with WAINSCOTT &TILLY ROGUEFX ELECTROFM BLUE NAGOON and the mighty COLOR THEORY!! No further explanations needed - jump right into this almost three hour marathon of a Christmas special!! ...with many entertaining Christmas anecdotes included ..read more

Interview with HeartBeatHero, the reknowned Synthwave artist and twitch podcaster. Curious about the technical setup that HeartBeatHero uses? Curious about his music? Curious about his personality? Then don't waste anymore time but start the episode! Music from the episode: HeartBeatHero - Neon Dreams: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1F5RIYaAY78iSl0obwA1Kr?si=c65147e88b5d4cce HeartBeatHero - Innermost Desire: (Not on Spotify) Stailer/HeartBeatHero - Social Crises: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1BgaML1xyrY3aY7bbwQFHa?si=ff184a30c1354a5e HeartBeatHero - I just can't wait: https ..read more

I bet that if you're a music producer you've already made some experiences with platforms like SubmitHub or Groover or other platforms where you can directly address playlist curators with your newest releases! So I don't know about you, but I pretty often had situations where I scratched my head quite a bit over reactions of curators about my music or where I asked myself how my pitch would be perceived on the curator's end. So I thought: "Why not interview a really influential and interesting curator who's active on both platforms: SubmitHub and Groover as well?" And it gets even better, bec ..read more

In 2022 there was a lot of synthesizer driven music, and you'll surely have your own favorites. But have you ever wondered what were the favorite songs of the year by well-known musicians from genres like synthwave, synth pop and retrowave? Well, in this episode of "Let's Talk Synth... Seriously!!" I asked many musicians from different genres exactly about that. And in this episode, we'll not only hear the voices of the musicians themselves announcing their music requests, but because of that, of course, there's a lot of great music to listen to! The Musicians who will tell us about their own ..read more

Today my guest is an artist of whom I would claim for he’s at the threshold of establishing a new genre in Synth music, and I would call this genre: Progressive Synthwave! So, what do I mean with that? Just as in rock music there were bands like Saga or Yes or Rush who just tried to push the style they were in to its very limits, my artist today is pushing the Synthwave genre to former unknown grandezza. Of course I’m talking about Maxx Parker and if you haven’t heard his latest albums like “Infinite Blue” or “Lodge on the Lake” you should really do that because there’s such awesome work on th ..read more

Megan McDuffee is a one-of-a-kind artist: She's not only one of the most sought after creators of Soundtracks in for Video Games, TV and movies, she is also a brilliant songwriter and singer, be it with her own music or when collaborating with many renowned artists from the Synth scene. In the interview with her we talked about Soundtrack production, how to get a foot in the door, what special gear or software might be needed perhaps but we also talked about topics like how to cope with Social Media pressure and last but not least: Human Sexuality! ? Yes, folks! So let's dive right into the e ..read more

Let's Talk Synth... Seriously!! #6 MARTIN BROTHERS (March 2023) Hand on Heart: What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Switzerland? Perhaps it isn't Synth music?  Well... maybe it should be! Having a closer look at the land of Wilhelm Tell there's many a great Synth music act which is active in the Alps, but the most interesting among them all is maybe a project called the MARTIN BROTHERS, run by Zurich based brothers Niki and Oliver Martin. They've been in the scene for a decade now and 2023 is their MARTIN BROTHERS anniversary year! So we talk about ten years ..read more

"Martinic" is one of the leading companies in the business of virtual instrument and FX plug-ins, also known as VSTs. Everybody who's making music on a computer will be using either virtual effects or virtual instruments to some extent, but not many know how they are actually made. "Martinic" CEO Martin Broerse tells us about his company, how they work both under licence for big brand names (which we all know and love) and under their own brand name, how it's achieved that vintage Synthesizers from the 1980s or even analogue combo Organs from the 1960s gain a second life as a virtual instrumen ..read more

Let’s talk Synth... Seriously!!! – Episode #1: Interview with COLOR THEORY (Brian Hazard) COLOR THEORY is one of the most loved projects in today’s synth music scene. It’s the brainchild of Brian Hazard, who is singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, professional music producer and mastering engineer, blogger and podcaster – ...all in one! Brian started his project COLOR THEORY almost thirty years ago and it's still - or maybe even more than ever before - one of the most influential projects in the scene. Music played in the episode: Color Theory – Crystal https://open.spotify.com/album/5J93t1ceA ..read more