Inspiration & Creativity

Afrobeats!! You must've heard of it right? Funky rhythms, Tropical vibes, potential global dominance!? Over the last few years, no other style of music has emerged out of Africa quite like Afrobeats, gaining global recognition and infiltrating Western charts with an almighty force!! Get to know one of the dopest genres to come out of the last decade!! Drawing from...

If you're here...there's a good chance you have some interest in samples and sampling!? It's everywhere and you'd be hard-pressed to find a song that doesn't sample at least something, no matter how little! get to know the ins and outs of how sampling has developed over the years! The music industry loves sampling and a new joint study by...

It feels like Youtubers are always leading the way!! Lo-Fi Hip Hop has had a huge boom and this is definitely thanks to an underground scene of YouTubers and Twitch streamers. Mellow vibes, nostalgic anime imagery, sick basslines! What's not to like!? Let's see why it popped-off so much!! These Lo-Fi hip-hop tracks, otherwise known as chillhop or Lo-Fi study...

Time for some self-promo - DIY-style!! Get your name out there and your sounds to as many people as possible!! Promo, promo, promo!! And best of all, it's free!! You just gotta make the effort to get things happening, let's see how... In years gone by artists required a marketing budget almost greater than the cost of their studio time...

Foley percussion!? Grab yourself some pots and pans and start clanging away!! OK, maybe it's a tad more complex than that, but it's not a bad starting point. Check out some creative ways to get more out of your percussive parts using everyday items you most likely have lying around the house. Get involved!! When it comes to studio recording...

Embrace new technology!! The tech-wizards are constantly bringing out incredible new developments that are changing how we look at music. So don't be afraid!! Have a look through our selection of cutting-edge tech to bang out some fresh new sounds with!! The traditional arsenal of effects is familiar to most producers – delay, phase, distortion and so on. Useful for...

Why!? Cos we say so!!Ok, maybe that's not gonna cut it as an explanation!! But this week we're pretty hyped on the release of TAKESHIDO: Manga Melodies. So we figured you might also appreciate a few tips on how to use sample packs in your own stuff. So let's go in with a few helpful hints! Use Them As Starting...

Crate Digging! That's how it's done. It takes time and a lot of trial and error, but you'll find some of the sickest and most obscure gems by getting your hands dirty and diving in! You also need to know where to look; we can help you with that... Electronic music has been showing us for years that a good...

So you wanna make it big time!? Well, you need to get friendly with one of these four to take things truly international and into next-level superstardom! The music industry is a confusing one. Labels are changing fast, but one thing that has remained consistent is the existence of major labels - the big players. The Dons. Like the Mafia...

Ah, the 90s - a time when curtains seemed like a good idea, VHS still had a place in the market and wild boy bands roamed the plains in search of 14-year-old girls to make money from. Yes, it was cheesy, and painful to hear at times, but sometimes you just can't shake those tracks from your head and there's...

Obscure!!! As anyone who has paid attention to mainstream hip hop will know, sampling is getting more and more obscure. Big-shot producers have taken instruments from the east, west, north, south and occasionally what sounds like the depths of space to create their tracks. The further afield the better!! We figured it would be helpful to give you a heads up...