Synthotronica is the electronic alter-ego of producer and multi-instrumentalist Ania Reynolds. Drawing on her many years’ experience as a soundtrack composer, her original music is dynamic, dramatic and cinematic, combining lush soundscapes with world grooves, kooky synths and live baritone sax to produce an original sound that is evocative and richly melodic.

National and international performances include Tollwood Winter Festival Munich, The Melbourne Planetarium, Club Geral and the Cantagalo Favela (Rio de Janeiro), Summer Thrills Mildura and most recently, Karnidale Circus Festival WA. Fresh from busting out beats on the back of a Bedford,

Synthotronica plays the Post Office on Friday Feb 28, joined by fellow musician/producer Emah Fox (for whom she is an occasional Moogist). Emah’s dark brand of synth pop pits urgent beats and ominous synths against sweet polyrhythmic melody, for an evening guaranteed to please synth- lovers and groovers alike!

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Solo set @ 12.15

The Melbourne Synth Festival (Nov 23-25, 2018 Meat Market, North Melbourne) is Australia’s premier event dedicated to all things in the world of synthesisers, DJ equipment and electronic music making. See, try and buy the latest in music technology. Complete the experience with workshops and seminars and live performances from Melbourne’s cutting-edge scene, the Melbourne Synth Festival allows for a fully engaging experience for the electronic musician, DJ and producer.

Patrons can experience an incredible amount of music technology and gear and talk directly with suppliers, retailers & builders of some of today’s most innovative synthesiser and electronic music products and tour the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio to immerse themselves in the history of synthesis and attend seminars and demos.

Festival Launch Concert, feat.

Luke Million 10.15 - 11pm

Emah Fox 9.15 - 10pm

Honeysmack 8.15pm - 9.00pm

Beatrice 7.15pm - 8.00pm

The Melbourne Synth Festival (Nov 23-25, 2018 Meat Market, North Melbourne) is Australia’s premier event dedicated to all things in the world of synthesisers, DJ equipment and electronic music making. See, try and buy the latest in music technology. Complete the experience with workshops and seminars and live performances from Melbourne’s cutting-edge scene, the Melbourne Synth Festival allows for a fully engaging experience for the electronic musician, DJ and producer.

Patrons can experience an incredible amount of music technology and gear and talk directly with suppliers, retailers & builders of some of today’s most innovative synthesiser and electronic music products and tour the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio to immerse themselves in the history of synthesis and attend seminars and demos.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

Learn the basics of synthesis with the unique MESS collection in sessions for female and non binary people.

Get hands on time with some amazing machines and the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, as well as an introduced to subtractive synthesis at MESS. The sessions are designed to cater for a range of skills, for those with experience looking to deepen their understanding, to anyone with an interest to learn.

WARPLANE - Combine geometric guitar lines, propulsive drums, ghostly synths, subs that embrace or unsettle, and vocals that float like an ephemeral scent that you can’t quite place. It is a band forensically examining the less obvious choices. This is not pop music. Following up the release of the debut single 'Drift' in August, Warplane will be playing another headline set at the Yarra Hotel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLz10I5PTwE

Joined with very special guests

EMAH FOX -Her dark brand of synth pop pits urgent beats and ominous synths against sweet polyrhythmic melody. The intricate production satellites around lucid vocals which shift from restrained intensity to epic and soaring.

SOFT RUBBISH- Is an angry fourway-post-psych-punk-pop band. Julie Montan, Joseph Foley, Renato Vacirca, Matthew Sincock are an internal scream externalised, a lament about planned obsolescence, our lost affinity with nature and a cry for justice and kindness in the golden age of advanced capitalism. categories

Tix $12 on door

Our monthly showcase of live electronic music is back on October 2nd. We have an amazing lineup featuring 7 live electronic acts that will display their original, eclectic frequencies across the whole of Workshop Bar!

LINEUP

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm - Seapelt 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm - H0MEB0Y.G aka TheRudyV 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Emah Fox 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Joju 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm - NEO Em3rald 9:15 pm - 10:00 pm - Caustic Grip 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - SaneFactor

FREE ENTRY

6:00pm - 11:00pm

This is a music showcase event with a friendly and welcoming environment to offer producers with differing skill levels a chance to create, collaborate, and meet new friends! We encourage the development of the live electronic scene and music producer scene through our supportive and non-judgemental network.

Byron Scullin + David Chesworth Emah Fox Andras Hextape

// Byron Scullin + David Chesworth Byron Scullin and David Chesworth’s work as individual artists covers the gamut of places where music, sound and technology combine. In this special performance they will collaborating on a unique set centred around the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine and MESS’s ultra-rare video synth, the EMS Spectre. https://soundcloud.com/davidchesworthofficial

// Emah Fox Emah Fox's dark brand of synth pop pits urgent beats and ominous synths against sweet polyrhythmic melody. Intricate production satellites around lucid vocals which shift from restrained intensity to epic and soaring. https://soundcloud.com/emahfox

// Andras Andrew Wilson is a musician working across the junction between dance and ambient music. Using a wide variety of aliases (including Andras, Art Wilson, Wilson Tanner, Berko) his releases are increasingly concerned with dissecting and reassembling an Australian vernacular sound and identity. In addition to his production work, Andrew hosts a radio show on 3RRR 102.7fm and has helped compile and reissue local and Australian music through the label EFFICIENT SPACE. https://soundcloud.com/andraaaaaas

// Hextape Hextape is the classically trained hardstyle project of Bridget Chappell, founder of Sound School. Combining hardware, software, cello and voice, she seeks out urgent dance music off the beaten 4/4 path from Baroque to present day. https://soundcloud.com/hex-tape

Based in Melbourne, MESS Ltd is a unique not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the creation of electronic sound and music, offering access to a large collection of rare and vintage synthesizers and instruments.

This event will be taking place on the land of the Wurundjeri Tribe of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded, and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Tix through Moshtix $18-$25

On Sunday August 26th, Bandmates Victoria proudly presents a show which focuses on creating a diverse, inclusive and fun afternoon of music that everyone can enjoy.

Emah Fox 7pm Moody Beaches 6.15pm The Hackkets 5.15pm The Night Before Tomorrow 4.30pm

//Eastmint presents: "Not My Scene"// Residencies and one off performances, chill as, Sunday evenings at 303 front bar, for artists trying out different things and/or cool bands, community focussed, a place to connect, not commercially focussed. All welcome.

JULY is featuring: A five week residency with the mega-fab poet and person that is SEAN M WHELAN, with a host of first time collaborators!

July 8th: Special guest electronic sound designer/pop musician Emah Fox

Legendary Noise-Punk pioneers Primitive Calculators. Shit music nobody likes. celebrate the release their brand new record ON DRUGS with an Album Launch Party at The Curtin Bandroom Tickets $10 (+ bf)

set times : 8:15 – 8:45PM Activities of Daily Living 9:00 – 9:30 PM ATOM 9:50 – 10:20PM Taipan Tiger Girls 10:40 – Primitive Calculators

Taipan Tiger Girls Psychedelic, disco-drone, space-rock party band feat. legendary synth master Ollie Olsen, guitar goddess Lisa Mackinney (Mystic Eyes )and drummer /synthesist Mat Watson (Other Places).

ATOM Chrome plated post-punk swamp rock from Harry Howard and Edwina Preston (Harry Howard and the NDE) who have teamed up with Ben Hepworth of REPAIRS.

Activities of Daily Living Steely cold, dark synth stylings of minimal wave duo Chloe Turner and Jonnine Nokes.

On Drugs is out now through It records: https://itrecordsmelb.bandcamp.com/album/on-drugs-2