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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nWe\u2019ve stepped inside the eccentric, organized, inventive mind of Charles Vincent \u2013 better known under his artist\u2019s alias, VinVox Radio.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The lighting is adjusted, drinks are poured. We settle into our respective seats to begin the interview. Charles has an evident passion for electronics. He shows me different models and points out aspects of the technological inner workings of the vintage machines, speaking neither English nor Italian but a language I do not understand \u2013 electronics. I can see the excitement of a child in his eyes and he explains how they work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n VinVox is like an antique store that has been brought to life at the hands of a zealous scientist. Forgotten relics of a previous era are illuminated from the inside out by LED lights that accompany a bluetooth speaker \u2013 rendering the vintage radios fully functional in their original forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBluetooth\u2026 connected.\u201d a robotic voice reports. It\u2019s almost shocking to hear such a modern thing come from the teal green Zenith, yet soon the radio comes to life with an Arcade Fire song downloaded on Charles\u2019 smartphone. He demonstrates the volume buttons, and increases the sound by turning the original knob of the radio. Behind it, green light radiates from inside the radio, and the steady hum of music fills the room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n As a philosophy student at college in the United States, he discovered his passion for piano and choir performance. However, it was not in a lecture hall that the idea behind VinVox was born, but in a small antique shop managed by his mother in rural Mississippi<\/strong> after he unearthed a vintage radio in perfect physical condition. He opened up the device, stuck in a new radio, re-sealed it, and then a lightbulb went off and VinVox was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor me, it\u2019s kind of returning to my roots \u2013 I come from a family of craftsmen: my father was a painter, but at the same time he was a construction worker, carpenter, plumber\u2026\u201d Charles explained. \u201cMy mother designs clothing, does small handcrafts, and she\u2019s also a musician. When I think about it, I come from this amazing artist family and I\u2019m bringing it full circle.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s so much that can be learned from music. Take the time to fully immerse yourself into the act of listening to music \u2013 engage all your senses. Music has never been easy \u2013 it isn\u2019t something you\u2019re meant to have at your fingertips, at least not in its original form.\u00a0Take the time to enjoy life\u2019s small pleasures<\/strong>, when the windows are open, dinner is in the oven and fresh coffee is bubbling on the stovetop. Sunday mornings with fresh coffee on the stovetop, family members are scattered around the kitchen, a cool breeze drifts in from an open window while soft jazz plays through the antique radio standing proudly as a centerpiece on the table. VinVox is a return to our roots, to a time without the pressure of technology forcing life to move faster and faster. You turn the radio dial, and softly, music begins to play\u2026\u00a0this is the new voice of vintage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charles Vincent of VinVox Radio gives new life to vintage radios by incorporating modern elements suchs bluetooth compatibility and restoring full functionality to the radios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft-matters-artisans-designers"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\u201cEver since I was a little kid, I\u2019ve loved taking electronics apart. I would go around the streets around my house and find VCRs, and I would take them home and try to figure out how they worked.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cSome people might not see it as art, because they\u2019re electronic projects, but at the same time there\u2019s ways that you can add more value to make them real pieces of art.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n