Totally Wired

Schneiders Büro is at the epicenter of a very specific sound scene that is both analog and electronic. Located at Berlin's Alexanderplatz (until the store moved to Kreuzberg in summer 2009) it is also one of the few authentic spots to survive the spread of consumer wasteland culture. TOTALLY WIRED presents interviews of Schneider's customers and stalwart fans. We meet the sound designers and creators of the wonder machines that other musicians and sound hobbyists shop for at Schneiders. This film portrait also draws ever-widening circles beyond Alexanderplatz to touch ground in Munich, Manchester and Gothenburg.

Credits

Original Title: Totally Wired
Language: English
Country of Origin: Germany/Great Britain/Sweden
Year : 2007
Duration: 85 Min.
Color
Director: Niamh Guckian Ahern
Script: Niamh Guckian Ahern
Camera: Niamh Guckian Ahern
Editing: Therese Dalton
Sound Mix: Séan Higgins
Music: Maho Masuda
Starring/Featuring: Andreas Schneider, Dieter Doepfer, Ken Macbeth, Wowa Cwejman, Daniel Miller, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda, Cassy, Max Loderbauer, Antony Rother, John Tejada, Jessica Rylan
Production: Niamh Guckian Ahern
Festivals: 2009: transmediale, Berlin; 2008: Dis-Patch Belgrade; DEAF, Dublin

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About the Film

Schneiders Büro

is the number one spot for high-end analog electronic equipment and music machines. This international top address for synthesizers was located in an inconspicuous office building at Berlin's Alexanderplatz until it moved to Kreuzberg in the summer of 2009. It is frequented by a small circle of musicians who work with this type of electronic equipment. Schneiders Büro will interest anyone who has ever asked how artists using synthesizers and such create their strange and intriguing sounds. TOTALLY WIRED gives those who make these machines, those who buy them, those who experiment with sound, and even the head sales clerk at Schneiders Büro a chance to talk about their passion and work.

Andreas Schneider, proprietor of the electronic musical instrument store Schneiders Büro

In the process, the film sheds light on a world populated by handful of musicians and technicians who pursue their passions far removed from the music industry and media companies. And what is more infectious than passion?

This wonderland of musical electro-technology,

generally considered a “boys' club” within the subculture, is explored by a woman. Director Niamh Ahern also discovers the highly dedicated young women working in the field, including Jessica Rylan, the founder of the “Little Blue Boy”.