Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gracious Host

New year, new directions

As I discussed in my most recent email newsletter, it is time for me to phase out selling Eurorack modules as my main business. In 2025 I sold roughly the number of modules per month that I would need to sell per day to be able to make a living. I'm surviving on other, more profitable, parts of my business, and using those to subsidize Eurorack module manufacturing as what comes down to an expensive hobby that I can't afford. Even if something like a new product or a new ad campaign could give me a little bump on Eurorack sales, it's clear that the structural issues aren't going to change, and I can't realistically have Eurorack modules be my main business anymore. READ MORE

US tariff update

There's a lot of concern right now about the US "tariff" on shipments from Canada. To briefly summarize: for orders from this Web storefront shipped to customers in the USA, assembled modules should be duty-free, but SDIY kits will probably be subject to a high rate of duty, to be paid by the recipient of the package; and we will ship by courier, not post, at no additional charge. READ MORE

North Coast Synthesis at Open Ears 2025

For those in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario area: the Open Ears Festival 2025 is this coming weekend, and I'll be at the free Synth Petting Zoo with a rack featuring North Coast Synthesis modules. Stop by if you'd like to try them out. READ MORE

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