Acclaim x MESS Producer Series: Hugh Lake
These days music producers have access to a world of sounds from the comfort of their laptops. The digital age offers endless samples, plugins and tools to utilise—meaning music producers can create virtuosic and boundary-pushing compositions without ever touching a traditional instrument.
Despite their physical appeal and that special something you get from analogue synthesisers and drum machines, many young producers are opting for simpler studio set-ups as analogue equipment can often be expensive, harder to access, and take up valuable space in the studio (or bedroom studio).
Although it’s becoming rarer for upcoming producers to have access to analogue gear, there are organisations like MESS (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio) — a unique not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the creation of electronic sound— who are helping to provide artists and producers with access to analog instruments.
The heart of MESS is the MESS Studio, a fully functioning sound production workshop representing one of the most unique, eclectic and historically significant collections of electronic instruments in the world. Working from within the studio is the MESS School, a place for people to engage with the history, technique and artistry of electronic sound and music creation presented in a format that is flexible, affordable and artist-driven.
For part two of our collaboration with MESS we linked up with Hugh Lake, a songwriter, producer and DJ who has already made a mark on the Australian music scene with an eclectic mix of singles to his name.
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