Episode 31 - Staying Fresh in a World of Stale Clones, Inside the Minds of Meris, ft Terry & Angelo

After our interview last year with Jinna Kim, Creative Director of Meris, we knew we wanted to sit down with Terry Burton and Angelo Mazzocco and talk about our love for the X series and how they created them.

In this episode we talk about Terry and Angelo's beginnings at Line6 and Strymon, the desire to create something really unique, and the birth of Meris. We learn how the company began with pro audio 500 series products and from those beginnings, birthed the 2 switch pedals we all know and love, to the evolution to the LVX, MercuryX, and Enzo X.

We talk about gear from Terry and Angelo's products at Line6 (DL4 to Tonecore to Spyder), the Strymon Timeline among others, and the advent of the secondary alt functions first seen on the Strymon Brigadier and el Capistan and how they morphed into the alt functions on the Meris Polymoon, Mercury7, Enzo, Hedra, and Ottobit Jr.

We discuss synthesis and synthesizers from Oberheim, Yamaha, Dave Smith, Moog, Melbourne Instruments, to Teenage Engineering, and hear about soundtracks from iconic Sci-Fi films like Dune, Blade Runner, Predator and more.

Hear about Terry and Angelo's first pedals like the Crybaby Wah, A/DA Flanger, & Arion Distortion, to the Nordland Mosland MT-11 and Way Huge Fat Sandwich on their boards now. We also learn that Paul is a way huge Way Huge fan. There's a shout out from Terry to his new Science Amp and the guys draw inspiration from the likes of Andy Summer and Bill Steer.

We cover a lot so sit down and buckle up. You won't want to miss this one. And if you're waiting to hear about what's next for Meris, as well as when to expect prEDITOR for Enzo X, you don't be disappointed!

Outro Music by Alan Johnson