What started out in 2016 as a small group of modular-synth geeks playing their wonky electronic instruments for fellow geeks in Gas Works Park blossomed into the first Velocity festival in October 2019. As Seattle’s only event geared toward educating budding synth musicians and entertaining lovers of the music from said modulars, Velocity is a combination trade show, workshop, and music festival—one that, on a smaller scale, fills the void left by the defunct Decibel, Seattle’s world-class electronic-music festival that existed from 2004-2015.