His electronica, a blend of past and future, gives ‘Marty Supreme’ its swagger

The story is set in the suburbs of Boston around the mid-1980s. His father, a Russian-Jewish immigrant working various jobs like performing at supper clubs, was trying to afford a synthesizer. A friend who was a drummer helped him find a good deal on a Roland Juno-60 – the very same model used to create the sound in a-ha’s upbeat hit, “Take on Me.”







