Sacrifice

It IS Halloween! This spooky season Andy chats with Killer Klowns movie composer John Massari! John talks about adapting the Klowns score to a live to film concert, music education in the 70s, and his love for vintage synthesizers. John has some juicy behind the scenes stories while working on the music for B-movies like the Snake Eater Trilogy, Retro Puppet Master and Kickboxer 5. They also chat about how music production has changed over the years, scoring mobisodes, and being a kid on Halloween during the Cuban missile crisis. And to keep things Halloweeny, Andy is joined by Mike Mendoza to, sort of, talk about Halloween stuff.

If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth

You can Check out JOHN MASSARI here:
https://soundcloud.com/johnmassari
https://www.instagram.com/john.massari/
https://www.youtube.com/c/johnmassari
https://www.facebook.com/kkfosmusicsoundtrack/
https://linktr.ee/johnmassari

Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show:

Hollywood Burns - “Scherzo No. 5 in Death Minor”
https://soundcloud.com/hollywoodburn
https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/invaders
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m8rUYGZIXTo8knUYP7uB9

Arcade High - “Splatter”
https://soundcloud.com/arcade-high
http://arcadehigh.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fVPo8qWQK1quywHw9kMdI

Dream Invaders - “House By The Cemetery”
https://soundcloud.com/dreaminvaders
https://dreaminvaders.bandcamp.com/releases
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3onTvEvpTe24h7UBh0Tlhp

Johnatron - “Patch of the Living Dead”
https://soundcloud.com/johnatron
https://johnatron.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/johnatron3000/

Mr Creep - “CRAVEN”
https://soundcloud.com/mr_creep
http://mrcreep1981.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mrcreep_original/

DRUMxWAVE - “Looks That Kill (feat. Justin Klunk)”
https://drumxwave.bandcamp.com/
https://www.retrosynthrecords.com/artists/drumxwave/
https://soundcloud.com/drumxwave

Justin Klunk:
https://justinklunk.bandcamp.com/album/kindness-is-mandatory
https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinKlunk
https://www.instagram.com/klunkfunk/

Neon Shards - “Unforeseen Revelations”
https://neonshards.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@neonshardsmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NbDjJ25vyHIa5x0o6ROFG

Pfeffermouse - “Phantomware”
https://soundcloud.com/pfeffermouse
https://pfeffermouse.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Q9UujPcQ1fPaj6xnNI28q

Flashback - “Cleveland Vampire”
https://1984flashbackmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/1984flashbackmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4adJnzKfPgiiCN3k9Oz5bI

Terrordyne - “Last Rites”
https://terrordyne.bandcamp.com/album/the-seventh-seal
https://www.instagram.com/terrordyne/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6P5GUtpISiShk3WnsCrABy

They Speak in Tongues of Black Fire - “Shadows Over Eden”
https://tonguesofblackfire.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@tonguesofblackfire
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4U0FZqW2JKM0IVNid5RiQW

Stealth Mode - “Reaper of Souls”
https://soundcloud.com/stealthmode1983
https://stealthmode.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/stealthmode.83/

Mission 87 - “Halloween in Miami”
https://mission87.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/mission87
https://open.spotify.com/artist/722kuNJQVNxt7N8N27FgMW

The Glitzy Groovebots - “BCAAndroids”
https://theglitzygroovebots.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/glitzygroovebots/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mZV5rSkyPXe3eGC3arIPc

DAV - “Highriser”
https://davsynth.bandcamp.com/album/logic-machine
https://www.instagram.com/dizavin/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hGwiWUQIzI2TLVgraJWsU

Who Ha - “Halloween”
https://soundcloud.com/modernknightly
https://modernknight.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/modernknightly/



Beyond Synth - 439 - John_Massari

Trials of Twilight (Original Soundtrack from League of Legends)

Zaahen, the Unsundered

Today Andy catches up with old friend of the show Droid Bishop! James chats about his album Cinema and his 2025 singles, but for the most part, they just talk about AI for the whole show. 

If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth

You can Check out DROID BISHOP here:
https://soundcloud.com/droidbishop
http://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPVHsbV2yIYPp2Pk4kdHe
https://www.instagram.com/droidbishop/
https://www.facebook.com/DroidBishop

Today’s Tracklist:
Droid Bishop - “The Hero Within”
Droid Bishop - “Renegade”
Droid Bishop - “In The City of Angels”
Droid Bishop - “Return of the Gemini”
Droid Bishop - “Vice”
Droid Bishop - “Frontiers”
Droid Bishop - “Man Machine”
Droid Bishop - “Feature Presentation”

Beyond Synth - 440 - Catching Up With Droid_Bishop

Today on the show Andy chats with Jess Blaise Ward, author of the book “Making Synthwave: How an Online Music Community Invented a Genre”. Jess talks about her musical upbringing, writing her PHD, and the process of putting the book together. Jess was also in charge of the playlist and picked some of her favourite tracks!

