Live studio recording of the synth solo featured on “Faster Than My Brother” from Doctor Body. (@doctorbody) Look for the upcoming album in the early spring of 2024.
Akai AX80 In Context
Mixing it up with the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave, Moog Matriarch, and the unstoppable Yamaha CS-30. After pushing the AX80 to its outer limits to discover its unique personality quirks, I wanna know if Akai’s first synthesizer from 1984 can lead a pack of notoriously HUGE instruments.
And there’s only one way to find out…
Exploring The Outer Limits of the Akai AX80
Is the Akai AX80 a handsome but boring instrument? Not so fast.
This gorgeous brute has mastered things other synths can’t touch. Simply put, the AX80 has a strong personality. But to find it, you’ll have to push it to the outer limits of what the engine was built to do.
LIVE w/Blix Byrd at Nova Arts (’23)
A New Friend Arrives
This is truly one of those rare bucket list moments.
