OM26 Recap & Gallery

Open Melody 2026 took place from April 3 to 5 2026 at 2220 Arts + Archives in Los Angeles, California. OM26 featured 24 artists and groups from 10 US states, Canada, Japan, UK and Sweden.

Open Melody 2026 was a fiscally-sponsored project of LA arts entity dublab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Additional support for Open Melody 2026 graciously provided by Fanfare Projects, Fire Talk Records, Fender, and KCRW.

The full OM26 livestream is available at Youtube.

OM26 Core Team
Sam Farzin, founder, curator, & producer
Jo Hirabayashi, technical director
Pauline Lay, co-producer
Brooke Leinen, operations director
Ajay Ravi, advisor
Sasha Serebryannik, many hats
Spencer vonHershman, fundraising coordinator

OM26 would not have been possible without the talents and time of Aris Sevilla (art direction), Lauryn Sanchez, (sculptural TV installation) and Sam Sitar (livestream operations) with assistance from Imma Almourzaeva and Robbie Agustin (animation and graphics).

Thank you to our volunteers: Angi Brzycki, Arius Ziaee, Bill Kemmler, Brendan Sweeny, Caleb Moore, Chris Nowak, Christine Varney, Chuck Soo-Hoo, Clin Knight, Daniella D’Acquisto, Dawson Timpany, George Chen, Griffin Rogers, James Aranda, Jane Paik, Jonny Higa, Jordan Clifford, Leea Ewing, Luke Sterling, Natalie Lei, Sasha Mazheira, Paul Carter, Rebecca Ramirez, Tania Rangel, Tara Milch, Taryn, Viktoriia Vakulenko, Willy Siegel, Yana Kachanivksa, Yasmine Dadashi and Zach Burba.

Thank you to our vendors: Camello, Correa’s Mariscos, Easy Busy Meals and Espresso of the Heart (Dominique Matelson & Dylan Marx).

Thank you to the team at 2220 Arts + Archives: John Dawson, Michael Hilger, Andrew Maxwell, Ben Messmer, Daniel Knowles and Farrukh Rizk.

Photos by Sam Lee, Priscilla Mars, Leah Rom, Paul Rosales and others.

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Sam Lee

Lay/Haug / photo by Paul Rosales

Lay/Haug / photo by Paul Rosales

Lay/Haug / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Sam Lee

Mason Lindahl / photo by Sam Lee

Mason Lindahl / photo by Sam Lee

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Mason Lindahl / photo by Paul Rosales

Supercollider / photo by Sam Lee

Supercollider / photo by Sam Lee

Supercollider / photo by Sam Lee

Supercollider / photo by Sam Lee

Supercollider / photo by Sam Lee

Supercollider / photo by Thea Rhodes

Supercollider / photo by Paul Rosales

Supercollider / photo by Paul Rosales

Supercollider / photo by Paul Rosales

Supercollider / photo by Paul Rosales

Supercollider / photo by Paul Rosales

Growing / photo by Sam Lee

Growing / photo by Sam Lee

Growing / photo by Sam Lee

Growing / photo by Sam Lee

Growing / photo by Paul Rosales

Growing / photo by Paul Rosales

Growing / photo by Paul Rosales

Growing / photo by Paul Rosales

Valentina Magaletti + RP Boo / photo by Sam Lee

Valentina Magaletti + RP Boo / photo by Sam Lee

Valentina Magaletti + RP Boo / photo by Thea Rhodes

Valentina Magaletti + RP Boo / photo by Paul Rosales

Valentina Magaletti + RP Boo / photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Sam Lee

Photo by Sam Lee

Photo by Sam Lee

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Sam Farzin

Photo by Priscilla Mars

Camello / photo by Sam Farzin

Camello / photo by Sam Farzin

Camello / Photo by Sam Lee

Camello / Photo by Sam Lee

Photo by Paul Rosales

Photo by Sam Lee

RP Boo / Photo by Sam Farzin

Maral / photo by Sam Lee

Maral / photo by Sam Lee

Maral / photo by Sam Lee

Maral / photo by Paul Rosales

Maral / photo by Paul Rosales

Maral / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Sam Lee

Dummy / photo by Sam Lee

Dummy / photo by Sam Lee

Dummy / photo by Sam Lee

Dummy / photo by Ajay Ravi

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Dummy / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Sam Lee

Artificial Go / photo by Sam Lee

Artificial Go / photo by Sam Lee

Artificial Go / photo by Sam Lee

Artificial Go / photo by Sam Lee

Artificial Go / photo by Thea Rhodes

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Artificial Go / photo by Paul Rosales

Kassie Krut / photo by Sam Lee

Kassie Krut / photo by Sam Lee

Kassie Krut / photo by Sam Lee

Kassie Krut / photo by Sam Lee

Kassie Krut / photo by Sam Lee

Kassie Krut / photo by Thea Rhodes

Kassie Krut / photo by Paul Rosales

Kassie Krut / photo by Paul Rosales

Kassie Krut / photo by Paul Rosales

Kassie Krut / photo by Paul Rosales

Kassie Krut / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Sam Lee

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Tara Clerkin Trio / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Sam Lee

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales

Lubomyr Melnyk / photo by Paul Rosales