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/