News Pro Audio Watch in awe as this man powers up a 100-oscillator synth by Happy Why stop at three? The alarmingly insane LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER has outdone himself with a 100 oscillator ‘MEGA DRONE SYNTH’. To the uninitiated, an oscillator is the component of…
News Pro Audio BOSS SY-1000: a new era of guitar synth innovation by Jonathan Mendolicchio BOSS has just unveiled its most powerful and dynamic guitar and bass synthesizer to date. The SY-1000 takes guitar synthesis to new heights by allowing guitar players the flexibility, control…
News PREMIERE: James World’s new album Funny Dreams is an oscillating journey of vulnerability and raucousness by Sarah Gillard Teeming with alt-rock guitar licks, the collage-work of bold post-punk melodies, and lead singer Michael Madrid’s alluring vocals, Phoenix-based indie quintet James World will take you on a captivating indie…
News RMJ: A 2018 introspective and how a $100 drum machine reignited my love of music by Happy With the release of his most recent single Anybody (Quite Like You), South Australian singer-songwriter Ryan Martin John rebranded himself as RMJ. The result was a far more immersive sound…
Arts Music Sam Nicholls’ ‘Double Dutch’: A Raw, Resonant Anthem for the Lost and Learning by Alex Cooper The Newcastle indie artist turns growing pains into melodic gold, proof that confusion never sounded so compelling. Sam Nicholls, the Melbourne-born, Newcastle-based indie artist, has steadily carved out a space…
Lists News Pro Audio Pedal Month Part Five by Happy Welcome to Pedal Month — a four-week celebration of stompboxes, soundscapes, and the odd bit of gear-induced existentialism Whether you’re the kind of person who knows they’re instruments in their…
Music Video Naomi Jane’s ‘Mr. Incognito’ is a Cinematic Reckoning with Betrayal by Alex Cooper The dark-pop visionary transforms personal pain into an anthem of empowerment. Naomi Jane has carved a unique space in pop music as a storyteller who blends raw vulnerability with cinematic…
News Pro Audio All Pedal Steel Panther, Microdose and Macrodose by Happy Three Pedals That’ll Melt Your Mind and Blow Your Tone Apart 🔥 Alright, let’s talk pedals. Not just any pedals — three beautifully unhinged units from All-Pedal that are built…
Lists News Pro Audio Pedal Month Part One by Happy Welcome to Pedal Month — a four-week celebration of stompboxes, soundscapes, and the odd bit of gear-induced existentialism Whether you’re the kind of person who knows they’re instruments in their…
Lists News Pro Audio 500 Series Month Part Three by Happy Welcome to 500 Series Month, where we’re diving into the gear that’s changing the game in studios. These compact modules punch well above their weight, offering everything from smooth saturation…
News Pro Audio Erica Synths x Hexinverter: The Mutant Drum Line Lives On 🎛️🔥 by Happy When Hexinverter Électronique closed its doors in 2022, it marked the end of one of the most beloved Eurorack drum lines in modern modular history. Their Mutant series had earned…
Music News Interview: Julia Belle on OCD, Escapism & the Raw Catharsis of Her Debut EP ‘Dreamland’ by Laura Gordon The Pōneke artist gets devastatingly honest about mental health, creative survival & her stunning new EP Julia Belle unveils her deeply evocative debut EP Dreamland today—an intimate journey through mental turmoil, escapism,…
Music Rhi Miles Explores the Lingering Weight of Grief in ‘Upper West Side’ Music Video by Laura Gordon ‘Upper West Side’: sequel to sorrow, stained in folk-rock honesty Independent songwriter Rhi Miles returns with ‘Upper West Side,’ a poignant new music video that serves as a sequel to…