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LISTEN: The Holy Intersection of Pot & Synthesizers
The Vintage Synthesizer Museum is a recording studio and showroom that welcomes interchange of marijuana and music.
Since they were first incorporated into pop music more than half a century ago synthesizers and pot have gone together. From classics like the Doors and Pink Floyd to contemporary artists like MGMT and Radiohead, bands use synthesizers as a trusted means of tasking their songs to new levels of beauty and weirdness.
In this podcast Cannabis Now contributor Max Savage Levenson explores the intersection of marijuana and music through a visit to the Vintage Synthesizer Museum located in Oakland, California. The museum holds one of the largest public collections of vintage synthesizers in the world and boasts a live recording room along with a BYOP (Bring Your Own Pot) policy.
Madeline Kenney and Lance Hill play around with the synths at the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Oakland.
Indie Musician Madeline Kenney provides the soundtrack while musician and curator Lance Hill discusses his own history with cannabis and provides a tour of the museum, which houses about 50 synthesizers for hobbyists and professionals.
TELL US, have you ever made music while inspired by marijuana?
