Oberheim Inspired Analog Synth - Shear Electronics Relic | NAMM 2024

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
I had an inspiring and heart-warming experience meeting Jacob Brashears from Shear Electronics at NAMM 2024. Jacob, along with his mother Cheryl Brashears (a high performance systems engineer with a storied background) have together created a truly remarkable sounding discrete analog polyphonic synthesizer in the style of the Oberheim 8-voice Iconic SEM Synthesizer. It's aptly called the "Relic". In addition to achieving the classic sound and offering all the familiar routing of it's predecessor, the "Relic" delivers a new take with voltage controllable filter profiles (the ability to transition between HP, LP and BP filters for example), waveform blending, rich intermodulation distortion at fingertip control and all parameters are controllable with the highest resolution digital encoders available. Be sure to keep following and support this next generation synth company of mother and son on their journey to follow their dreams. I'm looking forward to playing their instrument(s) soon and seeing them flourish for a long time to come!
00:00 Anthony's Intro
00:18 Jacob's Story
00:53 About the "Relic" Synth
03:22 Sound Demonstration
04:18 About the Filters
05:08 "Take it to 11" (harmonic distortion)
05:56 Dry vs Reverb Sync Piano
06:44 Oberheim Inspired Sound
07:36 Plans for the "Relic"
08:10 Introduction to Cheryl Brashear (co-designer/engineer)
09:09 Anthony's Summary
09:56 Logo (music)
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ABOUT ANTHONY
Anthony's musical touch as both composer and performer is connected with some of the most influential creative minds over the last 40 years. He’s composed and conducted original orchestral scores for over 80 feature films including Young Guns , Internal Affairs , The Man From Elysian Fields , 15 Minutes and Planes, Trains & Automobiles , been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for his symphonic work "In the Family Way", written over one thousand TV commercials in a myriad of musical styles, co-founded Levels Audio Post (LA's premiere post production facility) and performed and arranged on big-box-office films and influential hit records such as Michael Jackson's Thriller .
His extensive work as a young arranger, orchestrator and performer for Quincy Jones , Jack Nitzsche , Lamont Dozier , Arthur Rubenstein and Giorgio Moroder was vital in launching his own career. His early years pioneering modular analog synthesizers along with his wide-ranging music scholarship positioned Anthony at the center of the music technology revolution. He attended the University of Southern California School of Music as a piano and composition major.
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[@DawlessHouseMusic]

Synth moms are the best.

[@plutoloco2378]

Sexy ones too

[@plp9894]

Smilf.

[@albeckwall]

Haha beat me to it​@@plp9894

[@zhugeliang1000]

HERE YE HERE YE

[@Bubbathewheat]

@@plp9894lmao made my day

[@WayneDaltonCGI]

Hope this Mother & Son collaboration goes far!!! Product looks great, plus this guys enthusiasm is nothing short of infectious.

[@SoundAuthor]

"It goes to eleven." (eyes Anthony) 🤣

[@mjr2451]

When the kid says “it’s the extra push over the cliff“ I think he’s not faking. Wonder if you have to watch Spinal Tap and take a quiz on it to work at the company.

[@thesynthfloyd]

"Mom, I want a Synthesizer" - "Ok hon, mom's gonna help you".

[@dankeplace]

Imagine if it went to Eleventy Eleven.

[@devaux1904]

this kid is amazing!

[@Ori0n1975]

“It’s one louder, isn’t it?”

[@frankdelamora]

Not gonna lie I teared up watching this. What better synth experience than to create an amazing synth with your mom. Wow! I wish so much success and blessings to their synth and company.

[@100haymaker]

Me too! Really hope it all works out for them.👍

[@zhugeliang1000]

Yep, big time

[@andrewzenn1719]

Thanks for giving this guy and his mom some exposure.

[@justinb9387]

the best synth at NAMM - easily

[@fjfrancois]

Yes indeed

[@YesItsReallyKeith]

yeah it sounds really massive!!! really enjoyed the sounds out of that thing !!

