Richmond Synth Collective

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Richmond Synth Collective

RSC is a shared-interest collective based out of Richmond, VA.

We work with electronics to make music or performance art, including but not limited to: computers, modular synthesizers, keyboard synthesizers, groove boxes, and DIY equipment.

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays from Richmond Synth Collective! The year may be almost over, but we still have a couple things to share with you before the holidays end.

First is our FREE monthly meetup and open mic at The Reveler, on Saturday Dec 27th from 3-5pm.

Second will be the release of our 2nd Annual Demo Compilation, which will be going live on our bandcamp on the 1st of the year and will be available at no cost. This year's comp boasts 33 tracks made by some incredibly talented musicians in the Richmond area. We hope you enjoy!

Last and absolutely not least, we want to express our sincere gratitude to the artists, venues, collaborators, publications, and friends who have been supporting our mission of building community around electronic music. It's been 2 years now since we started running events, and we have been absolutely blown away by the support and enthusiasm we've received. None of this would be happening without you. Thank you!!!

11/30/2025

Dec 11th join us at for a showcase all about Music Tracker Software!

Partly educational, and partly entertaining; we have three artists who will be using various tracker programs to perform idm/breakbeats/jungle followed by a lecture on what tracker programs are, and how you can utilize them yourself to create novel compositions.

Unlike traditional music production software, trackers are spreadsheet-like notation programs that allow for precise and discrete controls over sample playback and parameter changes in your tracks. These kinds of programs are unique and can be intimidating to get into, so if you’re curious about how they work or how to best use them, this show is for you!

This show will also feature live reactive visuals courtesy of

11/29/2025

DEC 11th at come join us for our next RSC showcase!

This show will be all about Music Tracker software:

09/19/2025

🎃👻OCTOBER SHOW ALERT👻🎃

Come join us once again at on Monday, October 13th for our next RSC showcase! In line with the spirit of the season, this show will feature bone-chilling drones, hair-raising EBM, and shrieking electro-acoustic noise.

Local favorite will be sharing the stage with first-time RSC performer , and will be performing with her friends Kari and Channing under their group name The Painless Plainness. We're also excited to have providing live visuals for the show!

Please grab your tickets now at The Camel's website

09/15/2025

It's that time again!!! To celebrate the second anniversary of our first time gathering as a collective, we want to put together another compilation of demos by the RSC community. And SUBMISSIONS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN 🎉

To be eligible for inclusion in RSC Demo Comp Vol. 2, you must:

-Create one original demo/track between 2 and 8 minutes in length, primarily using synthesizers or featuring prominent synth elements.

-Either have attended an RSC event, or currently live in/around the greater Richmond area

-Include your artist name/moniker and a brief description of your demo track along with your submission

-Be satisfied with your mix before submission (we will apply subtle mastering to keep tracks volume-relative throughout the compilation)

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR DEMO .WAV FILE VIA EMAIL TO [email protected] NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 6, 2025

Just like we did for Vol. 1, we'll publish this compilation on the RSC Bandcamp (https://richmondsynthcollective.bandcamp.com/), and may also make a limited run of CDs as well.

05/16/2025

NEXT RSC SHOWCASE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
Monday, May 26th join us at for a collective showcase featuring a mix of groovy and ambient electronic music!

Doors at 6
Sounds at 7
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance on The Reveler's website

03/24/2025

What a great weekend!

Between our 2nd showcase at and Sunday Soundtracks courtesy of , this weekend was full of good times, good friends, and even better music!

We are so proud to be a community for everyone who loves synthesis in Richmond. Weekends like this make it clear that we're not just about the music - we're about people from all walks of life coming together to build up and share in something bigger than ourselves alone.

From the bottom of our hearts: thank you for making the effort to come out and be together with us to enjoy it. And thank you to our incredible performers for sharing your art!

Also, a special thanks to Marc Langelier for performing the visuals for Friday's show. These pictures really don't do justice to the wizardry of video synthesis.

Take care, and in the meantime keep an eye out for our upcoming April meetup announcement!

03/04/2025

!!! NEXT UPCOMING SHOWCASE !!!

Friday, March 21st at we have another incredible lineup of six of Richmond Synth Collective's talented artists! Breakbeats, ambient, techno, experimental noise- this is going to be a must-see show for electronic music fans.

Huge thanks to and for this awesome poster design.

As always, these events would be nothing without the community Richmond has, so thank you all for being great, and we hope to see you soon!

Tickets are $12adv/$15 on the day of. https://www.thecamel.org/shows/richmond-synth-collective-21-mar

01/20/2025

⚠️NEW⚠️EVENT⚠️
This Friday, January 27th, we will be kicking off our first installment in the RSC Workshop series! These workshops will be a way for the knowledgeable members of our community to share what they know about music, synthesis, electronics engineering, and many other related topics.

Our inaugural event will be tackling the basics of synthesis and making music with electronics. We're going to be going over basic terms and concepts as well as addressing the how's and why's of electronic music. This will be a perfect workshop to attend if you don't know much about electronic music, are just starting out with your first synth, or would like to brush up on the basics.

This is a totally free event and will be held in LOSO's main club room, which can be entered through the Sabai patio to the right of the restaurant. Our event will be from 7-9pm, but if you attend the workshop, you'll also get access to the show they're having that night from 10-2am, so definitely stick around to see Matthew Cha and Marteka Fair!

Special thanks to .music for helping us get this event organized. Hope to see you Friday!

If you're interested in hosting a workshop yourself, please reach out to us on instagram or discord and we'll help you get it on the books.

01/10/2025

It's been a long week here in RVA, but we are excited to kick off the first Richmond Synth Collective event this year with our dear friends at the Reveler! As of the time of this post, we're still on for our Saturday meetup, from 2-5pm.

As usual, this event is completely free to attend, and we will be running an open mic from 4-5 so if you have any patches, songs, or projects you'd like to get up on stage and show off we'd love to see it!

This event is all ages. No experience with electronic music necessary. Please bring headphones, cables, and whatever music gear you'd like to bring along!

It's already looking like it'll be an eventful year for the Collective so keep your eyes peeled for upcoming events

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2727 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA
23220

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