Modular on the Mall
No shows are currently scheduled for 2025.
Updates on the 2026 season will be shared when available.
Modular on the Mall is a FREE modular synth and electronic music concert series for the DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia communities.
This show celebrates the spirit of live electronic music by offering a space for both local and travelling artists to perform modular synths in the heart of Washington, D.C., right in America's most visited national park.
The series takes place at the DC War Memorial on select weekends during the warmer months, inviting the community to gather, listen, and connect through sound. It's a celebration of creativity, community, and the evolving art of synthesis.
Born from Patrick O'Brien's unforgettable 2018 performance at Catharsis on the Mall, where he played modular synths near the Washington Monument, this series was founded to give other artists that same magical opportunity: to perform live on the National Mall in a welcoming and inspiring space.
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Artist Alumni
Proud to host 82 performances with 58 artists!
Thank you to these top-notch performers for sharing your musical stories with us since we started in July 2021.
2024:
Industrial Grade Acid, Jamie Kowalski, Stukes, eMBee, Sequenox, Ridged Chippies, The Wake Up, Ri Caragol, Hypnotized Chickens, Frae-Frae, Synthador, Copacaballa, POB, Heather Stebbins, Matthew Cha
2023:
B_X_R_N_X_R_D, Chaka Benson, Atograph, Blakmoth, Trovarsi, shredderghost, Copacaballa, The Pseudoscientists, June Lopez, Noah Totten, WetSoul, Matt Ling, Graham Watson, Deathguard-Oliver, Tangent Universes, Energy Runner, TALsounds, Gabe Churray & POB
2022:
Unspooled, Jess Makler, Jamie Kowalski, 17Cortland, Atograph, Copacaballa, Chuck W., WetSoul, Huron, DJ Cherishtheluv, Ri Caragol, Chaka Benson, Evan Angello, Don Nothing, Oxalis, Energy Runner, Tyler Charles, Truck, Medenine, Heather Stebbins, Matt Ling, Tangent Universes, Jerry Kaba, Synthador, Blakmoth, Null Phi Infinity, Resonant Space, POB, Marie Ann Hedonia
2021:
Synthador, Marie Ann Hedonia, Ali The Architect, POB, Johno Wells, Copacaballa, Medenine, Tyler Charles, Chaka Benson, Resonant Space, SCIF, Null Phi Infinity, Patch Node, DJ Cherishtheluv, Blakmoth, Minimal Oscillations, Ri Caragol, Heather Stebbins, Audible Void, Energy Runner
The Location
Events will be held at the DC War Memorial on the National Mall
This open-air, circular Doric structure was built to serve as both a memorial and a bandstand. At its dedication in 1931, DC's own John Phillip Sousa led the U.S. Marine Band in a stirring 20-minute performance. Now, over 90 years later, the bandstand lives again with 20-minute sets from today's modular synth and electronic music community.
Artists and audiences gather under the dome to experience immersive sounds echoing through the memorial. Feel free to bring a blanket, some snacks, and your favorite people. There's plenty of shade and space to stretch out on the lawn. Leashed pups are welcome, too!
Restrooms are available between the DC War Memorial and the World War II Memorial. (link) A nearby refreshment stand by the Lincoln Memorial offers light lunches, drinks, and snacks. (link)
Contact
Patrick "POB" OBrien, Organizer
Amoreena, Host
Modular on the Mall