[@Imetalman2000]

That interface is from my 80’s sci-fi dreams. 😮

[@mitsanut5869]

That interface is something I genuinely dislike. Other than that, congrats for the hard work and pretty impressive result. But why copy Oberheim?

[@harrisonthacker9707]

Marcus Ryle and Tom Oberheim need to know of this. Jacob is so talented.

[@jacobbrashears]

We had lunch with Tom Oberheim back in 2017. As I've said before, he's a brilliant engineer / system designer and an absolutely wonderful guy. I highly recommend saying hi if you happen to see him around. At Synthplex 2022, I spent 25 minutes showing the interface to Marcus Ryle and talking about the supervariable filter & our various other innovations. He offered some very serious advice, and he was very supportive of the project in general, which is a really big deal to me. You might think we're all from different eras, which of course we are. But Tom isn't just a pure analog designer... he was a computer engineer even before Oberheim Electronics. And there's really not much difference between computers in 1964 vs 2024. New assembly code looks slightly different, and the new stuff is smaller and faster. But we're all nerdy engineer type people, so it's very easy to communicate between Tom, Marcus, Cheryl, and I.

[@ischmidt]

@@jacobbrashears You're totally right. I've been programming professionally since 1994 (and non-professionally for 10 years before that). The languages and limitations change but the core concepts are still the same.

[@monmouth115]

@@jacobbrashears Rumor out there that there's a Matrix 12 202? in the works. If true, find a way to get in on that, learn from them, and keep your own thing going (with their blessing). Best of luck !!

[@sapinit4322]

He could be really happy not because he could create something like that, but because he has mom who fully supports his passion, this is amazing

[@craigsurette3438]

These 2engineers have done something remarkable. They reincarnated the epic powerful sound of the old Oberheims, while bringing the design fully into the 21st century. Pay attention designers, this is what every classic synth lover wants!

[@Mike-nb8ot]

I really, really, really hope the Relic is a success. It’s so heartwarming to see a mother and son working on an OB-X tribute together. It really does sound phenomenal. And if Anthony Marinelli approves, they must be doing something right! All the best!!!

[@oholm09]

I like that sound module

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Three gifted people sharing passion. With in front of them a creation inspired by one of the geniuses of synthesizers is brilliant to watch. The fact that 'they shrunk the print' and 'raised the kid' is a thing of beauty.

[@WoodworkerDon]

Son proud of his Mom. Mom proud of her Son. 💯💯💯💯💯

[@QuasiAndTheGargoyles]

the thing is, as stated in the video, this SOUNDS like a REAL FREAKIN SYNTH that has THAT sound .. looking forward to acquiring something from this team in the future.

[@discombob93]

Anthony is a humble wizard with a MEGA resume. Jacob is BRASH with passion and engineering talent... so good to see him again. Sounds ex-cel-lent!!!!

[@arnaud6777]

Woaaaw... The sound of this prototype synth is warm, fat, dynamic, rich, brillant -> 100/20 - Unbelievable... Amazing !!! BRAVO !!!

[@jedilicious7025]

My goodness, this a heartwarming tear jerking synth promo. Didn’t know those existed 😅 I adore the sound. Hope all goes well for that both of you!

[@christdolphin69]

this is the most inspiring thing ive ever seen. more synth manufacturers need to be trying things like this. also, dope mom

[@TheFab_]

He got mountains of passion . And passion is everything in life. Greetings , keep on

[@jasonakagecko]

I’m a hard person to impress when it comes to synthesizers. I can say I’m impressed! Great job!!💪🏻😎👍🏻

[@JohnnyVinceEvans]

Wow, for some reason, the tuning of the oscillators is what jumps out to me. It's remarkably good, across the whole range in this demo. Obviously, there's a lot more than that going on here...what an inspiring package! I really hope Cheryl and Jacob are able to get this pupper into production!

[@jacobbrashears]

This is the first comment about oscillator tuning. In reality, it's remarkably good across 8 octaves, and it's stable across 11 octaves. And you're right, it matters much more than people think. The other thing you don't see in the video is the calibration speed: VCO full calibration takes less than 16 seconds, and VCO fast calibration takes 8.2 seconds. It's actually pretty amazing, it might be the only synth that can calibrate 16 VCOs in 8.2 seconds (max).

