Molasses Industries is another synth manufacturor that I think handles their business very well. Aside from the creative aspect of their work, which I admire greatly and would rant on and on about if this assignment wasn’t so focused on a practical career mindset rather than a creative and expressive mindset, they survive entirely on the proceeds from selling electronic instruments. This is a commendable feat, especially when one considers that they have only been operating as a commercial venture since covid hit hard (this is all referenced in an Instagram post by them, but for the life of me I can’t find it. Their Instagram is as follows: https://www.instagram.com/molasses_industries/ ).

Pricing for their units ranges from ~£200 to ~£500, which seems a lot more reasonable than Ciat Lonbarde, although they are a newer player in the game, targeting a slightly different (and more noisy) audience.

I think that Molasses pricing seems fairer than Ciat Lonbarde pricing. If I were operating on a similar pricing scale and I sold 1 unit a month, then I could afford to live off of 3 days work in a service job + synth profits. Selling 3 units a month, I could afford to do only 2 days in a service job. These numbers seem positive, and I think that after uni I could begin working fulltime, and then slowly transition (over 2 or so years) to part time work; 3, then perhaps 2 days a week. I am in this for the long game, I think. Perseverence pays off, I have heard.