Shakmat + Beatsurfing
Present
We Are
The Music Makers
DOORS OPEN ON
06.06.2026
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01 · What's Happening

ONE DAY.
TWO NIGHTS.

/01
Pre-Party
Opening night · interconnected live handover sets
Date05.06.2026
Doors20:00 → 01:00
WherePalazzoRue Théodore Verhaegen 190 · Brussels
Entry10 €
/02
Expo Day
Synth Expo · Talks · Live · Workshops
Date06.06.2026
Doors12:00 → 22:00
WhereSmart COOPRue Coenraets 72 · Brussels
Entry10 €
/03
After Party
Closing club night · full sound system
Date06.06.2026
Doors23:00 → 05:00
WhereC12Rue du Marché aux Herbes 116 · Brussels
Entry15 €
02 · The Synth Expo

NEAR 40
MUSIC MAKERS.

03 · Expo Venue

The Venue.

EXPO · WORKSHOPS · TALKS · LIVE
Smart COOP 72 Rue Coenraets 1060 Brussels · Belgium
Date06.06
2026
Doors12:00→ 22:00
Entry10 €
DOOR ONLY
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04 · Conversations

Talks.

Oscar performing at Underdog Electronic Music School
Hosted By

Oscar

Underdog Electronic Music School
About The Host

Oscar is the founder of Underdog Electronic Music School. Through his teaching, online courses and widely followed YouTube channel, he has helped a whole generation of electronic musicians approach music technology with both curiosity and critical thinking.

His work moves fluidly between modular synthesis, live performance workflows, sound design and the messy realities of building a personal studio practice — always rooted in musical intention rather than gear-chasing.

With knowledge spanning analog design, computers in performance and spatialised sound, Oscar felt like the natural choice to guide these four conversations at WAMM. Expect grounded discussions, sharp questions and a host who actually listens — and then asks the question you wanted answered.

Underdog Music School
François Gaspard
François Gaspard
From Shakmat

Co-founder of Shakmat, the Brussels-based Eurorack manufacturer known for combining playful musical ideas with deep technical design. Through Shakmat, François has helped shape a distinct vision of modular synthesis bridging experimentation, live performance and contemporary electronic music.

Laurent Delforge
Laurent Delforge
Arts² Electroacoustic Department

Belgian composer, sound artist and educator working across electroacoustic music, immersive sound and contemporary electronic practices. Through his solo project Before Tigers and his teaching at ARTS², he explores the relationship between space, texture and perception.

Nicolas Geysens
Nicolas Geysens
FROM AMBRIO

Part of the founding team at Ambrio, the Brussels-based startup building the world's first spatial DJ and performance mixer. As Co-Developer and Artist Relations Lead, Nicolas helps artists embrace the spatial dimension in their performance, translating their creative needs into the design of the mixer.

Eli Clement
Eli Clement
From Morphor

Electro-mechanical and sound engineer exploring the intersection of instrument design, analogue sound and musical expression. Co-founder of Morphor and co-designer of the ECHON 6, he shaped the instrument from concept to firmware, with a strong focus on the tactile and emotional qualities of sound.

Marc Resibois
Marc Resibois
From Ableton

Developer drawn to crafting instruments and music systems. After years building a music tracker on game consoles, he joined Ableton in 2012 — responsible for classic devices like Drift and Drum Buss, and designer of Battering Ram in collaboration with Shakmat.

Pascal Demez
Pascal Demez
From Beatsurfing

Belgian musician, developer and co-founder of Beatsurfing, exploring new ways of interacting with music through software instruments and performance tools. Bridges software flexibility with hands-on musical interaction.

Tim Exile
Tim Exile
Electronic Musician & Instrument Designer

UK-based electronic musician, performer and instrument designer whose work connects live improvisation, software invention and forward-thinking electronic music. Released through Planet Mu and Warp; known for Reaktor instruments and Endlesss, a platform for real-time collaborative music-making.

Jean-Sébastien Levet
Jean-Sébastien Levet
From Embodme

Part of the team at Embodme, makers of expressive touch-based MPE controllers that rethink how musicians play electronic instruments. His work sits where software meets live performance, translating gesture into sound through responsive, hands-on interfaces.

