Miami Synth Meet Brings Miami’s Electronic Music Community Together

Miami’s synth scene is getting a new home. On Saturday, August 15, Miami Modular & Synth Society launches Miami Synth Meet at Churchill’s, a free monthly gathering bringing together electronic musicians, synth enthusiasts, producers and curious newcomers.

Running from 2–6 p.m. every third Saturday, the event features open jams, artist showcases, demos and patch walk-throughs. Leading the effort is David Levison, aka Nosivel, chair and trusted steward of a collaborative committee helping build a stronger, more connected electronic music community in Miami.

Nosivel shares what inspired the event, what first-timers can expect and why he believes Miami deserves a place alongside some of the world’s best-known synth communities.

What inspired you to create Miami Synth Meet, and what do you hope it brings to Miami’s electronic music and synth community?

Nosivel: Miami has always had incredible electronic musicians, synth nerds, gear obsessives and people making wonderfully strange sounds. The problem was that we weren’t always in the same room.

When Gramps closed, Synth Battle ended, and Eden Grey and CV Freqs moved away, it left a real void. I started talking with people in the community about what we were missing and what we could build together.

I may have sparked the idea, but I never wanted this to belong to me. Miami Modular & Synth Society has been collaborative from the beginning.

Miami Synth Meet brings that vision to life every third Saturday at Churchill’s from 2–6 p.m. It’s free and open to everyone. Bring a synth, some cables, your curiosity—or just yourself.

For someone who has never attended a modular synth event, what can they expect?

Nosivel: First, you absolutely do not need to know what a VCA is.

You don’t need a modular synth or any experience with synthesis. Curiosity is enough.

The open jam lets people plug in and make music together. Showcases give artists a chance to share their work, while demos and patch walk-throughs let people see how sounds are created.

You can bring gear, ask questions, learn something, meet people or simply hang out and listen. There’s no entrance exam.

What makes Miami Modular & Synth Society different, and how important are collaboration and education?

Nosivel: For us, it’s less about showing everyone how cool your gear is and more about showing someone what you can do with it.

Performance matters, but so does pulling out a patch cable and saying, “Here, let me show you something.” We want experienced artists and beginners learning from one another, trading techniques, discovering new instruments and collaborating.

The community also continues after the event through our Discord, where people can share music, ask questions, talk hardware and stay connected between meetings.

As chair and trusted steward, what is your role in bringing together artists like Kako Guzman, Christopher Lombardo, Rick Howell and Makina Overload?

Nosivel: I see myself much more as a steward than the person running the show.

Everyone brings their own ideas, experience and creativity. My role is to keep people connected, help turn ideas into action, facilitate decisions and occasionally get everyone moving in roughly the same direction.

Miami Modular & Synth Society doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to the community. My job is to help create the space where we can decide together what it becomes.

What is your long-term vision for Miami Synth Meet?

Nosivel: The goal is for Miami Modular & Synth Society to become a central place where artists and the community can grow together. Miami Synth Meet gives us a consistent home base every third Saturday, but the vision is bigger than filling a room once a month. We want to create collaborations, friendships, performances, educational opportunities and connections that help Miami artists grow.

Cities like Denver, New York and Berlin are known for their synth communities. Why not Miami?

Nosivel: We already have the artists, the creativity and the weirdness. What we’re building now is the connective tissue. I’d love to see Miami earn its place on that map while developing an identity that could only come from Miami.

Miami Synth Meet 1 takes place Saturday, August 15 from 2–6 p.m. at Churchill’s in Miami, featuring an open jam, artist showcases, demos, patch walk-throughs and a synchronized CV & MIDI jam.