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SynthFace

About Me

Synthpop duo from San Francisco. We write songs about love,tragedy,murder, stalkers, break-ups, life, death and dancing. Our songs are hand krafted with analog synths and digital sense. We have been working together for about 8 years, as a production team and under several different monikers. We are also currently working with legendary producer-writer-actor-all around bad ass "Billy Sheen". Working out of our S.F. based studio, we have a love for vintage analog synthesizer's. Some of our favorite's include Roland SH101-SH1-SH7-JP6, ARP Odyssey, Micromoog, Octave CAT, Pro-1, Korg Mono/Poly, MS-10, SE-1X, and the Yamaha CS-5. Justin Huelsenkamp, keyboards/ synthesizers/ sounds, loves to shop at Amoeba Records and hike to random waterfalls in the rain. Producer/ synthesist/ analog enthusiast/ lyricist, Benji Renard, took too much L.S.D. in his teenage years and is still picking up the pieces of his broken remains. Together we combine our love for music and the process in which it is created to bring you original analog synth pop songs.

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Member Since: 29/09/2006
Band Website: www.synthface.com
Band Members: Benji Renard- (Synthesis, Programming, Lyrics, Vocals, Production) Justin Huelsenkamp- (Keyboards, Synthesis, Sound Design)
Influences: Analog Synthesizers, Knobs and Sliders, Drum Machines, Love, Anger, Murder, Life, Death, Things that aren't quite right, Taboos, Friendship, Relationships, Heartache, Pain, Bliss, Altered States of Consciousness, and the feeling that reminds you of childhood....There are too many artists to list them all but here are a few... Sparks, Giorgio Moroder, Erasure, Yaz, Front 242, Severed Heads, ABBA, Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, Bochum Welt, Gary Numan, Pink Floyd, Solvent, Alphaville, Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Howard Jones, Peter Cetera, Skanfrom, Coil, Baby Bird, ORB, Meat Beat Manifesto, Sewn, Prince, Fad Gadget, Nitzer Ebb, O.M.D., Aphex Twin, Kansas, Kraftwerk, Beattles, Front Line Assembly, Lowfish, Freescha, Badly Drawn Boy, Dykehouse, Prodigy, Fort Lauderdale, Console, Shins, Isan, Barbara Morgenstern, Sigur Ros, MAT-101, Kettel, GD Luxxe, Bent, Plaid, Monk & Canatella, Andy Bell, The Doors, Duran Duran, FSOL, Cat Stevens, Ms. Jon Soda, Warp and Reflex Records,Tomita, Ultravox, Visage, Peter Gabriel, John Foxx, Tears for Fears, L.S.P., Patchworks, Radiohead, Bill Nelson, SynthFace...The list goes on (and will most likely be updated)
Sounds Like: Synthesizer, Analog, Drum Machine, Synthpop, Electro, Industrial, New Wave, 80's, Moog, Video Game Music, Techno, Electronic, Modular, Machines, Robots, Space, Vocoder, Dance, Pop, Knobs, Sliders, Switches, Faders, L.E.D's, LFO's, Roland, Korg, Octave, Sequential Circuits, Vermona, Studio Electronics, Fun, Happiness, Music, Artificial, Intelligent, Simple, Original, Filters, Oscillators, ADSR, Mixers, Arpegiators, Portamento, Modulation, Drugs, MIDI, Control Voltages, Vintage, Rare, Used, Abuse, Subtle, Smart, Vocals, Songwriting, SynthFace
Record Label: Unsigned