[@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637]

Hi Anthony, your support showcasing a new generation of talent is awesome. I hope he and mom succeed and that you have time for a KZbin special about the synth later this year. He missed the opportunity of you playing, as he was too focused on showcasing the technology, but I hope you will give him another chance in the future. I watched your reaction during the video and if I am not mistaken, you liked what you saw. Thanks for sharing.

[@octaviolealgeissbuhler843]

What a wonderful fat sound !!! and beautiful sort of family company project !!!

[@bondi5000]

What a dude!! And flawless presentation in front of the man Anthony!! And well done mum - you did a fantastic job of raising a great young man. I wish you both all the success you deserve! 🙏

[@chaosme1ster]

NAMM 2017, SonicState did an item on the Relic-6, which apparently now has matured into this wonderful synth. Young people and their perseverance… Mad respect to Jacob and his mum -- what a team. And thanks to Anthony for giving us a look at both the synth & the people behind it.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

I've been following this synth since the sonic state video.

[@1michaelricci]

I so happy to stumble on this video. Was just playing my OB-8 last night and even through my phone immediately heard the rich saturation of a classic analog polyphonic synth. What a great endeavor for Shear Electronics. I will be following these wonderful engineers.

[@ChristopherGwinn]

Love the sound and dig the big, vintage computer interface.

[@AndreaPessino]

Best video to come out of NAMM 24 - made me smile, inspired me and gave me hope for the future in equal parts. Thank you for sharing it!

[@moscimarketing6116]

What a great video. How happy and proud they are. And how nice is Anthony, one of the greatest synth experts of all times, being so humble and so happy while he presents this amazing family creation.

[@neonether]

Man that filter, esp the bandpass is incredible sounding!! Congrats, Shear!

[@SwanAudio]

Thas awesome to know that Jacob and Cheryl worked on this together. She sounds like a seriously impressive engineer and the apple has not fallen too far from the tree with Jacob as well.

[@LFOVCF]

It's fantastic to see the next generation so innovative and enthusiastic. Really great of you to give your weight to this guy, Anthony.

[@jonrodmusic]

Anthony, thank you for exposing this young prodigy also for you being such an influence in his life and also giving him a chance to show you a man of such experience and also you yourself are a legend to give him the chance to show you his dream made reality. This was an awesome video, can’t wait for you to try the project even more at your studio once it’s in mass production. Blessings to all.

[@TheStudeo74]

THIS IS IT !!!!!!! There should be 200 people around looking.

[@mrkeeny]

Love how he keeps looking at AM for approval

[@RealBelow]

I don't know why but I always get this little smile when I watch this video. Everything about this is just so cool! :)

[@jacobbrashears]

that's our goal!

[@tricevid]

Thanks for the video Anthony, I have the OB-XA and man this is very cool! 💯

[@translucent_nick]

This thing is sounding great and the look of it is sick !

[@felippereis1727]

This is more than great our industry needs more families like this. I'm sure great things will come from this project. Well done!

[@petea]

Thank you for sharing this, how cool. He's clearly got the feel for what makes a synth special and not just de rigeur. It sounds really good!

[@peaceweaver12]

Sound is very rich and unique; instead of the digital or thin clarity style this sounds robust, full, and opinionated in the best way

[@elissitdesign]

This beast of a synth crushed my headphones with audio ooz bliss. Wow! The best collab too. It’s built like a tank!

[@bondbug73]

What an amazing synth. Looks and sounds great. They deserve success.

[@kvmoore1]

I'm so proud of the both of them. I remember when he unveiled the first prototype years ago. It's so wonderful to finally see it come to market. All of the hard work, time, passion, and love put into this project will soon pay off.

[@sn1000k]

This guy cracks me up to no end, I hope he finds success.

[@harmonychordskbeat7939]

The filters are awesome, and they have a nice interface, and they sound so great. Can wait to get my hands on one.Step sequencer will take it out of the roof.

[@alphabeets]

NAMM, where very cool folks and moms gather. Love these people.

