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Featured Artists – Synths

Humeysha’s creative process, instruments and recording gear

For those who think NYC is getting a little too complacent in its imperishable reverence for grunge, surf, and doo-wop, quartet Humeysha should help clear the decks. Their self-titled debut integrates Indian influences and western pop in ways that would make George Harrison proud. Opener “For Love, from the Law”…Click on the title for more

Humeysha’s creative process, instruments and recording gear

Odonis Odonis’ pedals and synths in ‘Post Plague’

Started in 2010 as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist/filmaker Dean Tzenos, Toronto's Odonis Odonis have quickly become a staple of the industrial scene, thanks to a series of records that, although featuring in full display the genre's signature, clangy noisiness, never lack in the production department, often offering also a melodic component inherited from drone…Click on the title for more

Odonis Odonis’ pedals and synths in ‘Post Plague’

J.Views’ creative process and gear on the “401 Days” album

J.VIEWS' CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Cubase 8.5 Shure Level-Loc Limiter --------------------------------------- In any creative field, there is really no way to stick around for long without some level or self-reinvention. Interestingly, NYC electronic musician J.Views (previously known as J.Viewz) found a way to make this process less about "self" and more about others: his new full length…Click on the title for more

J.Views’ creative process and gear on the “401 Days” album

Violet Sands’ creative process and gear

Featuring the mellow vocals of former Savoir Adore lead singer Deidre Muro, the atmospheric guitar work of MGMT collaborator Derek Muro (her brother), and the virtuoso electronic programming of French Horn Rebellion's David Perlick-Molinari (her husband), Violet Sands sounds like a musical experiment aimed at demonstrating that quirky arrangements and intense vocals can coexist, and that…Click on the title for more

Violet Sands’ creative process and gear

Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

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Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

KEVIN GARRETT'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Roland SPD-SX Moog SubPhatty --------------------------------------- Kevin Garrett has emerged in 2015 as one of NYC's most prominent young songwriters. Unapologetically moody, soulful at heart, incurably ballad-prone, Kevin's songs have the aura of old time classics, but their production process is as modern as it gets, centered - as…Click on the title for more

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

Nola Wren’s gear and creative process

NOLA WREN'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Omnisphere Digitech JamMan --------------------------------------- Brooklyn songwriter Nola Wren is a perfect case to exemplify how electronic music is tempting more and more musicians through fun, increasingly user friendly products capable of inspiring young artists and unleashing new creative energy. A talented songwriter gifted with an expressive alto…Click on the title for more

Nola Wren’s gear and creative process

Salt Cathedral and the creative process

--------------------------------------- If you like the idea of parallel worlds, you should immerse yourself in the music of Brooklyn's (via Colombia) duo Salt Cathedral. Their gently impressionistic arrangements and celestial atmospheres, combined with Juliana Ronderos' angelic voice and melodies, might transport you to the closest thing to the seventh heaven you've ever experienced - or at least a…Click on the title for more

Salt Cathedral and the creative process

The Mast’s Gear and Creative Process

" Currently in our setup, I’ve been using balafon (African marimba), and clay udu drums. It’s always nice to have physical instruments to play in a track. The balafon was an important part of the last record. " --------------------------------------- Brainchild of singer Haleh Gafori and drummer Matt Kilmer, NYC's duo…Click on the title for more

The Mast’s Gear and Creative Process

Strange Names’ gear and creative process

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Strange Names’ gear and creative process

Empress Of’s Gear and Creative Process

The two preview singles from Empress Of's upcoming album 'Me' ('Kitty Kat' and 'Water Water') reveal how the project of Brooklyn's songwriter and producer Lorely Rodriguez is evolving from its dream pop beginnings towards a more experimental sound, closer to the avant-electro sensibility of artists like Bjork and Gang Gang…Click on the title for more

Empress Of’s Gear and Creative Process

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process

HOLY GHOST!'S CRUCIAL GEAR Yamaha CS15 CREATIVE PROCESS How does the chemistry in the band work, do you guys specialize in different things or do you wear different hats depending on the song? NICK: Both. We definitely each specialize in different areas but with the exception of vocals (I never…Click on the title for more

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process