Joran Van Gremberghe
Joran Van Gremberghe
From Joranalogue

Belgian electronics engineer and founder of Joranalogue Audio Design, launched in 2017. From the early Switch 4 and Contour 1 to Delay 1 and Step 8, his Eurorack modules pair modern components with an unrelenting passion for analogue circuitry — a vision he calls 21st century analogue synthesis, made in Belgium with an obsession for precision, depth and longevity.

05 · Live Acts

Live
Performances.

Throughout the day, five artists take the floor in alternation with the talks and workshops — modular synthesis, processed voice, machine funk and electronic improvisation. Brief, immersive sets from musicians who build, bend and rewire their own instruments.

Music for Hiccups
14:15
Music for Hiccups
Synth and voices improvisation

Music for Hiccups is a duo composed of Brussels-based musicians Chiara Bacci and Nicola Lancerotti. The improvised music they create centers around a continuous dialogue between modified voice and modular synthesizers. In their performances, the roles they play are intentionally left undefined: sometimes the voice can become an abstract disturbing sound, while modular synths can create melodic textures — often they are intertwined in a manner that blurs the lines between them.

Sasha Sykes
16:15
Sasha
Sykes
IMPROVISED, JAZZ INFUSED, MODULAR PERFORMANCE

With a background in jazz, trained in jazz vocals at the Lemmens Institute conservatory, Sasha Sykes has always had an affinity for improvisation and experimentation. Her discovery of modular synthesis revealed to her a new approach to improvisation, one that felt instinctive yet unfamiliar. Having recently started her first solo project, she continues to focus on sound and its nuances, exploring a continuously expanding field of possibilities through modular synthesis, growing and evolving alongside her project.

Léonard Steyaert
18:15
Léonard Steyaert
SYNTHS, GUITAR & VOICES!

Complex rhythms, organic synthesizers, warm guitars and a celestial voice: these are the ingredients of Léonard Steyaert’s music that collide into an enchanting electronic whirlpool. As a classically trained musician and modular synthesizer developer, Steyaert pours his sound experiments into intimate songs. Sometimes threatening, sometimes explosive, yet ever-alluring. Léonard Steyaert currently works as a programmer/developer for Shakmat Modular and is a recording and performing musician.

Herrmutt Lobby & Guests
19:45
Herrmutt Lobby & Guests
The original sound from the masterminds behind Beatsurfing

Founded in 2003, Herrmutt Lobby have released music on various labels such as DUB, Studio !K7, Vlek, Eat Concrete, Thin Consolation, Catune, Detroit Underground, across a wide variety of genres. Alongside music, they’ve also devised and built various softwares, controllers and apps that help musicians perform live with the freedom to express at the moment’s inspiration and instinct.

Johnny Superglu
20:45
Johnny
Superglu
House, Acid and Machine Funk live set

Johnny Superglu is the alias of Belgian producer Quentin Hanon. Originally guitarist in avant-garde duo Scratch Pet Land, he traded strings for synths, drum machines and MPCs, shaping a raw hybrid of house, acid and playful textures. Known for unpredictable, high-energy live sets in perpetual motion — shifting between bass-heavy grooves, acid lines and melodic fragments — he blurs the lines between club music, experimentation and raw machine funk.

VIDEO INSTALLATION

Marshall & le Sherif is a duo of Brussels-based artists playing with the audiovisual medium. Claire Beunckens and Boris Wilmot work together to create music videos, movies and plastic works.

Sound, plastic or cinematographic, their search for meaning in a world in dissolution goes through the aesthetics and lightness of a velvet glove sheltering an iron fist.

marshall-lesherif.com
06 · Learn The Craft

Educational
Workshops.

A beginner-friendly introduction to sound synthesis with a focus on subtractive synthesis. Modular or not, the principles are the same: start with a simple source, then shape, modulate and sculpt it into something expressive. We'll explore the essential building blocks, oscillators, filters, VCAs, LFOs and envelopes, starting from saw, square, sine and noise to build classic analog sounds: deep basslines, sharp leads, percussive hits, drones and evolving textures.

Jean Rochet
Jean Rochet
Mudd Corp

Belgian electronic musician, sound engineer and the mind behind Mudd Corp — a project exploring raw, textured forms of live electronic performance. His work moves between hypnotic rhythms, noise-infused atmospheres and tactile sonic exploration.

