Andri Søren at Push Bible / WRKSHP

I've got a story for you today. It's about a handshake deal my friend Chris and I made. But really, it's about the stories we all tell ourselves about why we don't share ourselves or our work publicly. Put another way, it's about the personal demons I think we all face when it comes to putting ourselves and our creations out into the world. Chris isn't a fan of social media. He feels like it's full of insincere, fake content. But, as I explained to him (after he showed me his first attempt at...

Last week I wrote to you about giving your brain fuel for ideas and creativity. And when it comes to making music. There’s no better idea-fuel than experiencing live music. Recently I travelled to the small Belgium city of Eupen to attend Meakusma Festival. The most inspiring set I saw was from a musician called: Maika Garnica Maika Garnica’s setup before she started I only have one photo of her setup (before she started) because as soon as she started I got completely lost in her...

“WOW, ok, that’s wild” - Oscar, Underground Electronic Music School 10 years ago my friend Oscar tried the original Push but it didn’t gel with him. So it ended up on his shelf. But now Oscar has a run of live shows coming up overseas and his big modular synthesiser isn’t exactly practical for airplane travel. This got Oscar wondering if he couldn’t build a live set around Push 3 which could scratch the same itch. Still allow him to improvise, perform sound design, and be easily...

“You can take the sound nerd out of the studio” Hello! It’s been a little while since I emailed you. You see I was starting to feel burned out after a long stretch of work. So, I took some time away to recharge. And during my time off I had the great fortune to visit Peru! I hiked Peruvian mountains, jungles, and coast. And you can bet I didn’t miss the opportunity to record audio on my travels. Picture this: Me with an entire group hiking a mountain. And asking everyone to wait while I peel...