Max Meetup Philadelphia is a regular meeting to share ideas and strengthen the connections of the Philadelphia community of Max users, digital artists and musicians. Each meetup will feature workshops, conversations, and open work-shares focusing on art-making, Max, and digital technologies. All experience levels are welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their computers if they wish to patch along with the workshops.

This Meetup will feature a performance and patch-along demo by Cerulean S. Payne-Passmore, who will share a gesture-controlled laptop feedback instrument and how to build your own in Max. Cerulean is a Philly-based composer and improviser studying at the University of Pennsylvania with Tyshawn Sorey.

This event is free and open to the public.

Max Meetup Philadelphia is organized by Sam Wells, a musician, video artist, and Max Certified Trainer based in Philadelphia.

Support provided by Fidget.

The Virginia Tech Institute of Creativity, Arts and Technology, The School of Performing Arts, and Creativity + Innovation present: 

Virginia Tech New Music + Technology Festival

• Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at the Creativity and Innovation District LLC Building, 185 Kent St.

• Tuesday, May 2 at 6 p.m. at the Cube, Moss Arts Center

• Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. at the Cube, Moss Arts Center

Max Meetup Philadelphia is a regular meeting to share ideas and strengthen the connections of the Philadelphia community of Max users, digital artists and musicians. Each meetup will feature workshops, conversations, and open work-shares focusing on art-making, Max, and digital technologies. All experience levels are welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their computers if they wish to patch along with the workshops.

The December meetup will feature a workshop led by Sam Wells that focuses on working with RNBO in Max and exporting RNBO code to VST~ plugins, Web Audio, and Raspberry Pi. Additionally, there will be time for collaboration and work sharing by attendees.

This event is free and open to the public.

Max Meetup Philadelphia is organized by Sam Wells, a musician, video artist, and Max Certified Trainer based in Philadelphia.

Support provided by Fidget and Cycling ’74.

Max Meetup Philadelphia is a regular meeting to share ideas and strengthen the connections of the Philadelphia community of Max users, digital artists, and musicians. Each meetup will feature workshops, conversations, and open work-shares focusing on art-making, Max, and digital technologies. All experience levels are welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their computers if they wish to patch along with the workshops.

The October meetup will feature a workshop by Sam Wells that focuses on several of the new features in Max 8.3 with an eye towards step-sequencing and audio reactive visuals.

This event is free and open to the public, food and drink will be provided by Cycling '74.

Max Meetup Philadelphia is organized by Sam Wells, a musician, video artist, and Max Certified Trainer based in Philadelphia.

World Premiere of Sam Wells’s new work “The Cottonwood Florilegium” featuring Vicki Ray (piano), Dana Jessen (bassoon), and SPLICE Ensemble: Keith Kirchoff (piano), Adam Vidiksis (drum set), and Sam Wells (trumpet). Lighting design by Alejandro Melendez and conceptual consultation by Joshua Sobel.