Past Event
Friday, September 17, 2010, 7 p.m.
Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie
5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, 92008
Cost: $10 - $12
Documentary explores "tumultuous story of the Chamberlin and its better-known successor the Mellotron, the first musical keyboards to play the prerecorded sounds of other instruments." Question and answer with film's director Dianna Dilworth follows; musician, author Brian Kehew presents Mellotron demonstration; Pea Hicks of Optiganally Yours demonstrates the Optigan, a similar optical-based instrument. 760-438-5996.