Why music supervisors like to work with independent artists

Music supervisors often face difficulties in movie production, when they want to use a certain piece of music in a scene, but the rights to use that song haven’t been cleared yet. Sometimes it can take weeks, or even months, to get the rights to use the song. With independent artists, this process of licensing … Read more

Mind Waker on a mission to write, paint and compose songs in a new science fiction world

Leo Val, also known as Mind Waker, recently remixed Unzyme’s Nerve cells. In this interview, Leo talks about his ambitious plans of releasing a series of science fiction albums, his inspirations and musical roots. Who are you and what would you like to be known for? I’m Leo Val, 30 something artist I guess. I … Read more

Unzyme to stream a live show in support of Brummi, on April 25th 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has crippled the whole live music industry. One of the many victims is Brummi, a live venue in Rauma (Finland), which is run by a friend of ours. We’d like to offer our help by streaming a live show from the Unzyme Proving Ground, with all donations going straight to Brummi. The … Read more

Nerve cells remix EP to be released on May 8th, 2020

“Nerve cells remixed” EP will be released on May 8th. This remix EP will feature remixes by PihkaSound, Mind Waker and Unzyme’s keyboardist Daniel Lawrence, also known as Dalziel. Track listing Nerve cells (PihkaSound remix) Nerve cells (Dalziel remix) Nerve cells (Mind Waker remix) The Nerve cells remixed EP cover photo, and the photo of … Read more

Raizer makes it easy for sync music supervisors to use their music in videos or games

I was listening to the impressive catalogue of the electronic rock label, FiXT, when I came across Raizer. They are an awesome electronic rock band with a fantastic taste in melodies. I got excited about Raizer’s music, and soon noticed that they have made a habit of including instrumental versions of their songs on their … Read more

Song dissection: Mother of all bombs

Sometimes a single sound can inspire a whole song. Mother of all bombs started as a sound experiment. I was playing with Omnisphere, and found this epic guitar sound, which just screamed to get onto a song. The guitar sound, along with the gated pad sound, really started to inspire me, and soon I had … Read more

Song dissection: Step outside

Step outside was one of the first songs to get written for Override. The lyric is about stepping outside of a stale relationship to taste a forbidden affair. But whenever I think about this song, I feel that it’s about actually getting out, breathing fresh air, getting inspired by your surroundings. I have specific forests, … Read more

Nerve cells music video released

Nerve cells is the second single from Unzyme’s upcoming album. Some of our songs have science fiction themes. This is one of two scifi songs on the fourth Unzyme album. As a long-time fan of science fiction movies and games, I always find it fascinating to write about possible futures. Songs like Extinction, Wargame and … Read more

Mary Violet has parted ways with Unzyme

Unzyme’s live keyboardist, Mary Violet has left the band. There was no drama or hard feelings – we have parted ways in good terms. Mary decided to go all in on her dream of becoming a music therapist, and that meant that she had to leave a lot of things behind. Mary has been overly … Read more

TW3LV, Huntar – Tonight (Review)

Sometimes, when I’m looking for suitable Spotify playlists to send Unzyme’s music to, I come across some really cool new songs. TW3LV & Huntar surprised me with their lovely song, Tonight. The vibe of this song is super cool and soulful. The vocals sound very soothing and the production suits the song very well. Timeless … Read more

Röyksopp – Andromeda (Review)

I sometimes listen to my Spotify Release Radar without looking at what’s on this week’s playlist. When this track kicked in, it was clear that this was a Röyksopp song. The crunchy synth sounds, the relentless arpeggios, the grooves that make it impossible to stay still, the feeling of flying – it’s all there. I … Read more