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Synth Start 2024 – Apply Now

Applications close September 16

September 2, 2024
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Sarah Cvk (SKNOW)

Artist in Residence

July 31, 2024
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Xan Coppinger (babyxxan)

Artist in Residence

July 29, 2024
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MESS Sound Space: SKNOW

MESS Sound Space: July 2024

July 26, 2024
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MESS Residents Reveal – Xan Coppinger & Sarah Cvk.

July 11, 2024
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MESS Synth Cafe: From Recording to Performance with Popular Music – July 28th

July 8, 2024
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MESS Sound Space: babyxxan

MESS Sound Space: June 2024

July 5, 2024
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MESS’s fully subsidised Game Audio Intensive returns for 2024

June 26, 2024
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We’re hiring a Development Coordinator and Content Creator – Join the MESS team!

June 21, 2024
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Eiko Ishibashi: Artist Talk

June 12, 2024
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Jim O’Rourke: A Masterclass on the Serge Paperface

June 12, 2024
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Sonorous IX – Joel Ma & Jannah Quill

June 12, 2024
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Sonorous Commissioned Performance – 2024 Program

May 21, 2024
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Synthesis brings us together – Donate today

Every dollar helps build the MESS community.

May 16, 2024
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MESS’s Studio Open Day is back!

Saturday, May 25 at the Stables

May 14, 2024
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Synth Cafe: Synth Maintenance and Trouble Shooting – May 25th

May 10, 2024
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MESS Professional Development 2024 – Applications Now Closed

May 6, 2024
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MESS at The Stables

April 22, 2024
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Mobile MESS at Convent Kids 2024

April 22, 2024
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MESS Sound Space: Lauren Squire

MESS Sound Space: April 2024

April 4, 2024
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Introducing: MESS Sound Space

MESS Sound Space

March 6, 2024
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Synth Cafe: Serge Paperface – March 16th

March 4, 2024
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Try out the Ableton Push 3 at MESS!

February 22, 2024
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MESS Foundations 2024 – Applications Now Closed

February 7, 2024
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Synth Cafe: Share Your Work and Track Feedback – Feb 10

January 25, 2024
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MESS presents New Waveforms — POSTPONED

January 24, 2024
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MESS Summer Opening Hours

December 11, 2023
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Synth Cafe: Artist Talk and performance with Rachel Lyn. Dec 9

November 30, 2023
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Rachel Lyn

Visiting Artist

November 22, 2023
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Tiffany Alwis

Artist in Residence

November 20, 2023
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Synth Cafe: Buchla Deep Dive with Nina Buchanan. Nov 25

November 9, 2023
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MESS Residents Reveal – Tiffany Alwis & Tyler Wilay.

November 9, 2023
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Naretha Williams

Commissioned Artist

November 1, 2023
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Monica Lim

Commissioned Artist

October 23, 2023
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Synth Start 2023 – Applications now open!

October 18, 2023
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Synth Cafe: Ableton Push 3

October 4, 2023
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Online Track Feedback – October 9

September 28, 2023
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New Online Course: Warren Burt’s Electrosphere

September 18, 2023
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Sonorous VIII – Monica Lim and Naretha Williams

September 13, 2023
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Sofie Birch

International Artist in Residence

September 6, 2023
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Synth Cafe: Melbourne Instruments and NINA

September 4, 2023
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STATHIS//DAVEY//KIM

Commissioned Artists

August 14, 2023
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Synth Spotlight: Roland TR-808

August 8, 2023
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Game Audio Intensive

July 31, 2023
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Jonnine Nokes

Commissioned Artist

July 20, 2023
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Katerina Stathis

Commissioned Artist

July 12, 2023
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Synth Spotlight: Roland TR-707

July 7, 2023
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MESS Synthesiser Orchestra returns for Now or Never

June 29, 2023
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MESS Professional Development Course is back! 

June 15, 2023
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MESS Studio Open Day – 25th June

June 7, 2023
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Sonorous VII – Jonnine Nokes and Katerina Stathis

June 6, 2023
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The unseen world of electromagnetic phenomena – Artist Talk with Vijay Thilaimuthu

May 31, 2023
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VOLTAGE venue and event info

May 18, 2023
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Applications are now open for the first-ever MESS Synth Sizzle – a buy/swap/sell market for all things electronic sound.

May 6, 2023
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VOLTAGE

April 27, 2023
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South West MESS – Plus 8 Community Program

April 17, 2023
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MESS T-Shirts!

April 6, 2023
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Mobile MESS at Convent Kids in May

April 4, 2023
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South West MESS 2023

March 23, 2023
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Process Lab: In Conversation with Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio

March 23, 2023
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Avi Misra

MESS Professional Development Graduate

March 1, 2023
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Mobile MESS at Convent Kids in March

February 27, 2023
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MESS Foundations Course is back!

February 23, 2023
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Listen: Capacitor III

February 6, 2023
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Oren Ambarchi

International Artist in Residence, January 2023

February 2, 2023
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Crys Cole

International Artist in Residence, January 2023

February 1, 2023
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Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith

International Artist in Residence, January 2023

January 23, 2023
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MAX and RNBO Workshops

January 19, 2023
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Warren Burt

MESS Commissioned Artist 

January 18, 2023
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Gail Priest

National Artist in Residence, November 2022

January 12, 2023
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Synth Spotlight: Yamaha DX1

January 12, 2023
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Sabine Brix

Commissioned Artist, ACMI X MESS

January 12, 2023
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Artist Q&A: Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith

December 22, 2022
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Sabine Brix x ACMI

December 14, 2022
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MESS Studio Open Day

December 8, 2022
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AirSticks: Meet the Maker

December 8, 2022
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Synth Spotlight: Yamaha CS-80

December 6, 2022
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New website and Membership Subscriptions

November 20, 2022
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Vijay Thillaimuthu

Local Artist in Residence, 2022. Supported by City of Melbourne

November 16, 2022
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MESS Summer Opening Hours

November 16, 2022
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MESS at the Vault

November 12, 2022
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Synth Spotlight: Roland Chorus Echo RE-501

November 7, 2022
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Sara Retallick

November 5, 2022
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Synth Spotlight: PERfourMER

October 2, 2022
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Synth Spotlight: Korg PS-3200

September 27, 2022
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Camilla Hannan

September 17, 2022
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Benjamin Carey

September 17, 2022
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