Project Announcement: Magrathea

2023 is the year of progressive house, and futurewave electronica. Today, I am announcing that I will be releasing a new single on the first Friday of every month throughout the spring/summer, culminating in the release of my next album, Magrathea, on September 1st, 2023.

This will be my first fully solo project since my debut single, Queer (2018), and I am very excited to challenge myself as a producer by bringing these songs from start to finish completely independently. However, although I am doing this project alone, I stand on the shoulders of giants.

This album is dedicated to my dad, Steve Hansen Smythe, and inspired by his work as a composer and electronic music producer. While you're waiting for my project to begin, check out his 90’s synth album Mostly Harmless anywhere music is sold.

Thank you also to Andrew Huang, and all my classmates who attended his masterclass in spring 2022! Two of the songs on this album were created during this masterclass, and it was very inspiring to be able to deep-dive into Andrew’s process. Thank you also to the SOCAN Foundation, for the grant that supported my tuition!

If you are a producer interested in expanding your horizons, you can learn more about this masterclass here