I DREAM OF WIRES: THE MODULAR SYNTHESIZER DOCUMENTARY will take you on a journey into the obscure, but highly influential world of modular synthesizers.  Learn how it revolutionized music from the pioneers that were there, why it quickly became obsolete, and how it has become all the rage again.  Our aim is to create a definitive document on the modular synthesizer revival, and we need your help to make it happen.  Please watch the promotional trailer and see some of the amazing people we've already interviewed; and that's just the beginning...??

Please note: I DREAM OF WIRES is the same film/project previously known as MODULAR THE DOCUMENTARY. We are aiming to conclude filming before summer 2012, with a fall/winter 2012 ETA for the completed film. It should also be noted that the film will be completed regardless of the fundraising outcome - so if you contribute to this IndieGoGo fundraising campaign, you will receive the gift/perk that you paid for, guaranteed! Please see the FAQs below for more details.



I DREAM OF WIRES started off as a modest exploration of the passion and obsession of a few designers, manufacturers, collectors and musicians, but interest in the film has convinced us that there is a demand for a comprehensive documentary that will explore, both geographically and thematically, the wide ranging influence of the modular synthesizer. So far, the entire production has been conceived, shot, edited, and financed by one person, director Robert Fantinatto.  Response to the film's in-progress promotional trailer, recently posted to YouTube, has been overwhelming enthusiastic, sometimes verging on fanatical! Synthesizer forums have been abuzz with commentary, and the most common response has been people suggesting who must be interviewed, that there needs to be more. The modular synthesizer community has responded to the quality of the trailer, and are now determined that this project is destined to be the ultimate modular synthesizer documentary. In order to transform this modest documentary into something definitive, we are asking the synthesizer community, and fans of electronic music at large, to help us reach that goal by contributing a financial pledge to the project.


This is our 2nd IndieGoGo campaign for the film. In our first run, we managed to raise $16,000! That money has allowed us to cover our travel and equipment rental expenses for further visits to NYC, as well as an upcoming, extensive West Coast trip, covering NAMM 2012 in Anaheim, plus Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. With this campaign, we are hoping to raise another $10,000. Director Robert has been joined by producer Jason Amm, and your contributions will help to pay for further travel and production expenses for this 2-man operation. We will also need to license historical film footage, photos, and to clear music rights.  Finally, the film will be need to be color corrected and mixed to ensure an optimal presentation. Please note that while $10,000 is our goal, any money raised beyond that goal will be put to great use; more money means more opportunities for us to travel to further locations (Germany and the United Kingdom are two destinations that are high on our "want to do" list!), and more budget for post production. This will ultimately result in more content! Although the film will be roughly 90-120 minutes, we will be looking for fun and innovative ways to create and share extended interviews and bonus features.

We have put together several different packages, so that even the most modest contribution will net you a DVD copy of the film, including many extra features like directors commentary, stills archive, extended interviews and deleted scenes.  For those who want more, we have other packages available, including everything from the full-length original soundtrack, by Ghostly International recording artist Solvent, to T-shirts, buttons, and even a deluxe, hand-assembled DVD-R-boxset, limited to 50 copies.  For those who want to partner with us as a full-fledged executive producer, we have an ultimate package, including a screen credit to acknowledge your role in creating this important historical document.


Please help spread the word about I DREAM OF WIRES, and our IndieAGoGo fund raising campaign, by posting info on your Facebook page, and on relevant blogs, forums and email newsgroups. Additionally, if you have leads (ie, direct contact info) for people that we may potentially want to interview for the film, please send those our way, via info [at] idreamofwires [dot] org. For example, if Richard D James is your buddy and you think you can hook us up with an interview with thee Analord, we are definitely open to that kind of thing! Vince Clarke, Joel Zimmerman, Trent Reznor, Hans Zimmer, Billy Corgan, Richie Hawtin, if you are reading this, we would love to hear from you!

Resources:
IndieGoGo fund raising campaign:
http://www.indiegogo.com/I-Dream-of-Wires-film
YouTube promotional trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCyiDaM3boc
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/idreamofwiresdocumentary
Official Website (in progress):
http://idreamofwires.org
IDOW & MATTRIXSYNTH Modular Pic of the Week Contest:
http://m.matrixsynth.com/2011/10/i-dream-of-wires-matrixsynth-present.html


Q: When will the film be released?

A: We are aiming to conclude filming before summer 2012, with a fall/winter 2012 ETA for the completed film.

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Q: If you don�t raise the $10K in your IndieGoGo campaign, what happens to the project and the investors?

A: The film will still get made and people will get the package that they paid for. It just means that we won�t likely be able to afford to do things like go to Germany &/or the UK. There is already enough footage for an interesting doc, and after our West Coast trip, including NAMM 2012, there is no doubt that we will have more than enough footage for a great doc. But it would be a shame to limit it to the North American scene/perspective.

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Q: Will Trent Reznor/Brian Eno/Aphex Twin/Keith Emerson/Radiohead/Deadmau5/Hans Zimmer/Vince Clarke/etc/etc be interviewed?

A: A lot of people have suggested/demanded the inclusion of these and various other famous musicians and modular synthesizer users. Please, we are not looking for any more suggestions of this nature, unless you have direct contact information for us to follow up on. We are well aware of just about every famous modular synth user, and we have made efforts to get in touch with most of them. These people are difficult to get into contact with and have very busy schedules! Direct contact info is really the only useful information to pass on to us. So if you have direct contact info or useful leads for obtaining interviews with famous modular synth users, please get in touch via jason [at] idreamofwires [dot] org.

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Q: You should cover some of the European & UK modular scene, for example Doepfer/Cwejman/Schneiders Buero/Analogue Systems/Macbeth/etc/etc.

A: We hope to travel to the UK and Germany for some interviews. However, whether we can afford to do that or not is still TBC. Please understand that we are a small, independent production, so what "should" be done and what can be done are going to be dependent on how our IndieGoGo campaign pans out.