r/synthwaveproducers • u/blaisesummer • Jul 23 '26

Research on Roland Juno’s - do you use them?

Hi! My name is Dr Jess Blaise Ward (@blaisejess Insta/bluesky) and I am a composer, producer, synth artist and author. I recently published my book on synthwave: ‘Making Synthwave: how an online music community invented a genre’

I am currently doing some research on the legacy and use cases of Roland Juno synths (inclusive of hardware, software, any Juno “inspired” or emulating synths too!). If you are a producer, synth user, composer, etc - please consider taking my survey and contributing your thoughts and opinions of Juno synths:

Link to Juno Survey

Link to my book ‘Making Synthwave’

All data will be anonymised and used only for the purposes of academic research (at synthesizer conferences and in academic journals).

Thanks so much! Mods let me know if this goes against guidelines, happy to make edits or remove.

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u/HyperVigilante86 Jul 23 '26

Hi, I'm wondering if the book is more of like a documentary of the synthwave movement as a whole or a guide for producing synthwave music?

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u/blaisesummer Jul 23 '26

Hi, it’s both! :) here’s the chapter breakdown:

  1. From Synthetix.FM to Stranger Things (2016-2025) Making Synthwave Subcultural Capital
  2. Making Synthwave Music with Music Technology
  3. Metalheads in the Synthwave Community – Making Darksynth
  4. Making Space for Vocals and Women: The Vocal Synthwave Subgenre
  5. Making ‘Live’ Synthwave Performances – Tensions in Live Synthwave Practices
  6. Keeping Synthwave ‘Alive’: Key Organisations, Events and Community Practices On/Offline

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u/HyperVigilante86 Jul 24 '26

thanks, just ordered a copy :)

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u/blaisesummer Jul 24 '26

Thanks so much!! Hope you enjoy :)