May 2023
Former Richmond Power Station.
Venue
Venue
Basement car park, former Richmond Power Station.
Entry from open car park at the end of Dale Street, Cremorne.
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Presented by MESS
Presenting Partner
Program
Program
Saturday 20th May
All day
Tone Temple
Free
Sunday 21st May
All day
Tone Temple
Free
10.30am – 4.00pm
Synth Sizzle
Free
Tone Temple
Tone Temple
A tower of synths that hums to its own tune.
First appearing in 2017 at Mona Foma, this large-scale activation encourages members of the public to engage with the MESS collection in unprecedented ways, bringing people together through play, exploration and a love of electronic sound.
Occupying the middle of the car park space, the Tone Temple will be an active centrepiece across the weekend event.
VOLTAGE Live
VOLTAGE Live
7pm Saturday May 20th
All ages
VOLTAGE School
VOLTAGE School
Saturday May 20th
Speed Date a Synth
Saturday 20th May, 10am – 11.30am
Attention hopeless romantics, lonely hearts, and lovers of electronic sound! 🌹
At each Speed Date a Synth session, we round up a different curated selection of synths for participants to spend the morning getting to know the MESS Collection in a fun small-group setting.
We set up eight stations, each with a different instrument, you’ll have the opportunity to play each one, before moving to the next. Open to anyone who has some experience using synths and is comfortable with subtractive synthesis, this is a fun way to sample multiple instrumentals in one session, and come and see what MESS is all about. And you never know… maybe you’ll find your perfect match.
Headphones supplied, you just need to bring yourself.
Note: Synth Speed Dating is not *actual* speed dating, it’s a chance to come and try a number of different machines that you may not have used before 💕
Youth Workshops
Saturday 20th May, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Experience the magic of electronic sound creation in this fun hands-on workshop presented by MESS.
Jump into the world of electronic sound in free hands-on workshops with MESS (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio).
In this session, you will use a selection of electronic instruments from the MESS Collection to experiment with creating different sounds and exploring the basics of synthesis. MESS artists will be on hand to support creativity and collaboration.
This workshop is open to people aged 12-25, of all skill levels. No prior experience is necessary.
Headphones supplied, you just need to bring yourself.
Synth Sizzle
Synth Sizzle
Sunday, 21st May 10.30am – 4.00pm
Sunday Synth Sizzle is a family friendly day time event, where second-hand electronic instruments and paraphernalia can be bought, sold and swapped. Everything electronic music related will be on offer – synths – modules – merch – vinyl / CD’s / Tapes even t-shirts!
It will also be an opportunity for people to showcase their own creations, providing a platform for Melbourne’s burgeoning maker community to interact with each other and synth enthusiasts. Everybody welcome! Come on down! Maybe you didn’t even know you were into this stuff!
Accompanying the Sizzle will be live improvised jams on the Tone Temple by MESS staff and market goers.
Vegan and vego options available of course!
Applications closed. See you on the day.
Venue
Basement car park, former Richmond Power Station.
Entry from open car park at the end of Dale Street, Cremorne
Voltage is presented by MESS:
Presenting Partner: