THE ARCHIVE

Had a chance to talk with the extremely talented musician, record producer and composer, Timothy Lee McKenzie, better known as Labrinth....

Mark Mothersbaugh is a legend. Throughout the decades, he has intertwined art and sound as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of...

Had the chance to catch up with Brad Petering and Jason Wyman of America’s favorite indie band, TV Girl. Having released several records...

Like how your favorite album is there for you in your time of need, the work of filmmaker Gregg Araki makes those who feel different feel...

This one is pretty exciting. Had the chance to interview the incredible Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala. We talk about synths, making music...

Had the honor of interviewing legendary keyboardist, composer and member of The Cure, Roger O’Donnell. In addition to having an active...

Nikolai Fraiture, bassist for legendary rock band The Strokes and frontman for Summer Moon shares some of his favorite synths, favorite...

Had a chance to catch up with musician, composer and filmmaker Alan Palomo, whose work as Neon Indian helped define an entire genre of...

Chris Stewart of Black Marble answers some questions about gear, song-writing and more below. Exclusive photos provided by Payton...

This story is pretty amazing. One day, I get a message from P-Thugg of Chromeo. He had recently unearthed an interview he did with the...

It’s hard to imagine a John Carpenter film without hearing its coinciding score in your head, most of which he either composed or...

Had the awesome pleasure of interviewing the amazing electronic pop duo, Sylvan Esso. Below, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn talk about...

Musician, DJ, and record producer Norman Cook, aka the legendary Fatboy Slim, helped to not only define an entire genre in the 90s, but...

Where do I even start with this introduction? Nine Inch Nails helped make synthesizers bad ass. But then again, whatever Trent Reznor...

What a cool studio! Had the chance to visit and interview the talented producer and songwriter Hudson Mohawke in person, who in addition...

Had the chance to catch up with the extremely talented musician, producer and DJ, Madeon, at HARD fest here in California. I spoke with...

Had the pleasure of interviewing Izzy Glaudini from the fantastic three-piece band Automatic. Their new record, Excess, is out now on...

Well, this one is exciting - especially after having just finished the latest season of Stranger Things (I can attest this interview is...

Jackie Cohen and Jonathan Rado are quite the husband and wife team. The two have collaborated on a new project dubbed Café Fear. Jackie's...

A modern day legend in the DJ and dance music community, A-Trak is a DJ, turntablist, record producer, and record label executive. His EP...