No prerequisites
Two sessions of 12 participants — one in French, one in English

Check the appropriate language. Check both if you can do either.

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

VCV Rack is a free modular software inspired by the Eurorack world — a gateway to hardware if you're starting out, or a sketchpad for your ideas if you're already deep down the road. On a modular synth, you can patch sounds never heard before, but you can also craft melodies beyond the reach of any other tool. We'll focus on everything your piano roll or Octatrack can't do: sequencers modulating their own tempo, sequences on different time scales, nested melodies, and more. Newcomers and seasoned hardware synthesists welcome — we'll patch the meta-sequencer of our dreams together.

Pyer
Pyer
Designer · VCV Rack · Crumar · Beatsurfing · Black Noise

Brussels-based musician and designer working in music technology for hardware and software brands. His search for new approaches to sound design has led him to share his passion through educational books, videos, workshops and lectures on electronic music composition.

Bring a laptop with VCV Rack installed & headphones
Two sessions of 12 participants — one in French, one in English

Check the appropriate language. Check both if you can do either.

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

Circuit bending is exciting: you intrude in a device, often without knowing or understanding the circuit. Suddenly — an amazing glitch sound! And next? Silence, or white smoke… In this workshop we'll go through the basics and different techniques of modding and circuit bending. You'll learn how to drastically reduce the risk of damaging circuits and to turn old devices into new noise machines. Blended with live demos of noise circuits, endless delays and lo-fi sounds, Jan will inspire you to start or continue your personal journey.

Jan De Block
Jan De Block
AddictiveNoise · Modular404

Designs and builds noise circuits, modules and installations under the name AddictiveNoise. With his project Silent Noise Revolution, he combines electronics and minimalist piano. He is also the founder of Modular404, a label dedicated to modular synth tracks with a duration of 404 seconds.

No prerequisites
07 · Hands On

DIY Workshops.

Build Das Ritual, a synthesizer controlled by fire! Solder, assemble and tune your own pyro-reactive instrument alongside Paul, and leave the workshop with a working flame-responsive synth in hand.

  • Das Ritual135€
8 participants maximum

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

Pre-release exclusive: assemble the LeafAudio VCF-X, a 4-pole analog filter that fuses the warm SMR4 with the flexible 4PM. Step through 15 filter responses on a built-in LED matrix, onboard VCA included.

  • VCF-X139€
8 participants maximum

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

Build your Shakmat DIY kit with the Shakmat team and get a fully working kit every time! You'll meet with core Shakmat guys and get help (if needed ;) all the way along.

  • Aeolus Mixer110€
  • Aeolus Seeds175€
  • Archer's Rig190€
  • Battering Ram180€
  • Jeweler Cast115€
  • Mod Medusa200€
  • Time Apprentice45€
  • Tessitura Tailor55€
8 participants maximum

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

Founded in 2010 in Brittany, Touellskouarn hand-wires its stompboxes from discrete components in Plougastel-Daoulas. Build your own Silisiom unit from scratch with Gaël : full guidance & a fully  working module at the end.

  • Sonveskañ Silisiom200€
  • Strakal Silisiom200€
7 participants maximum

Your name and email are used only to manage your workshop subscription and are stored on the WAMM server. They will not be shared with third parties and will be deleted after the event. Questions? [email protected]

08 · BEFORE & AFTER THE DAY

Pre-Party

05.06.2026 · 20:00 → 01:00 Palazzo · Brussels

A special opening night at Palazzo: a series of interconnected live performances where artists progressively hand over the stage from one musical universe to another. Each performer presents their own distinct set, while creating brief moments of transition, interaction and exchange with the artists before and after them. A fluid evening built around encounter, experimentation and the shared language of electronic instruments.

Atov
Atov
Live Acid Techno · Berlin

Arthur Gibert, French Berlin-based hardware engineer and founder of ATOV, has been crafting and performing live acid techno for over a decade.

Cornil
Cornil
BELGIUM

Solo project of Jérémy Bocquet, exploring deep electronic music shaped by modular synthesis, ambient atmospheres and hypnotic rhythms. Cinematic sound design driven by movement and emotion.

