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!

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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/