About Zantrixos
Make more music — joyfully, and without the gatekeeping
Zantrixos is an independent music-making publication about instruments, home production, music theory, and singing. We help beginners and hobbyists make more music through plain-language guidance, affordable advice, and small steps that actually stick.
Why we started Zantrixos
So much music advice falls into one of two traps. It is either gatekept behind jargon — modes, tessitura, sidechain compression — thrown at you with no explanation, or it quietly assumes you can drop a fortune on gear before you've played a single note. Either way, it leaves beginners feeling like music is a club they're not allowed into. We wanted a third option: warm, jargon-free writing for ordinary people who just want to make more music, whatever instrument, budget, or starting point they have.
Zantrixos started in 2026 as a set of notes between musicians who kept answering the same hopeful questions from friends: Which instrument should I start with? How do I record a song on my laptop? What even is a chord? Can I actually learn to sing? Those notes turned into articles, and the articles turned into this. Today we publish across four areas — instruments, music production, music theory, and singing & voice — all built on the same belief: a little regular practice and a lot of encouragement beats talent and expensive gear every time.
How we work
Every article is written or edited by a working musician who has actually played, recorded, taught, or sung the thing we're describing. We favour clear over clever — we'd rather teach one chord well than name-drop ten. We aim to be honest about how slow and non-linear learning music can be, and encouraging about the fact that everyone starts as a beginner. When we mention gear or software, it's because we think it earns its place, not because anyone paid us.
We're also clear about our limits. Zantrixos offers general music education for hobbyists — not medical, financial, or professional advice. If singing or playing ever causes pain or strain, the smartest, strongest thing you can do is rest and see a qualified professional. You can read more in our disclaimer and about how we work in our editorial policy.
What we value
The principles behind every article
Small steps, real progress
Music is learned in tiny, repeatable sessions — not one heroic practice marathon. We break skills into steps you can actually try today, even if you only have ten minutes.
Reader-first, always
Our writing is independent. We are never paid to recommend an instrument, app, or plugin, and we keep advertising clearly separate from editorial content.
Joy over perfection
We don't think you need expensive gear or natural talent to make music worth making. The finished song you actually enjoy beats the perfect one you never start.
Plain and jargon-free
No gatekeeping, no theory soup, no pretending it's harder than it is. We explain things the way we'd explain them to a friend picking up an instrument for the first time.
The team
Who writes Zantrixos
Leo is a multi-instrumentalist and former gigging musician who started Zantrixos because so much music advice is gatekept behind jargon and expensive gear. He writes about making music joyfully and cheaply, and he firmly believes that the worst song you finish teaches you more than the perfect one you never start.
Nina is a producer and beatmaker who teaches home recording and music theory to people who'd rather make tracks than read textbooks. She demystifies DAWs, mixing, and the circle of fifths in plain English, and she's convinced that theory is just a map for ideas you already feel.
Theo is a vocal coach and guitar teacher who writes about the unglamorous fundamentals: practice, posture, breath, and patience. He's coached nervous beginners and seasoned hobbyists alike, and he believes almost anyone can learn to sing or play — they just need the right small steps and a little courage.