WAMM 2026 brings Brussels a new modular synth gathering

Brussels is getting a new modular-synth destination built by people who actually make the machines. WAMM, short for We Are The Music Makers, landed in the city on June 5-6, 2026, with Shakmat Modular and Beatsurfing steering a program that mixes an expo, talks, workshops, performances and dedicated gathering space into one weekend.

For vintage-synth readers, the key detail is not just that another show exists, but that WAMM is anchored in the same repair-and-build culture that keeps older keyboards relevant. The expo was set to bring roughly 40 exhibitors, including Beatsurfing, Joranalogue, Klavis, Modor, Mophor, Shakmat Modular, Arturia, Dreadbox, Embodme, Erica Synths, LeafAudio and Polyend. That is a maker lineup, not a consumer fair, and it tells you exactly where the event sits in the European hardware scene.

The educational side looked just as strong. Oscar from the Underdog Electronic Music School was scheduled to host talks spanning analog, digital and computer-related topics, while workshops covered Eurorack synthesis, VCV Rack and DIY sessions led by Shakmat, LeafAudio, Error Instruments and TouellSkouarn. That mix matters because the same hands-on knowledge that keeps a modular system calibrated is often what keeps a vintage polysynth from becoming a dead shelf piece. The event’s structure makes that connection plain: build, learn, patch, listen, repeat.

The main daytime program was set for Smart Belgique in Brussels-Sint-Gillis, at Rue Coenraets 72 / Coenraetsstraat 72, 1060 Brussels. WAMM also planned an opening evening on June 5 and a closing event at C12, where Tim Exile, Animistic Beliefs and ALEA (s) were named on the bill. C12 described itself as a multidisciplinary Brussels space founded in 2018 by the Deep in House collective, which gives the weekend a proper club finish instead of a trade-show fadeout.

Joranalogue helps explain why Brussels feels like a plausible home for this kind of gathering. The company describes itself as Brussels-based and focused on lab-grade synthesis and 21st-century analogue synthesis made in Belgium. Put WAMM next to that local hardware ecosystem, and Brussels starts to look less like a one-off stop and more like a serious European node for modular culture, with enough builder density to matter long after the opening party ends.