Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips Demos the Walrus Audio Janus Tremolo/Fuzz Pedal

Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips) experiments with the Walrus Audio Janus: a dual joystick-operated Tremolo and Fuzz Pedal while at Pink Floor Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Steven uses a Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano as well as a 1967 Supro Coronado through a Fender Deluxe Reverb.

[roycewilliams]

Steven does so many cool things on the Lips' albums. He's a real genius when it comes to texture and demo of the gear here.

[johncase]

I love technical players but I love creative forces like Drozd that could lock themselves in a music lab searching for new sounds and textures. He's fantastic!

[GrahamBrannon]

They really picked the right person to demo this!

[Anson]

This dude is why I even play drums and guitar. I met him 3 times. He used to wear the coolest cheapest clothes. Velcro strap walmart shoes. It was punk rock to ME! Probably not for him. I think wayne wore cheap ass shit too. lol. He wore sneakers that look like he grabbed them off of a childs isle in a thrift store. Just see Magnet mag "The Soft Bullet" issue. I met waynes mom and brothers. They treated every one like family! These are great people.

[PureSalemGuitars]

Steven Drozd is so damn creative ... Wayne should thank his lucky stars to have him. In this 7:14 second demo I heard dozens of fantastic song ideas ... Steven Drozd makes the world a better place. PureSalem ....

[QuistJam]

just about the coolest thing I've seen all year.

[CorneliusDawser]

Awesome idea of asking Steven Drozd to test this pedal.
He's obviously the best candidate.

[michaelkonomos]

I have come back to this video over and over again. To see the creative approach of this real-life creative wizard is just really inspiring to my own creative explorations.

[Vocalio]

Great demo video. Steven is an ideal person for showing experimental stuff like this.

[cesteacy]

super cool. i love how you let artists test your gear.

[weaselsuit]

Couple things; That Janus pedal is cool as FUCK. It's certainly in the right hands on this demo. I'd love to have one of those, but I can't justify the purchase. But GREAT piece of work. Secondly, our hero Steven, looks pretty rough here. Gauging by the date posted, I think this may have been shot during his relapse. Glad he got thru it okay.

[Tonetown]

I can see why he is in the biz. Master of his domain. Excellent demo.

[GTx]

I knew one of Stephen’s brothers and their father. They lived a few blocks away from me in Schulenburg TX. Never got a chance to meet Stephen but his brother showed me some of the memorabilia Steven sent them, I got to see the gold record they had from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and a photo of him with Paul McCartney they had framed. He told me some cool stories about Steven and the band.

[wishinghand]

The little keyboard looking thing? Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano Green.

[nerdycat]

I just got one of these things last year! It's my favorite pedal <3

[mfnpjparty]

Steven went and bought a Supro guitar...just like the one Ronald used to play. Ronald really inspired Steven 🥺

[joefelice]

Joysticks??!? Well, they certainly bring joy. So do his socks.

[MarsHottentot]

This sounds like a beautiful and useful box - might I suggest a live performance based version with shorter sticks and perhaps a small pad on top of them for using feet / toes?

[johnfurey]

thank you creator for Steve, and Steve probably thanks you for he is and always will be my favorite musical hero and inspiration. To this day if i need a head start on writing a song i just listen to Fight Test and its a done deal.

[robbyray]

Super rad video for a super rad pedal by a super rad company ran by super rad guys. Rad.