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Alison Tavel Finds the Truth About Her Synth Pioneer Father (With Help From Peter Gabriel) in New Film ‘Resynator’: ‘This Is Not the Story I Was Trying to Tell’
Peter Gabriel, Grace Potter, Fred Armisen in FIlmmaker's SXSW Doc About Synthesizer-Pioneer Father
UPDATE: Resynator, which won the audience award for best documentary feature at SXSW 2024, was picked up for North American distribution by The Forge studio, which is also selling the film to territories worldwide. Alison Tavel, whose father died in a car accident when she was an infant, grew up with the family stories that her dad was a charming genius and the creator of an early music synthesizer he had dubbed the Resynator. Among the artists and performers seen interacting with or commenting on the Resynator are: musician and actor Fred Armisen, Onnie McIntyre of the Average White Band, producer Butch Vig, Wally De Backer of Gotye, Rayna Russom of LCD Soundsystem, drummer Kenny Aronoff, WIll Gregory of Goldfrapp, Adrian Utley of Portishead, Mike Gordon of Phish, Rami Jaffee of the Foo Fighters, and Jon Anderson of Yes.
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