Beyond Synth

Today on the show Andy chats with Jess Blaise Ward, author of the book “Making Synthwave: How an Online Music Community Invented a Genre”. Jess talks about her musical upbringing, writing her PHD, and the process of putting the book together. Jess was also in charge of the playlist and picked some of her favourite tracks! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out Jess Blaise Ward and the Book here: https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039 https://jessicablaiseward.wixsite.com/blaiserunner https://www.instagram.com/blaisejess https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b3Mo22D2dZ3mdh62FvOnl Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Jessie Frye & Ollie Wride - Malibu Broken https://soundcloud.com/jessiefrye https://www.instagram.com/jessiefryemusic/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jfryemusic?feature=watch https://www.facebook.com/jessiefryeband https://bsky.app/profile/jessiefrye.bsky.social Ollie Wride: https://soundcloud.com/olliewride https://open.spotify.com/artist/1anhHn744LbctzF9EHpvea?si=V8BuzwZvTyy19rdaWGDXYg https://www.instagram.com/olliewride/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDTKs4N0RW8&feature=youtu.be Dana Jean Phoenix - “Synth City” (prod Till Wild) https://soundcloud.com/dana-jean-phoenix https://danajeanphoenix.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/danajeanphoenix/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XXvmAHHzCFNx5p2-HaqGA https://www.facebook.com/danajeanphoenix Till Wild: https://soundcloud.com/tillwild https://tillwild.bandcamp.com/track/on-a-summer-night https://www.instagram.com/tillwild/ Jess Blaise Ward - “Resistance Song” https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b3Mo22D2dZ3mdh62FvOnl https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039 https://jessicablaiseward.wixsite.com/blaiserunner https://www.instagram.com/blaisejess Rose Thaler - “Under The Sea” https://soundcloud.com/rosethalermusic https://rosethaler.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rosethalermusic/ https://www.facebook.com/RoseThalerMusic https://www.youtube.com/rosethaler Gunship - “Fly For Your Life” https://soundcloud.com/gunshipmusic https://gunshipmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PALZKWkpwjRvBsRmhlVSS https://www.instagram.com/gunshipmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/GUNSHIPMusic Timecop1983 - “Back to You (feat. The Bad Dreamers)” https://soundcloud.com/timecop1983 https://timecop1983.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/iamtimecop1983/ https://www.facebook.com/timecop1983 The Bad Dreamers: https://soundcloud.com/thebaddreamers https://thebaddreamers.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thebaddreamers/ https://www.facebook.com/thebaddreamersmusic Bunny X - “Daydreaming” https://soundcloud.com/bunny-x https://bunnyx.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Jm30qu7cd4QfXkJSoYL6y https://www.instagram.com/bunny_xmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/bunnyXmusic/ https://bsky.app/profile/bunnyxofficial.bsky.social Aeronexus - “Debris Disc” https://soundcloud.com/theaeronexus https://aeronexus.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.instagram.com/theaeronexus/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoiBy0Pr_1wRcTNnv1BKDw https://www.facebook.com/TheAeronexus/

Today Andy catches up with old friend of the show Droid Bishop! James chats about his album Cinema and his 2025 singles, but for the most part, they just talk about AI for the whole show. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can Check out DROID BISHOP here: https://soundcloud.com/droidbishop http://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPVHsbV2yIYPp2Pk4kdHe https://www.instagram.com/droidbishop/ https://www.facebook.com/DroidBishop Today’s Tracklist: Droid Bishop - “The Hero Within” Droid Bishop - “Renegade” Droid Bishop - “In The City of Angels” Droid Bishop - “Return of the Gemini” Droid Bishop - “Vice” Droid Bishop - “Frontiers” Droid Bishop - “Man Machine” Droid Bishop - “Feature Presentation”

