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Are you ready to blog n' roll? Good! So are we! Each week we give you fresh articles from our tasty mixed bag of music production treats!

Get tips and tricks right through to weird and wonderful musical insights... all with an entertaining twist! Enjoy!

How To: Avoid Phase Issues!

06-14-2013

You’ve probably heard about ‘phase’ in some musical context or other. Whether it’s using a phaser effect on your pad sounds to give them a bit of movement, or that strange and mythical beast called a ‘linear phase EQ’, phase can be complicated area that can really cause problems. So how can you avoid them? First, we need to know what ‘phase’ is: it&#...

Beats in the Sun – Origins of Reggaeton

06-06-2013

It looks like summer has finally arrived here, and our thoughts turn to Caribbean music as usual – the sun-kissed charms of reggae, soca and dancehall. But there’s another flavour out there which has been getting a lot of attention lately – Reggaeton. So since this week also sees the release of Prime Loops’ new sample pack Reggaeton Heatwave, we thought we’d take a look in mo...

Hidden Gems – Free Production Resources!

05-30-2013

It’s not easy learning to be a music producer. There are so many tools, tricks and technologies to learn that it can be hard to know where to start. Fortunately however, the web is full of great sources of free information, software, samples and more. So check out our round-up of how to get started with free stuff, how to use it, and how not to! Video Tutorials Over the last couple of years,...

Classic Tunes – Addison Groove – ‘Footcrab’

05-23-2013

Sometimes all it takes is a single tune to kickstart a career. We saw it happen with Joy Orbison’s huge ‘Hyph Mngo’, and it happened again barely a year later when Addison Groove dropped the huge ‘Footcrab’. In the case of Footcrab however, it wasn’t written by a complete newcomer; Addison Groove had been enjoying relative success on the bigger dubstep labels li...

Alternative Ways To Build a Career In Music

05-16-2013

Ever since the internet came and turned the entire music industry upside-down, the traditional methods of doing things have started to be usurped by new, media friendly, ‘music 2.0′ kinds of methods. And it’s not just self-releasing via Bandcamp, or Kickstarter that’s taking over record deal advances… Even the traditional ideas of making a demo and attracting the atte...

Make The Most Of Creative Partnerships!

05-10-2013

One of the most important aspects in creating music is that of the creative partnership. From Lennon and McCartney to Daft Punk and Pharrell, some of the best work comes when people pool their creative resources and work together. But it’s not always plain sailing. So here are some tips on how you can get the best out of a creative partnership, both in terms of artistic results and improvin...