MESS Studio Tours

Discover the instruments that shaped electronic music history and continue to shape its future.

This monthly guided tour takes you through MESS’s historically significant collection of rare instruments ranging from a theremin built by Theremin himself (circa 1933-4) to Australian innovations like the Fairlight CMI, an instrument which revolutionised global music making.

Expect to hear 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.

Our instruments aren’t kept behind glass, so this is your chance to see them up close, understand how they work, and experience first hand the philosophy that inspires MESS to bring people together through music-making. We believe music is for everyone. And making it is essential to living a fuller, happier, human life.

Places are strictly limited. RSVP for each tour opens at the beginning of the month.

If you want to get hands on with a synthesiser now, book a spot in one of our workshops or studio sessions.

Learn more about MESS: https://mess.foundation/