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

We are in the good timeline with this one. One of the best, if not the best thing from NAMM this year.

[@SIKKYBEATS]

I love this guys enthusiasm. Interface is brilliant. Big big brain

[@jacobbrashears]

Every time people appreciate the interface, I love seeing those comments. Thank you so much!

[@Luke_Mayo]

This kid's great. Love the enthusiasm. Like how he's always looking back at Anthony like, "eh? EH?"

[@slowbro1337]

Neat product, I wish em the best on his ventures in the world of synthesis. Look forward to their future going well

[@nj1255]

Love the look of it (and ofc the sound). Looks like something that would have fit perfectly in Vangelis' studio. His enthusiasm is also great!

[@Projacked1]

I love this guy, and working with your mother on this?! woooow that is awesome. Sounds excellent, and I'm really really curious about what is still to come.

[@PacifierMusic]

Not sure what’s bigger, the desktop synth or this guys charisma. I love it!!! Mom is a bonus. I’d buy it just for that. Old school with fresh ideas

[@thebitchdigital]

yeah that thing sounds MASSIVE. i'm sure it sounded even bigger in person.

[@Analoque444]

In my opinion the best sounding and best designed synth @Namm2024. This guy is a genius and for me allready a legend. So nice, Mr. Marinelli and kind of you, that you show his work. You are also a legend! Best regards.

[@jimmcdougall9973]

Brilliant! Nostalgia brought into the future, plus more. I can only wish them great success.

[@agerven]

Very special indeed. Both Anthony's and Jacob's enthousiasm, creation of this result with digital oscillators (and why not) and most impressive the filter profile mod's as well. Great to see young hardware experts doing their thing, pushing boundaries, and getting a world record fast talking as well. Respect all three of you!

[@SunnySoundrise]

Man i love that kid, such a cool team with his mom. So glad you visited his booth, didnt think i'd see him again after the first version Shears demo,.

[@soundtorial4567]

Sounds wonderful,warm and fat without harshness. Goes on my list

[@tsuobachi]

It sounds amazing, what a beauty.

[@devmiles]

i remember this kid with his 2017 version on NAMM, they need to push this to the max!

[@gordonbennett7931]

Yeah, I'm hoping this one actually makes it to market for his sake

[@Darwinknows]

Brought tears to my eyes. ❤

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

How Cool is this young man ... He can talk his case like it no one bitness !

[@henrikstolpe]

This sounds amazing! Love that it has the gainstaging to create distorsion in a very musical way!

[@jacobbrashears]

yiss

[@Wulfcry]

Wow, man those filters nicely built the sound up.

[@noelbonnici191]

What? A heartwarming synth video? Kudos to this duo, wow!

[@andyanderson398]

sounds VERY OB... great job guys wow! and thank you Synth mom for supporting your son and enhancing the legacy of synths!

[@Matthewsavant]

Imagine having a mom that loves you that much? That’s truly incredible seriously what a lucky kid. And really what an amazing project I absolutely love the sound of this synth. I’m not sure what the price point will be when it gets to production but I’m sure it will be well out of my range unfortunately. Still very cool and as a synthesizer obsessed person I’m glad this thing exists.

[@mattviva2346]

You made his day by spending the time to listen to his blood sweat and tears! Even on an iPhone the depth of sound you could hear it was from deep in the heart of music👊😍

[@DarrenSangita]

What a great project, lush vintage vibes. Great video and introduction to a new talented team in synthesis. ❤️☀️🌍

[@TheWorld_2099]

I had a great time at NAMM, speaking with Jacob, getting the total 411 on this amazing synth. Now you need the most juicy presets so that people go crazy and order this module. May you sell too many of these units..!

[@basspartout]

So great!! Wishing all the best for Shear Electronics and I'll keep following them. ❤

[@Tonepusher]

LOVE the distortion on that brass sound! Reminds me of the Matrix-12, but better 😮! The future looks great! haha

[@jacobbrashears]

I guess maybe that could be our new slogan: "Shear Electronics. Reminds me of the greatest synth ever made, but better!"

