Workshops & seminars with Tom Whitwell

Welcome to a program of workshops and seminars with Tom Whitwell, instrument designer of Music Thing Modular, April 9-11, 2026

Seminar on Designing Musical Instruments
on boundaries, identity and characterful tools
When: Thursday, April 9 – 18:00–20:00
Where: KTH
Fee: No fee
Sign up: Open for everyone, no sign up needed, no affiliation needed.

An open seminar on musical instrument design with  Tom Whitwell, Yann Seznec, Derek Holzer and Helena Linder, led by Ludvig Elblaus.

Were do we as designers draw the boundaries of what a musical instrument is and isn’t and what are the considerations and consequences attached to those decisions?
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Composition Forum with Tom Whitwell
When: Friday, April 10 – 13:30–15:30
Where: KMH, room 1e207
Fee: No fee
Sign up: Open for everyone, no sign up needed, no affiliation needed.

Tom Whitwell will give a talk at the Composition Forum seminar series at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH).
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Workshop System Individual Build Workshop
When: Saturday, April 11 – 10:00–18:00
Where: Elektronmusikstudion
Fee: Buy a ticket via Billetto
Sign up: Limited capacity. Buy a ticket via Billetto at the bottom of the page. Registration is binding. The language is English. No streaming, no participation online.

Build a complete Workshop System modular synth which you can bring home at the end of the session, with help from Tom Whitwell, designer of Music Thing Modular.

Music Thing Modular Workshop System is a complete modular synth. It is slightly smaller than a hardback book. It comes in a foam-lined hard case. It is a small but very deep analogue modular synth with a built-in programmable audio computer.
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Workshop System Modular Intro Day 
When: Sunday, April 12 – 10:00–18:00
Where: TBA
Fee: No fee
Sign up: Attendance capacity is limited by the amount of Workshop Systems available to borrow, so signing up will be required. (Link forthcoming…)
N.B. if you bring a Workshop System of your own you are free to attend without signing up in advance.

A one day introduction to modular synthesis in general and the Workshop System in particular, open for musicians and non-musicians alike.

No previous electronic music experience required to attend as the focus is on experimentation and collaboration through a series of hands-on exercises designed and led by Tom Whitwell.
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Arranged by Elektronmusikstudion EMS in collaboration with the Sonic Practices Working Group at the NAVET KTH Centre for Research in Art, Technology and Design.