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Steve Osborne Steve worked with dance music icon Paul Oakenfold at Perfecto Records and was responsible for instigating the Madchester sound with Happy Mondays, as well as producing pivotal records for KT Tunstall, Placebo and Suede. Top Tip “If I was 18 now, I’d go to BIMM or somewhere like that to learn as much […]
So 2018 then, another year that came and went too soon. If you’re anything like us, you’ll no doubt have numerous abandoned projects, half-finished mixes and sparks of ideas that still sit on that metaphorical shelf, gathering a fine coating of dust as we enter 2019. At MusicTech we strive to encourage and nurture your music-making process, […]
One of the big draws about being interested in music gear and production is that – from the very outside, at least – it looks like a fairly exciting gig. You’re making music with banks of bits of hardware and tonnes of plug-ins and it looks like quite a fun hobby. The trouble is, though, […]
With a career sculpting records with the likes of Kate Bush, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Hall & Oates and more, it’s unsurprising that earlier in the year, Hugh Padgham was honoured by the Music Producers Guild with an Outstanding Contribution Award. He’s very grateful to receive this official appreciation of his talents from his industry. […]
“Finding a sound takes time. And finding my sound took a long time,” says two-time Grammy-nominated DJ Steve Aoki. “The way I found my sound was through trial and error. It started with just getting stems for remixes. I would get as many stems as I could and as many remixes as I could get […]
It’s an all-too-familiar story; you spend months – perhaps years – making your music. You’re finally ready to launch it (and yourself) into the world. Depressingly, the response to your tireless endeavours isn’t quite the euphoric success story that you imagined. In 2019, it’s seemingly harder than ever to be heard above the ever-growing din […]