In this episode of My Forever Studio, brought to you in partnership with Audient, experimental veteran TOKiMONSTA tells us about a cheap synth she adores for bass, explains how she peppers her tracks with field recordings, ponders which historic synthesizer she’d steal off an electronic music pioneer, and all while skillfully bending our important Forever Studio rules.

TOKiMONSTA, real name Jennifer Lee, joins hosts Will Betts and Chris Barker following the release of her album, Eternal Reverie. Lee has been moving the needle in electronic music for over 15 years, becoming a revered trailblazer in the beat scene and a prominent producer on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label.

After a battle with Moyamoya disease in 2015, Lee briefly lost the ability to comprehend music and language — an experience which she says made her realise, “everything is finite and being able to create music and share it is a gift.” With the release of Eternal Reverie, Lee says that she “went back to my roots, where I didn’t have very much and I could create without any expectations. So, weirdly, even just talking about a dream studio, that’s kind of where I wanted to be when I made this album.”

Listen to the full episode below.

In the previous episode of My Forever Studio, we heard from British DJ, producer and podcaster extraordinaire Will Clarke, who told us about his Somerset dream studio, the must-have synth that could fuel his creativity forever, and which readily available mic he trusts for capturing vocal recordings.

The My Forever Studio podcast – created in partnership with Audient – sees artists, producers, and engineers create their dream fantasy Forever Studio, wherever they want in the universe. However, hosts Chris Barker and Will Betts impose some strict rules in the Forever Studio. Our guests are permitted a limited number of items in their creative space, so they must choose carefully. There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles!

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