Bristol’s Machina Bristronica music tech festival was so successful last year it’s coming back for two days in OctoberAfter the runaway success of last year’s event, Machina Bristronica has been expanded to two days and is set to take place 12-13 October. The “festival of knobs, buttons & discussions” returns to central Bristol venue Document, and is once again organised by synth shop Elevator Sounds.
The event will be packed with synth stalls, panel talks, live hardware performances, DIY modular workshops, music production and performance training and the Escher Music Connection showcase, all spread across 4 warehouse rooms and an outdoor stage.

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The live stage line-up boasts an impressive roster of performers including Surgeon, Anthony Rother, Look Mum No Computer, Hainbach, Legowelt and more.
There’ll also be stalls from a wide range of exhibitors, allowing punters to get hands-on with big-name synths and a wealth of smaller boutique modular pieces of gear. There’s also the DivKid stage, which will host interviews with top designers and delving deep into the design process.
If you’re handy with a soldering iron, there are 10 DIY workshops where you can build and keep high-quality hardware with assistance from professional designers. Tickets for these are available separately and places are limited.
Elsewhere, discussion sessions will cover topics such as The Past, Present and Future of Eurorack, Sampling Stories with Dave Rossum, Radio and Community in the Age of Algorithms, and Exploring Magnetic Tape. The Escher Music Connection will see DJ Hodge playing tracks created by Escher Music Connection group members, and Saffron Music, We All Play Synth, and Bleep Klub will also be spinning tunes across the weekend.

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Add in live visuals, installations, merch, a bar and some tasty food stalls to the mix, and you’ve got what looks to be an unmissable electronic music event.
Machina Bristronica will open from 11AM to 10PM on Saturday the 12th, and from 11:30AM to 7PM on Sunday the 13th. Those who wish to continue after the event can attend the Saturday afterparty at Strange Brew with live sets from DMX Crew, True Cuckoo and more. Afterparty tickets are available from Headfirst.
General tickets for Machina Bristronica are now on final release at Resident Advisor, priced at £39.99 for the Saturday, £29.99 for the Sunday, and £59.99 for both days.
More info can be found at machinabristronica.uk.
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