Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are the synthesizer masterminds behind the haunting score of Netflix's Stranger Things and half of Austin-based dark instrumental band, S U R V I V E. They have come a long way from their initial living room collaboration. Some have even said Kyle and Michael are carrying on the tradition of electronic pioneers like Giorgio Moroder and Tangerine Dream. This year, they were nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the GRAMMYs, performed at numerous festivals including Moogfest, Outside Lands, and FYF Fest, and have been hard at work on the score of Stranger Things' second season. Basking in the glow of their EMMY nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Sequence", I spoke with them at length about their early musical beginnings, their deep knowledge and passion for analog synthesizers, and how the phenomenon of Stranger Things has altered their lives.