[@lilrogalski]

this is so incredibly sweet and the relic is an absolute monster wowwww 👹

[@paulsarodh5460]

SHEAR eletronics 🎶👍🎼🎸🎸😍😃

[@philippezsiga1125]

All 3 guys put a BIG smile on my face. You are wonderful

[@philippezsiga1125]

And the first brass patch sounds AMAZING JUST ON AN IPHONE ….

[@bbarker78]

That has to be the best NAMM video I've ever seen!

[@pk9mmpara]

Man muss nicht immer das Rad der Geschichte neu erfinden gute Arbeit für so einen jungen Menschen .Ich hoffe er bleibt am Ball vielleicht wird man von Ihm in der Zukunft noch was hören. Ich drücke die Daumen

[@wolkensaft]

If I had the money I'd preorder this immediately, not least because those two are way cool.

[@KBizzy]

Thing sounds incredible. Better than the UBXA which had a ton of beta testers and huge team of engineers. This kid and his mom made a bigger sounding synth than Behringer. Incredible.

[@emilhach6264]

Ludicrous speed that goes to "11". I love it! And they've got those JDI direct box's hooked up to give it a fatter sound too.

[@landonh3535]

Sounded like a freaking record. Fantastic.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Touching

[@unclejerrysworld]

Wonderful video of something you really don't see everyday!! Amazing mother/son duo... just amazing and his enthusiasm was at "11" (Because it's one more) :) Thank you Anthony!! I just love your channel!!!

[@dankeplace]

Yes it is amazing, it's due to hard work, so let's discuss your channel. Why are you faking all your views and subs when others work so hard to achieve what they do? You got 1.3K subs in 2 weeks, before then you had 19, and now you show no growth. Aren't you embarrassed of this? This is a real question and all those fake views, same thing, any remorse for how others work so hard and you just cheat the system? Oh you're the guy that tried to cancel Espen Kraft too right? EDIT: Oh I should add, I implore people to go visit your channel so they can see what you really think of women, making vids of bikini clad women bouncing round like they're sex objects right Jerry?

[@dankeplace]

It's due to hard work Jerry, something you know very little about when it comes to content creation. Why all the fake subs and views? Then how you treat women in specific vids you create? I think it's important that people know the real you, the same person that was telling people to boycott Espen Kraft right?

[@neocollective5959]

Anthony's golden heart guides him through a maze of gear to where the greatest love is found. Sounds phenomenal ! Now let's wait until they have their production in place and may be do a showcase at your studio ? Thank you for another beautiful, moving video !

[@louisschmidtlin5926]

Wonderful sounding, wonderful family project !!!

[@argumentchannel]

This is worth keeping a eye on.

[@MarcasLancaster]

Gotta admit it sounds fantastic. Congratulations to a wonderful team.

[@deantiquisetnovis]

I wish this kid all the success! The world needs more folks like him!

[@teknokont]

The interface looks like a sci-fi control panel and the controls are huge. This can be fun and inspiring. And it is so beautiful

[@illeagle8041]

Wow. Dudes passion alone could sell this

[@custosnocte1528]

That sounds fantastic ! What an awesome tool for the studio, imagining the possibilities being near limitless. I love the range values and control of the voltage. So cool. I bet that synthesizer is going to cost big ! 😮❤

[@Harrysound]

Wow impressive mum

[@Pillowcase]

This is awesome in so many ways. Gotta say, it sounds really good just from the demo - I bet it has a lot of potential.

[@alienzardsketter.9076]

Oh this felt so electric...so alive !!! loved it ,,,great

[@Rondo2ooo]

Great to see the engineering and entrepreneurship of young people and Anthony for sharing. The guy was so nervous and excited.

[@2face789]

Never thought I would start tearing up watching a synth demo.

[@fjzingo]

Wow, remember seeing a video on an oberheimclone way back by a young guy…..is this the same young guy with his mom continuing this project. Absolutely amazing, love how you help him finish off Jump🤣😂 …..that synt sounds amazing, really hope for success of this project by the new Dave Smith!!!

[@Sledgehammer247]

This is amazing, Love the energy and of course the synth sounds great. Wish you both all the best!🇨🇦