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Beatmaking & Production
“I’ve got to credit Slipknot because they referenced Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse in interviews. I went out and bought all those records”: How Josh Middleton crushed his inner elitist to unleash a brutal Sylosis album for his teenage self
Heavy metal has had undergone its own enlightenment over the years, an evolution in ...
Beatmaking & Production
“I read the movie script sitting around poolside at a hotel. Then Frankie and I went to my room and wrote the song on an old Wurlitzer piano”: When Sylvester Stallone wanted another Eye Of The Tiger for his next Rocky movie, he knew who to call
Back in 1981, Chicago rock band Survivor were struggling to get a hit, until – out ...
Beatmaking & Production
UJAM introduce Voxcraft
Voxcraft is a new multi-effects plug-in that marks UJAM’s first foray into ...
Beatmaking & Production
VSL Synchron Wagner Tuba Ensemble
The final instalment in VSL’s Synchron Special Brass Collection is now ...
Beatmaking & Production
VSL launch Synchron Wagner Tuba Ensemble
The final instalment in VSL’s Synchron Special Brass Collection is now ...
Beatmaking & Production
“When we did this 25 years ago, it felt like we had no clue of what we were doing”: Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on the beautiful simplicity of French house classic, Intro
The best dance music records are often the ones that seem the most basic. Simple ...
Beatmaking & Production
“One of the greatest national anthems ever”: How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl – and send online music theory educators into a frenzy
It might have been Bad Bunny’s impressive Half Time Show that made the biggest ...
Beatmaking & Production
“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff. That’s my recollection”: Lennon might have written the lyrics, but as McCartney remembers it, he “wrote the tune” to one of The Beatles’ greatest and most poignant songs
Anyone looking to pinpoint the moment when The Beatles turned from pop idols into ...
Beatmaking & Production
ADDAC System introduce the Mixology
Following on from the launch of their Mixology pedal in December 2025, ADDAC ...
Beatmaking & Production
“Those fridges are probably the fourth best musical group to come out of Sheffield”: Supermarket goes viral for the chilled ambient drones of its freezer section
The city of Sheffield has a rich musical history, having given the world the likes ...
Beatmaking & Production
“Taylor and Travis Kelce have been listening to my music loads together and have requested that I remix Opalite”: Chris Lake said yes to a Taylor Swift remix before he’d even heard the stems, then had to spend two weeks solid producing it in Ableton Live
At this point, if you get the call from Taylor Swift asking if you’d be willing to ...
Beatmaking & Production
“It’s definitely one of those songs that I’m never gonna be ashamed of. Hell, it opened a lot of doors for us!”: Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill laughed when he first sang the words to this song – but it turned into a No.1 hit
Kings Of Leon became one of the biggest rock bands in the world in 2008 – due to the ...