If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth

You can check out Jess Blaise Ward and the Book here:
https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039
https://jessicablaiseward.wixsite.com/blaiserunner
https://www.instagram.com/blaisejess
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b3Mo22D2dZ3mdh62FvOnl

Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show:

Jessie Frye & Ollie Wride - Malibu Broken
https://soundcloud.com/jessiefrye
https://www.instagram.com/jessiefryemusic/
https://www.youtube.com/user/jfryemusic?feature=watch
https://www.facebook.com/jessiefryeband
https://bsky.app/profile/jessiefrye.bsky.social

Ollie Wride:
https://soundcloud.com/olliewride
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1anhHn744LbctzF9EHpvea?si=V8BuzwZvTyy19rdaWGDXYg
https://www.instagram.com/olliewride/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDTKs4N0RW8&feature=youtu.be

Dana Jean Phoenix - “Synth City” (prod Till Wild)
https://soundcloud.com/dana-jean-phoenix
https://danajeanphoenix.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/danajeanphoenix/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XXvmAHHzCFNx5p2-HaqGA
https://www.facebook.com/danajeanphoenix

Till Wild:
https://soundcloud.com/tillwild
https://tillwild.bandcamp.com/track/on-a-summer-night
https://www.instagram.com/tillwild/

Jess Blaise Ward - “Resistance Song”
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b3Mo22D2dZ3mdh62FvOnl
https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039
https://jessicablaiseward.wixsite.com/blaiserunner
https://www.instagram.com/blaisejess

Rose Thaler - “Under The Sea”
https://soundcloud.com/rosethalermusic
https://rosethaler.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/rosethalermusic/
https://www.facebook.com/RoseThalerMusic
https://www.youtube.com/rosethaler

Gunship - “Fly For Your Life”
https://soundcloud.com/gunshipmusic
https://gunshipmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PALZKWkpwjRvBsRmhlVSS
https://www.instagram.com/gunshipmusic/
https://www.facebook.com/GUNSHIPMusic

Timecop1983 - “Back to You (feat. The Bad Dreamers)”
https://soundcloud.com/timecop1983
https://timecop1983.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iamtimecop1983/
https://www.facebook.com/timecop1983

The Bad Dreamers:
https://soundcloud.com/thebaddreamers
https://thebaddreamers.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thebaddreamers/
https://www.facebook.com/thebaddreamersmusic

Bunny X - “Daydreaming”
https://soundcloud.com/bunny-x
https://bunnyx.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Jm30qu7cd4QfXkJSoYL6y
https://www.instagram.com/bunny_xmusic/
https://www.facebook.com/bunnyXmusic/
https://bsky.app/profile/bunnyxofficial.bsky.social

Aeronexus - “Debris Disc”
https://soundcloud.com/theaeronexus
https://aeronexus.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/theaeronexus/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoiBy0Pr_1wRcTNnv1BKDw
https://www.facebook.com/TheAeronexus/

Beyond Synth - 441 - Jess Blaise Ward Author of "Making Synthwave"

Summoner's Snowdrift

The Wait Is Over

Today on the show we dive deeper into the world of Starcadian with Rob O’Neill, a cool guy who is also the co-director of some of the Starcadian videos and the steward of Starcadian’s future. Rob talks about how he met George, the making of the Freak Night video, the mysterious Starcadian Codex, and much more! Plus, Rob has picked out some of his favourite Starcadian tracks for us to listen to while we remember the immense talent that was Starcadian and what will happen with his unreleased works in the future…

If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth

You can check out STARCADIAN here:
https://soundcloud.com/starcadian
https://starcadian.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I0ceM8qfqhCKGepaswmVg
https://www.instagram.com/starcadian/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQwragNeTJ-JhCg-SBHhQQ?sub_confirmation=1
https://www.facebook.com/starcadianofficial

You can check out Rob O’Neill here:
https://www.roboneill.com/
https://vimeo.com/roboneill
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1678475/
https://bsky.app/profile/roboneill.bsky.social
https://instagram.com/rob.oneill/

Today’s Playlist:
Starcadian - “HE^RT (Album Mix)”
Starcadian - “Freak Night”
Starcadian - “Chinatown”
Starcadian - “Interspace”
Starcadian - “Propaganda”
Starcadian - “It Ends Now (Pompey Pirate Theme)”


Beyond Synth - 442 - STARCADIAN FOREVER with Rob O'Neill

Will Bush passed away December 24th 2025. Today on the show we look back at the time that Immortal Girlfriend were on the show back in 2020. Will was a good guy and he will be missed.

You can check out IMMORTAL GIRLFRIEND here:
https://soundcloud.com/immortalgirlfriend
https://immortalgirlfriend.bandcamp.com/releases
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BRdjtA6y3mQYgGgqNFydC
https://www.instagram.com/immortal_girlfriend/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mn7zABKaA5rt_3Qt40JAQ
https://www.facebook.com/Immortalgirlfriend/

Today’s Playlist:
Immortal Girlfriend - “Calling”
Immortal Girlfriend - “Overcome the Night”
Immortal Girlfriend - “Moon (Runner)”
Immortal Girlfriend - “Celestials”
Immortal Girlfriend - “In Motion”
Immortal Girlfriend - “RIDE”
Immortal Girlfriend - “Phantasm”
Immortal Girlfriend - “Moment”

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