POTAR

I come from a background in design for the music industry; websites, micro-sites, and apparel. With that experience, I bring a fresh approach to corporate and construction-related web projects looking to stand apart from the competition. When my goal is to help clients better understand different aspects of SEO, I write short, easy-to-digest articles on search engine and website performance-related topics.In my free time, I enjoy field recording, sound design, and building unusual musical instruments.Michael Winchester Design | (562)283-5688

The Step Father

December 21, 2023 by POTAR

The Step Father is my 8-step sequencer/synth project.

EMF Sounds: Arlo Doorbell Camera

December 21, 2023 by POTAR

I passed by an Arlo doorbell camera on a business near my place and just knew it was hiding some sound secrets, it was.

Underwater Sounds: Oil Rig Ferry

December 21, 2023 by POTAR

Whenever I have some free time I like to drop my hydrophones off my local pier. I am always hoping for some whales but more often than not it is just the sound of the shrimp, boats entering and exiting the 2 adjacent marinas (on the left and right), and sometimes even dolphins. The ferry … Read more

Near The Shore – reimagined sound for the Cities and Memory podcast

December 12, 2023 by POTAR

Cities and Memory is a collaborative sound art and field recording program with “the aim of remixing the world, one sound at a time“. The site boasts “Thousands of field recordings, recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world to create a new, alternative world of sound.” When I heard that they were accepting submissions I knew I … Read more

Electromagnetic Field Sensor – vero layout

December 11, 2023 by POTAR

Build and EMF sensor to listen to electromagnetic fields and the sounds your electronic devices make.

Hing Hon EK-001 by POTAR

November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by POTAR

Hing Hon ek-001 keyboard modified by POTAR

This would be a great addition to a studio for making weirdo soundscapes, crazy pitch-bent bleeps, and other fuzzy madness.

AFTER: Sonic Exploration at TAM

October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 by POTAR

Special thanks are in order to The Torrance Art Museum for hosting, Insufficient Despair for organizing the event, and Phog Masheen for providing the live PA.