Konstantine
Konstantine
SWEDEN

Approaches modular systems as instruments of chance. Each performance sits at the precarious edge of failure, where unpredictability becomes a compositional tool and accidents assume the weight of fleeting form.

Maman Küsters
Maman Küsters
FRANCE

French duo of Cyril Pansal and Gaël Loison playing minimal, analogue-driven electronic body music. Three LPs released on Unknown Pleasures, Oraculo and Bad Seeds Recordings since their 2016 debut.

Mudd Corp
Mudd Corp
BELGIUM

Brussels-based producer focused on live electronic performances with modular synthesizers and hardware.

Tangie
Tangie
BELGIUM

Frits Jacobs (aka Alterfritz) plays improvised live techno on modular and hardware. Deep, hypnotic, minimal and Detroit techno meeting breakbeat, garage, IDM, jungle and experimental sounds.

Torc
Torc
BELGIUM

Oscar Underdog's project exploring the fault line between techno and noise. An improvisational setup built around stark drones, creaking breakbeats and mangled vocals, recently developed for shows in Canada and Berlin.

Ucture
Ucture
BELGIUM

Brussels DJ Hugo "Ucture" Ficher. Three decades of electronic sound, from the early Belgian Techno days to the outer reaches of raving madness and fire-breathing beats.

Victor Khaddaj
Victor Khaddaj
BELGIUM

Founder of Butterfly Effects. Originally a drummer, now bringing a percussionist's instinct for dynamics to ambient and experimental sound design. Fully improvised live sets.

Zurebeer
Zurebeer
BELGIUM

Producer and sound designer Boris Uytterhaegen. Obsessed with synthesis, unbound to shape or function. Mostly improvised live performances built around intriguing palettes and compositions.

Pre-Party · Venue
Palazzo 190 Rue Théodore Verhaegen 1060 Brussels · Belgium
Date05.06
2026
Doors20:00 → 01:00
Entry10 €
DOOR ONLY
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After Party

06.06.2026 · 23:00 → 05:00 C12 · Brussels

The Pre-Party warms the room; the After Party closes the weekend with a full sound system at C12. A line-up that moves between electro, IDM, breakbeat, ambient and braindance, designed to send everyone home wired and grinning.

Animistic Beliefs
Animistic Beliefs
Live · Rotterdam

Linh and Marvin repurpose IDM and global club forms into hybrid electro rooted in Moluccan and Vietnamese-Chinese heritage and queer POC experience. Released on brokntoys, Dekmantel, NAAFI and Herrensauna.

Tim Exile
Tim Exile
LIVE A/V PERFORMANCE · UK

UK musician, performer and instrument designer. Released through Planet Mu and Warp. Builder of Reaktor instruments and Endlesss, the real-time collaborative music-making platform.

ALEA(s)
ALEA(s)
A/V Performance · Brussels

Audiovisual collective of illustrator Pierre Coubeau, musician François Gaspard (Shakmat) and visual artist Boris Wilmot. Live drawing, projected animation and intense electronic music, performed in the round.

Bieke
B_KE
DJ · GENT

b—ke goes for genre-bending blends: beatbox percussion, bassy dubstep, high-energy rhythm and experimental tracks. Heard on Kiosk Radio, Stelplaats and Funke.

Krasius
Krasius
DJ · BRUSSELS

Late-night sound digger since the 90s. Braindance sets and the "Bubbles" series, branching into ambient soundscapes, breakcore, apocalyptic industrial, electro and acid basslines.

Mike Latona
Mike Latona
VJ · All Night Long

A graphic designer by training, Mike Latona, aka Los Hermanos, is passionate about painting and video mapping, lasers, lights, installation, art. He'll be visual-mapping the room alongside the artists from open to close.

After-Party · Venue
C12 116 Rue du Marché aux Herbes 1000 Brussels · Belgium
Date06.06
2026
Doors23:00 → 05:00
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09 · Made By Makers

Organised By.

Organisers

Shakmat
Modular Instrument Design · Brussels

Independent maker of Eurorack modules, founded in Brussels in 2015

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Beatsurfing
Tactile Controllers & Software

Builders of tactile controllers and the software that drives them. Bridging gesture and sound since 2014.

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With The Support Of

Joranalogue
Lab-grade synthesis
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Morphor
Radical Acoustics
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Incidence Studio
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