Syence are one of the electronic music duos whose story is as unique as their sound. What began in a college chemistry class quickly transformed into a creative partnership built on melodic intuition, emotional depth, and high-energy production. In this exclusive Deep Waves Music interview, the duo share how their friendship evolved into a full-fledged artistic identity—one shaped by Blink-182 roots, genre-bending experimentation, and a workflow that blends spontaneity with refined sonic choices.
From flipping Splice samples into festival-ready drops to learning new production tricks through collaborations with artists like BKAYE, Alex Gaudino, and Heather Janssen, Syence have carved out a signature approach to songwriting that’s both simple and deeply intentional. They reflect on staying inspired while juggling full-time lives, navigating today’s fast-paced EDM landscape dominated by short-form virality, and the fan messages that remind them why their music matters. With new releases on the horizon—including an emotional track written just hours before a life-changing proposal—Syence open up about creativity, growth, and the power of building a community around music.
Your bio says “it all started in a science class.” Can you walk us through the origin story of Syence?
Freshman year of college we were in the same chemistry class and met and started studying together for exams etc. We realized we had very similar music taste and bonded over our love of bands like Blink 182, Angels & Airwaves. We also started really becoming fans of electronic music and Zach in particular started messing around producing it while Brayden began DJing his fraternity parties. That was basically how it all came together initially.
Your tracks blend emotional vocals with high-energy electronic elements. How do you approach the balance between melody and rhythm in your productions?
Honestly it’s not super intentional but more of a natural coming together of our musical tastes, our sample/sound libraries that we write with and the small decision making that’s more subconscious in writing a song. It just so happens to spit out a variety of styles that we sort of group together as “melodic house” even though songs like “underground” sound way different than “better off” or “lose my mind”. We love the variety because it keeps us excited and prevents feeling boxed in by music production.
How do collaborations (e.g., with BKAYE, Alex Gaudino, and Heather Janssen) influence your sound and creative workflow?
You can learn so much about musical decision making and tips/tricks when collaborating. Every product has their own bag of tricks to write and finish a song so each session/collaboration brings a whole new arsenal of fun ideas you can use and tweak in your next production session while also making that idea your own. Whether it’s finding a new plugin, a way to use a plugin, a sound, etc…we always come out of collabs with new inspirations to tap into.
What’s your go-to gear or plugin that you can’t produce without right now?
As basic as it sounds, Serum and Splice. I’m a big fan of keeping things as simple as possible when producing and being the master of few vs a jack of all trades. Almost every single song idea I’ve written started with a Splice sample and then I “flip” it by adding additional samples, writing some MIDI with a few tweaked Serum sounds and then the song is almost done by that point. We like to layer in some other things too and Zach has all the fun mastering/mixing plug-ins but in terms of song writing it typically starts there. Shoutout Output Arcade too which helps a TON.
How do you stay inspired in the studio—do you have rituals or routines when creating a new track?
I’d say the easiest way to stay inspired is to not force yourself to be inspired. We have full-time jobs, pets, relationships…the more we force it, the more burnt out we feel. If you simply step back, enjoy the music, and let it hit you naturally, we sometimes pump out multiple songs a week even if we took a month break from touching Ableton.
How do you think the EDM landscape has shifted since you started producing?
Unfortunately, its basically all about short form content and going viral. Every so often you see things about albums come back into the limelight for the bigger artists but in terms of emerging/”trying to make it” sized artists like us, it really comes down to how well the music performs on platforms like TikTok or Instagram. We’ve seen artists turn their whole careers around from one crazy viral video. It’s important to not focus on this too much as it will make you go insane but the reality is, there’s very few situations where social media isn’t the reason you finally start touring/playing festivals. The only alternative is if you can somehow sell a bunch of tickets to your own headline shows without social media somehow. Hit us up if you’ve figured out how to do that HA.
What’s been the most surprising or fulfilling moment in your career so far?
The DMs/comments where people mention how much our music has helped them or impacted them. We do music for ourselves and artistic expression but 2nd in line for why we do it is helping others find meaning/peace in our music, just like we do. It keeps us going big time.
If you could give advice to a younger version of yourself just starting out in music, what would you say?
Build a community and reward the for supporting you. A big way people build buzz now with social media being so important is by starting a “spark” within their close community that ignites into a flame people can’t ignore. The perception of your community growing/your story growing in music is something people will notice especially when you are young. That’s when you know you have something special and it’s something we miss now that our community has moved on/gotten older and aren’t as present at shows or on social media.
Is there an upcoming project or track that you’re especially excited about right now?
We have quite a few tracks and collabs. Our next single with Mashbit is going to be amazing. We also have another demo Brayden wrote hours before proposing to his fiance that he basically finished and it helped him cope with the anxiety and excitement of finally getting to propose. That one has a ways to go til its out but the way it came together is an awesome story.
Can you share a few words about Deep Waves Music?
We love what Deep Waves is doing by reaching out to emerging artists and letting them tell their story. Not all artists get the opportunity to share their story with other communities so people like DWM that create this space for artists deserve a lot of love. We certainly got a lot for them!
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