WORDS + MUSIC

Mono & Stereophonic Graphique
Art & Design John Heins Art & Design John Heins

Mono & Stereophonic Graphique

I woke up this morning with some infographic designs in my head, and just had to get them out. They are distinctly retro in feel, and illustrate the general acoustics & dynamics that happen when one plays music in a room…

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Johnny Five Console Boom Box
Art & Design John Heins Art & Design John Heins

Johnny Five Console Boom Box

The Johnny Five is our 5th bespoke lifestyle speaker design. With two front-firing 4” full range titanium speaker drivers plus a 6.5” subwoofer on the back (all powered by 200 watts of amplification), this 70s retro-style console box can, boom!

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Cathedral Loudspeaker Prototype
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Cathedral Loudspeaker Prototype

Starting with a solid cubic box, I added curved front & rear facades to replicate the arch from the cathedral radio cabinets, but with one major difference— instead of steep or pointed gothic arches, I used Roman semicircular arches to thread through the cleaner geometric look from the Flatiron series.

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Heinsenfolg Master Mixtape
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Heinsenfolg Master Mixtape

One Mastermix to rule them all. With currently well over 2,000 tracks and 150+ hours of wildly diverse music, this is a SUPER SHUFFLE-ABLE radio-like masterpiece of auditory elation…

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Bees Knees Old Fashioned
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Bees Knees Old Fashioned

For our version of the Old Fashioned, we use a honey-water simple syrup in place of the more traditional sugar cube for the sweet component. Depending on what type of honey you like, it can impart wonderfully subtle notes of floral, fruit, vegetal or wood, etc. that never overpower the whiskey, but simply add to the complexity of the cocktail…

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Soundtrack of My Life
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Soundtrack of My Life

As a young green-eared kid growing up in the Catskills of Upstate NY, I can vividly remember soundscapes of music filled with symphonic orchestrations, harmonies & songwriting genius spinning off my turntable…

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