Verbos Electronics GmbH
manufactures a line of Eurorack format synthesizer modules designed by Mark Verbos. Mark and Sonya Verbos launched their first five modules at NAMM 2014. After six months of outsourcing their production they moved manufacturing to their 24sq meter New York workspace. In 2017, they relocated to Berlin, Germany.
Verbos Electronics modules are made from the highest quality materials and are designed from the outside in. The panel design is clean, the knobs beautiful, the feel solid, and they are all thin enough fit in a “skiff”. Working with local Berlin companies is a priority; this includes front panels, system cases, product boxes, screen printing and using an electric car service to deliver products to our distributor, Alex4.
All modules are proudly designed and assembled at Verbos Electronics in Berlin, Germany.
Mark and Sonya Verbos
Mark (he/him) is a music producer/engineer and music equipment technician. He is known to the synth community for his work with vintage Buchla systems as well as his custom modules that work with them. His designs are focused on discrete transistor circuits, hardware CMOS logic and various vintage electronics design techniques, however presented with an understanding of how modular gear is used today.
Sonya (she/her) studied Fashion Design and Production. She worked in the Fashion Industry in Los Angeles and New York. Her experience includes wholesale showroom management, marketing, sales, event/trade show production in both fashion and music.
Biography
Verbos Electronics is a transcendent electronic musical instrument company. Our products are designed by live performer, music producer and synthesizer aficionado, Mark Verbos. They are carefully designed, built and distributed in Berlin, Germany.
Verbos Electronics debuted in January 2014. Mark Verbos had been performing live techno using hardware synthesizers since 1992, at the age of 16. As an artist, he had released more than 50 records on a multitude of respected labels, as a producer/engineer he had hundreds of releases on indie and major labels including rock bands, pop singers and remixes of some of the biggest artists in history…
Design Philosophy
Start with a blank page and design the interface, then make electronics work that way. One part improvised techno live performance, one part Buchla magic. Build on top of years of experience using and repairing vintage synthesizers. Learn from the existing ideas and push the ideas forward.
In a world flooded with “me too” devices and clones there is still room for improvement. Before starting Verbos Electronics, Mark had used a variety of set ups to play live and also in the studio. In the beginning, there were only vintage options. He had used Roland x0x series, Korg MS series semi-modulars, even a sampler. He wanted to be able to improvise completely live. But simple as the goal might seem, there was no perfect solution…
In-House Manufacturing
Although it is not the easiest way to make synthesizer modules, all from Verbos Electronics are designed, assembled, tested and packaged in our shop in Berlin, Germany.
The state of the art in electronics is surface mount technology. In the original synthesizer days, all electronics were through hole. In fact, printed circuit boards were a relatively new development in the 1960’s. Despite what you may read on the internet, the electronics inside these parts are the same, just surrounded by more or less plastic. One advantage of surface mount is that it is smaller…
Educational Program
We have done workshops or presentations including at Wesleyan University, University of Pennsylvania, Catalyst (DB Music School), RBMA, Superbooth and HFG Offenbach.
Sawtooth Stack Origin Story featuring Barry Schrader
A look at the Sawtooth Stack from inspiration to performance. Featuring interview footage with Barry Schrader and performance clips from @OoraMusic @LucasMarchal (DC11), Pietro Coquinati and Mark Verbos. Video by: @coquinati_music and @lucreziacapitanio The firmware in the Sawtooth Stack was created by Boris Kuznetsov.
Verbos Staff
Our Berlin team includes a cultural mix of musicians/technicians.
Tom Holroyd – Production Manager/Technician/Product Specialist -USA
Mark Smith – Technician/Product Specialist – Australia
Nita Gutierrez – Technician – Argentina
Verbos Staff
Our Berlin team includes a cultural mix of musicians/technicians.
Tom Holroyd – Production Manager
Technician/Product Specialist – USA
Mark Smith – Technician
Product Specialist – Australia
Nita Gutierrez – Technician – Argentina