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Matthias Reiling and Hauke Freer have been producing music together for over 12 years, producing four LPs, 28 EPs and over 40 remixes. The pair are known for their funky, intricate sample-based grooves that can be heard on both dancefloors and poolsides. If some of their previous works are designed for the night, Needledrop is […]
Hosted by Dutch broadcaster VPRO, this week’s Eurovision-inspired AI Song Contest brought AI generative music into the limelight. Australian entrant Uncanny Valley won the public’s heart with Beautiful The World, a pop hit laced with whimsical lyrics, sporadic melodies and synthesised sounds of Australian native animals. “The way we approached it specifically was to say: how […]
“When I went to the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards for the first time, I sneaked in without paying,” says Italian-born producer and engineer Marta Salogni in her East London studio. “I put on the best clothes I had – a suit from a charity shop – and dodged the bouncers to get in so […]
Epitomising London’s young music-makers in the digital age, Moses Boyd was brought up on a mix of heady jazz and tough grime, and his sound moves in step with the hyper-culture of the capital, capitalising on our love of immediate gratification and genuine live experiences. From his bold debut album, Dark Matter, to his catwalk […]
French groove-weaver Folamour doesn’t set his sights on one genre. He’s made quite the name for himself in the underground house scene with sample-focused four-to-the-floor tracks. But Folamour slows things down smoothly with tracks like Petit Prince Du Macadam, showcasing his versatility as a producer. His latest single, I Miss Having Someone To Talk To is […]
Last week, Aston Microphones began the first round of an ambitious new testing phase for its new microphone. Dubbed ‘Project Element’, the microphone’s fate will be decided by the general music production public – as opposed to the Aston 33 panel (a group of world class engineers, producer and artists), who usually oversee the development […]
It’s a new dawn for Gavin Miller. The Shipley-based musician is celebrated for his genre-mercurial electronica but his career has taken many turns – and the latest was a big one. He formed Worriedaboutsatan while studying at Leeds College of Music in 2005, cribbing the name from a B-side by oddball Belgian rock band Deus. […]
We caught up with Luke from Korg, the co-host of the award-winning Korg microKast, to learn what he wants to see in future Volcas, why the Opsix could be this decade’s DX7, and why Behringer isn’t really a threat. MusicTech: We’re trying to address some of the crazy rumours and speculation about Korg releases. Firstly, […]
Disco was a common theme in Greg Packer’s childhood home. He grew up in the 1970s, listening to his mum’s records, which provided his first real introduction to music. Record-buying would become a constant in his life. He made his name in the 1990s drum ’n’ bass circuit but began playing soul, funk and disco […]
Born in Harrogate, a small town in the north of England, Joe Ford’s obsessive approach to music production has resulted in some of the most complex and technically proficient music to hit dance floors in recent times. He has quickly gained a reputation for sound design and original, wide, slick mixdowns. He’s released on some […]