It IS Halloween! This spooky season Andy chats with Killer Klowns movie composer John Massari! John talks about adapting the Klowns score to a live to film concert, music education in the 70s, and his love for vintage synthesizers. John has some juicy behind the scenes stories while working on the music for B-movies like the Snake Eater Trilogy, Retro Puppet Master and Kickboxer 5. They also chat about how music production has changed over the years, scoring mobisodes, and being a kid on Halloween during the Cuban missile crisis. And to keep things Halloweeny, Andy is joined by Mike Mendoza to, sort of, talk about Halloween stuff. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can Check out JOHN MASSARI here: https://soundcloud.com/johnmassari https://www.instagram.com/john.massari/ https://www.youtube.com/c/johnmassari https://www.facebook.com/kkfosmusicsoundtrack/ https://linktr.ee/johnmassari Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Hollywood Burns - “Scherzo No. 5 in Death Minor” https://soundcloud.com/hollywoodburn https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/invaders https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m8rUYGZIXTo8knUYP7uB9 Arcade High - “Splatter” https://soundcloud.com/arcade-high http://arcadehigh.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fVPo8qWQK1quywHw9kMdI Dream Invaders - “House By The Cemetery” https://soundcloud.com/dreaminvaders https://dreaminvaders.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/3onTvEvpTe24h7UBh0Tlhp Johnatron - “Patch of the Living Dead” https://soundcloud.com/johnatron https://johnatron.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/johnatron3000/ Mr Creep - “CRAVEN” https://soundcloud.com/mr_creep http://mrcreep1981.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mrcreep_original/ DRUMxWAVE - “Looks That Kill (feat. Justin Klunk)” https://drumxwave.bandcamp.com/ https://www.retrosynthrecords.com/artists/drumxwave/ https://soundcloud.com/drumxwave Justin Klunk: https://justinklunk.bandcamp.com/album/kindness-is-mandatory https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinKlunk https://www.instagram.com/klunkfunk/ Neon Shards - “Unforeseen Revelations” https://neonshards.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@neonshardsmusic https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NbDjJ25vyHIa5x0o6ROFG Pfeffermouse - “Phantomware” https://soundcloud.com/pfeffermouse https://pfeffermouse.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Q9UujPcQ1fPaj6xnNI28q Flashback - “Cleveland Vampire” https://1984flashbackmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/1984flashbackmusic https://open.spotify.com/artist/4adJnzKfPgiiCN3k9Oz5bI Terrordyne - “Last Rites” https://terrordyne.bandcamp.com/album/the-seventh-seal https://www.instagram.com/terrordyne/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6P5GUtpISiShk3WnsCrABy They Speak in Tongues of Black Fire - “Shadows Over Eden” https://tonguesofblackfire.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@tonguesofblackfire https://open.spotify.com/artist/4U0FZqW2JKM0IVNid5RiQW Stealth Mode - “Reaper of Souls” https://soundcloud.com/stealthmode1983 https://stealthmode.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.instagram.com/stealthmode.83/ Mission 87 - “Halloween in Miami” https://mission87.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/mission87 https://open.spotify.com/artist/722kuNJQVNxt7N8N27FgMW The Glitzy Groovebots - “BCAAndroids” https://theglitzygroovebots.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/glitzygroovebots/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mZV5rSkyPXe3eGC3arIPc DAV - “Highriser” https://davsynth.bandcamp.com/album/logic-machine https://www.instagram.com/dizavin/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hGwiWUQIzI2TLVgraJWsU Who Ha - “Halloween” https://soundcloud.com/modernknightly https://modernknight.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/modernknightly/

Today on the show Andy chats with the very talented Pat, Nick and Aaron from The Motion Epic! We track the band from Pat’s nomadic musical adventures to Nick and Aaron joining up and forming the trio they are today. Nick teaches us the correct pronunciation of Kalimocho, Aaron has crazy allergies, and Pat travels all over the place writing songs wherever he goes. They also chat about their musical influences, and how they collaborate while living far away from each other. If you like weighted keyboards and James Bond, this one’s for you! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out THE MOTION EPIC HERE: https://soundcloud.com/themotionepic https://open.spotify.com/artist/2maV9w4OlFpfWlMX3URDuN https://sofakingvinyl.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-revamped-edition https://www.instagram.com/themotionepic/ https://www.facebook.com/themotionepic/ https://themotionepic.bandcamp.com/ Kalimocho: https://www.instagram.com/kalimocho_music/ https://kalimocho.bandcamp.com/track/inside-outside Mister The Kid: https://www.instagram.com/misterthekidmusic/ https://misterthekid.bandcamp.com/ Today’s Tracklist: The Motion Epic - “Bad Behavior” The Motion Epic - “Temporary Lovers” The Motion Epic - “Lonely Lovers” The Motion Epic - “Piers and Souvenirs” The Motion Epic - “You’re Not Ready” The Motion Epic - “Fell in Love in America” The Motion Epic - “Back in Time” The Motion Epic - “Heartbreakers” The Motion Epic - “Stay With Me”

Today on Beyond Synth we say goodbye to “My Favourite Game” and Hello to Miami Nights 1984 who wants to talk all about Chrono Trigger for the SNES. We also chat about Tetra Paks, Donkey Kong, 90’s kids TV, and Michael’s custom Metal Gear cycling jersey. The blessed listener then get’s a taste of Miami Nights newest album Cosmopolis, as well as Gunblaze Assault and a sprinkling of Sentimental. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out MIAMI NIGHTS 1984 here: https://soundcloud.com/miami-nights-1984 https://miaminights1984.bandcamp.com/album/gunblaze-assault http://rossocorsarecords.com/ https://soundcloud.com/actrazer https://open.spotify.com/artist/18iQQOuyGlHunPVzmoLY20 Today’s Tracklist: Miami Nights 1984 - “Assault” Miami Nights 1984 - “Aerial Combat” Miami Nights 1984 - “Fire It Up” Miami Nights 1984 - “Sentimental” Miami Nights 1984 - “Skylines” Miami Nights 1984 - “Golden Hour” Miami Nights 1984 - “Dividends” Diamond Cafe - “The Way You Used To Love Me (Miami Nights 1984 Remix)”