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Until May 31, every dollar you give to MESS is DOUBLED!!! ⁠
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Creative Australia will match donations dollar for dollar, up to $50k, and every cent will go directly to making MESS accessible to the people who need it most. Workshops, subsidised course places, increased pathways into the creative process. Because everyone should have access to creativity.⁠
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This is a rare opportunity to DOUBLE your impact. ⁠
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Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall⁠
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Before May 31!!⁠
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#MESSForALL #Plus1 #DonateNOW

Time is an incredible thing.⁠
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Past, present and future are not disconnected ideas. Like feedback in an audio circuit, each informs the other in dynamic ways. ⁠
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MESS exists at that fulcrum. We house the stories of Australian electronic music innovation and experimentation — stories that explain, in part, the extraordinary richness of the form in this country today. We look back to enrich the present, so the future of creativity belongs to everyone. ⁠
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On April Fools’ Day 2026, that feedback circuit turns ten. ⁠
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A Decade of MESS: Past, Present, Future⁠
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Stay tuned on our socials and subscribe to our mailing list as we roll out our 10-year celebrations across 2026–2027. Link in bio.⁠
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Artwork by @lloydmst

In celebration of A Decade of MESS: Past, Present, Future, we’re launching a new series of workshops! 🎛️⁠
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Synth 101 is designed for complete beginners, taught in a supportive group learning environment in the MESS education space. Working in pairs, you’ll learn how to create and shape sound using core building blocks such as oscillators, filters and envelopes. ⁠
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Coming up: ⁠
🔊 Tuesday, May 12⁠
🔊 Saturday, May 30 ⁠
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Demystify synthesis, learn the fundamentals alongside peers and connect with MESS’s extended community of electronic music makers.⁠
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Tickets via the link in bio. ⁠
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Artwork by @yeevz_

ONE WEEK LEFT to have your impact DOUBLED!

Everyone deserves access to a circuit-bent Roland 707!

But seriously… cost, geography and lack of access to technical knowledge should not determine who gets to create with these wonderful instruments.

We’ve watched it change people here, and we want to reach further. Help us supercharge our program and remove barriers to creation for those who need it most. Because we know creative expression can change lives.

Donations doubled until May 31!

Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall

All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.

#MESSFORALL #Plus1

MORE Listening Room sessions have just dropped 🔥🔥

Expect late-night takeovers, deep listening, and one-off sets inside The Vinyl Factory: Reverb. Featuring a curated selection of artists.

📥Tix are drawn via a ballot.
Open to Reverb ticketholders only.

Happy International Synthesiser Day! ⚡

Today, May 23, celebrates the birthday of Robert Moog 🥳 so we thought we’d ask the expert (that’s @mess_ltd co-founder Robin Fox) to learn why Moog was so important in the history of synthesisers and electronic music 🦾

🎛️ If you want to try out these amazing instruments at MESS for yourself, check out their program of intro workshops – or consider joining as a member.

💰 As it’s also coming up to EOFY, MESS has a fundraiser campaign happening, so if you’ve got some spare 💸 consider donating to help them expand accessibility to creative education for those who face financial and other barriers to getting through their doors.

Every cent goes directly to dedicated workshops, school programs, more subsidised places in courses and new pathways into courses for those who would benefit most.

Also, in feel-good news, for every dollar donated up until 31 May, Creative Australia will match the contribution, up to $50,000 – so you can double your impact.

Nice!

#InternationalSynthesizerDay #SynthDay

“South West MESS helps broaden perceptions of what “music” and “musicianship” can look like, particularly in regional areas where traditional forms often dominate. This increased representation supports more inclusive creative pathways and encourages young people who may not see themselves reflected in conventional music programs to engage and participate” – South West MESS Participating Teacher, 2025. ⁠
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More people deserve this. With your support, we can bring this experience to more people than ever before: to people who face the greatest barriers to music creation access, and who stand the most to gain from it. ⁠
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Until May 31st, your donation is doubled, every dollar matched by Creative Australia up to $50k. Help us make MESS For ALL.⁠
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Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall⁠
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All donations above $2 are tax-deductible. ⁠
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#MESSFORALL #Plus1

“South West MESS helps broaden perceptions of what “music” and “musicianship” can look like, particularly in regional areas where traditional forms often dominate. This increased representation supports more inclusive creative pathways and encourages young people who may not see themselves reflected in conventional music programs to engage and participate” – South West MESS Participating Teacher, 2025. ⁠
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More people deserve this. With your support, we can bring this experience to more people than ever before: to people who face the greatest barriers to music creation access, and who stand the most to gain from it. ⁠
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Until May 31st, your donation is doubled, every dollar matched by Creative Australia up to $50k. Help us make MESS For ALL.⁠
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Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall⁠
⁠
All donations above $2 are tax-deductible. ⁠
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#MESSFORALL #Plus1

Research consistently demonstrates that the impact of making music reverberates far beyond the music itself, and we've seen this ourselves from the 1000+ workshops and courses that we've already run.⁠
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With your help, we can do more. We can build our MESS Pathways program to open music-making to those who face the greatest barriers. Help us truly make a MESS For ALL.⁠
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Sustained music education builds creative problem-solving, self-regulation, resilience, discipline and the ability to collaborate and perform under pressure. These are essential life skills that should not be limited to those who can afford them.⁠
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Until May 31st, every dollar you donate is matched by Creative Australia, up to $50k.⁠
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Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall⁠
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📖 Music Australia (@music.aus), The Bass Line (2nd ed., 2026) ⁠
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#MESSFORALL #Plus1

Curious about the history behind our rare collection of electronic instruments?⁠
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We've added extra spots for our MESS Studio Tour this Saturday, May 23!⁠
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Led by MESS Director and Co-founder Byron Scullin, this guided tour takes you through the stories behind the sounds: the utopian manifestos printed in vintage synth manuals, DIY movements that democratised modular synthesis, and the Australian-made instruments whose profound contributions to electronic music history we are privileged to preserve and share.⁠
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Saturday, May 23⁠
11:30am – 12:30pm⁠
MESS studio at @fed.square⁠
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MESS Studio Tours run on the 4th Saturday morning of each month. ⁠
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Strictly limited places. Link in bio to RSVP.

What a treat it was to show the inimitable @profbriancox around the new @mess_ltd @fed.square So lovely to meet someone so passionate about the universe and synthesizers as an amazing sub set of that universe!!! Please come back soon!

MESS has always believed that creativity is for everyone. Not just those who can afford it.⁠
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We’re working hard to expand our educational programs and reach people who face real barriers to the creative process, whether that’s financial, social, geographic, or beyond. ⁠
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Until May 31st, all donations are matched dollar for dollar up to $50k by Creative Australia. Every dollar you give goes directly to this work to expand access to the creative process for more people than ever before. ⁠
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Donate now at mess.foundation/messforall and DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT ⁠
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#MESSFORALL #Plus1

Thanks to MESS Co-Founders @byronscullin and @foxalot for joining us on @3rrrfm yesterday to reflect on a decade of Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio @mess_ltd 👾

Home to one of the world’s most comprehensive synthesiser collections, MESS is a space that encourages play and exploration. Be sure to drop by their new digs in the heart of the city at @fed.square and don’t forget until May 31, every dollar given to MESS will be doubled and go towards broadening access to music and creative education.

Listen back to our chat via the link in bio.