Last week we did our first live event with our Rek-O-Kut Challenger, the ~1950 lathe cutter we use at home to make records. We packed up the machine and all its components and brought it to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, where we made cuts of people’s voices and digital recordings onto records for them to keep. While they waited, the workshop participants created album art :D
The event went pretty smoothly and taught us a lot, and it was lovely to see and share in the participants’ excitement at having their music or voice made into a record in the moment. We hope to do many more of these. Thank you to the Athenaeum for hosting our first one! (Uncredited photos below taken by either Katie or Joe.)
Photo: Alexa Perillo
Photo: Alexa Perillo
Photo: Alexa Perillo
Photo: Lena Tran
Photo: Lena Tran