#3 of 4 Peter Forrest Interviews Tom Rhea, 2008 January

2008 January, #3 of 4 Peter Forrest Interview with Tom Rhea Interview footage copyright ©2008 Peter Forrest (A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers, VEMIA auction). Interview content copyright ℗2008 and restored version copyright ℗2024 Thomas L. Rhea. For more information, visit Dr. Thomas Rhea's Website: https://www.drtomrhea.com/ For information on Dr. Thomas Rhea's book "Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments", visit: https://www.electronicperspectives.com/ Video restoration by Matt Traum: https://www.mattstimemachine.com/ Peter Forrest is author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers books, and founder and director of VEMIA. Purchase REVISED editions of the books at https://a-z-of-analogue.com/ (Vintage Electric Musical Instrument Auctions) 1996 - 2026. While still a primary school headteacher, he started writing retro reviews of analogue synths for UK magazines like The Mix. That led to a series of articles running through classic analogue instruments in alphabetical order, and then the books. He left teaching in 1996 to set up VEMIA. After a slow and steady increase in the size and value of the twice-yearly auctions, VEMIA reached its first million-dollar sale in November 2024. https://www.spheremusic.com/ [email protected] Tom Rhea provides numerous historical artifacts, including free downloadable PDFs of his Owner's Manuals on his drtomrhea.com web site. There are many interviews, both historical and contemporary on his YouTube channel. His 400 page book Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Examples, which includes two (2) CDs of musical excerpts and demos is available as well, see below. https://www.drtomrhea.com/ https://www.electronicperspectives.com/    / @electronicperspectives      / @electronicperspectives   Matt Traum did yeoman work to restore the Peter Forrest–Tom Rhea interviews