The synth god you've never heard of finally gets his 19-minute spotlight.
A musical documentary and tribute to Hugh Le Caine. The story of early electronic instruments, and the nearly forgotten Canadian music pioneer who created the first synthesizers. As told through interviews with three modern-day modular synth musicians.
Sound
Pure analog warmth you can practically smell.
Production
Gorgeous close-ups of vintage gear porn.
Director
Travis Boisvenue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Le Caine built his first synthesizer, the Electronic Sackbut, in 1945—in his spare time while working at the National Research Council. He never patented it because he believed knowledge should be free.
While Robert Moog became the household name, Le Caine's touch-sensitive keyboard and voltage-controlled designs directly influenced synthesizer architecture—he just published papers instead of selling products.
CA
