Back the RESYNATOR Documentary on Kickstarter

Remember the RESYNATOR? A little while ago, SonicScoop shared the quest of Alison Tavel to bring a very special synth into production — refresh your memory with the Resynator Diaries Part 1 and Part 2.

Now she has launched a campaign on Kickstarter for her documentary RESYNATOR. Known to some back in the ‘70s, the Resynator is a patented prototype invention that Tavel’s father, Don, invented years ago before his untimely death in 1988.

Alison Tavel is out to show the force of the Resynator synth invented by her father Don, in a Kickstarter-backed documentary.

Since then, Tavel has been tracing his story ever since she reclaimed his invention in her grandmother’s attic in 2014. Her initial curiosity in the synthesizer quickly spiraled into a journey for her to finally connect with her father. This adventure has brought her to places like Colombia and the UK and has now led her to this Kickstarter campaign today.

The Resynator was created as a patented synthesizer decades ago, and is now making its way back into the music industry. Tavel’s quest has seen her join forces with her dad’s old partner Mike Beigel, founder of Mu-Tron to resurrect the Resynator. With Tavel’s music industry expertise — she is a former music supervisor and a current tour assistant for Grammy-nominated musician Grace Potter — musicians like Grace, Peter Gabriel, Mike Gordon, Fred Armisen, Gotye and more, have been helping her understand her father’s long lost synth, and help her figure out how to get it back on the market and into the music industry.

“I think this project makes perfect sense to be on Kickstarter – it’s taken a community to get the Resynator back in action and it will take a community to finish the film,” says Tavel. “I hope this campaign not only helps me get the funding I need to finish the film, but also broadcasts this project to musicians who might want to use the Resynator for their upcoming projects. I want to see the Resynator back on the market one day, but first, people need to see the original being used.”

The documentary is currently in production, with hopes of the Kickstarter campaign raising anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 to launch her on a path to see this film through to completion.

The campaign will also be offering many unique rewards that include different ways to interact with the Resynator. Backers can send in stems of their songs to be “resynated” or if they want hands-on experience, they can even come record with the original Resynator at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood for a day. Don’t hesitate to get behind this dynamite doc – visit the Kickstarter page to get involved.

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