On Saturday 11 December 2004 at 8:00pm The Gatherings
Concert Series will present a Mellotron Workshop. The
workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about
the concepts upon which this instrument is based. If you have
ever listened to music which included the sounds of the classic
mighty Mellotron keyboard and become curious about how it
functions and is used to create music, then this workshop is for
you!

The Mellotron workshop at The Gatherings will be headed by
veteran Mellotronist Jeff Coulter, a leading figure in the field of
tape-based analog replay keyboards as well as in music
performance with the now legendary Philadelphia-based
Spacemusic duo Tangent.

Demonstrating on a vintage Mellotron M400, Coulter and his
team of experts will discuss the history, technology and basic
concepts involved in playing sounds and producing music with a
Mellotron. Attendees will have an opportunity to observe close-up
the workings of a Mellotron, hear how this instrument produces
tones and how musicians use these tones in musical
composition. Whether you are a beginner, a music fan or have
advanced knowledge, you will come away from this workshop
with a better understanding of the Mellotron, the people who use
them and deeper insight into the contributions this unique
instrument has made to contemporary music.


Joining Jeff Coulter at the Mellotron Workshop will be a number
of noted fellow enthusiasts including:

-Ken Leonard will be creating the "skell-o-tron", a Mellotron with
no case allowing complete access and view to the inner
workings

-Jimmy Moore is an independant Mellotron scholar, co-host of
the May 2001 Mellotron Symposium in Glen Mills, PA and owner
of the "Formicatron" (loaned to Radio Massacre Int'l on their May
2004 visit to The Gatherings)

-Pierre Veilleux, the one-time keyboard player for [the
Canadian Genesis tribute band] "The Musical Box" and official
experienced Mellotron demonstrator will be showing attendees
his instrument's full performance potential

-Gino Wong is a fellow Mellotron owner and former STAR'S
END/DIASPAR host


Along with an actual performance by revered Mellotronist Pierre
Veilleux, each expert in turn will review some of the history,
technology, apparent "cult" following of the Mellotron, as well as
cover the mechanics, workings, maintenance and current status
of tape replay keyboards.


The Gatherings Concert Series hosts:
The Mellotron Workshop with Jeff Coulter et al
8:00pm on Saturday 11 December 2004 in
the parish hall of
St. Mary's Hamilton Village
3916 Locust Walk on the Penn campus in West Philadelphia


For more on the Mellotron Workshop at
The Gatherings Concert Series,
please access: http://www.thegatherings.org