Music & Tech
Phil Collins on Creating a Hit Record with a Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Phil Collins Gave Away and Reacquired Drum Machine for Hit Record
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Beatport Connect Conference in Brooklyn
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Phil Collins Details Giving Away and Reclaiming Drum Machine for Hit Record
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Phil Collins on His Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Jack Antonoff Criticizes Musicians Using AI in Songwriting
"By all means drive right off that cliff," the producer wrote. "We're genuinely happy to see you go."
Alex Cameron Details New Album and 2026 Tour
“Red Hook Rain” leads his fifth studio LP, Late to Set, which is due in July
Jack Antonoff Calls Musicians Who Use AI ‘Godless Whores,’ Says Songwriting Has ‘Become an Ancient Ritual’
"By all means drive right off that cliff," the producer wrote. "We're genuinely happy to see you go."
Alex Cameron Announces New Album "Late to Set" and 2026 Tour
“Red Hook Rain” leads his fifth studio LP, Late to Set, which is due in July
Salem Releases New Album 'Red Dragon'
Red Dragon is the witch house pioneers’ first full-length release since 2020’s Fires in Heaven
Best Hardware Effects For Synths: Our Favorite Outboard Pedals For Hardware Rigs in 2026
Finding the best hardware effects for synths usually comes down to how well a pedal handles movement, stereo width, transients, modulation, and hands-on control once it leaves a guitar chain and starts working with hardware. Synths already bring plenty of tone on their own, so the right effects peda
Madball Announce New Album Not Your Kingdom, Unleash Single “Rebel Kids”
The New York hardcore act's 10th studio LP comes out July 24th via Nuclear Blast Records. Madball Announce New Album Not Your Kingdom, Unleash SIngle “Rebel Kids”: Stream Langdon Hickman
There’s a New Salem Album Out Today
Red Dragon is the witch house pioneers’ first full-length release since 2020’s Fires in Heaven
Madball Announce New Album Not Your Kingdom, Unleash SIngle “Rebel Kids”: Stream
The New York hardcore act's 10th studio LP comes out July 24th via Nuclear Blast Records. Madball Announce New Album Not Your Kingdom, Unleash SIngle “Rebel Kids”: Stream Langdon Hickman
AudioThing Environments Turns Real Spaces Into A Reverb Plugin
AudioThing has released Environments, a new convolution reverb plugin built from real acoustic places rather than standard studio rooms or generic halls. The plugin is available now for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and iPadOS, with desktop support for VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, and CLAP. It is currently pr
Jack Antonoff Calls Creating Music a “Holy Process,” AI Prompters “Godless Whores”
"We have never been looking for this work to become quicker or easier," he wrote. "We have never been frustrated by the randomness and magic." Jack Antonoff Calls Creating Music a “Holy Process,” AI Prompters “Godless Whores” Wren Graves
Larrabee Studios Creator Series Returns With A Fully Funded Program For Emerging Music Creators
Larrabee Studios is bringing back its Creator Series for a second year, opening applications on May 18 for a five-day program led by 18x Grammy-winning mixing engineer Manny Marroquin in collaboration with Sony’s audio business. The program will select 15 emerging music creators from across the Unit
Campfire Audio Chimera Brings Four Driver Types Into One Flagship IEM
Campfire Audio has announced Chimera, a new flagship in-ear monitor that brings four driver technologies into one nine-driver design. Handbuilt in Portland, Oregon, Chimera combines a dynamic driver, balanced armatures, electrostatic super-tweeters, and bone conduction inside a CNC-machined magnesiu
BPI sets out transparency and sovereignty demands to secure “AI licensing boom”
Record label trade group BPI has launched a new report on music and AI, setting out what it believes is needed to enable an “AI licensing boom” in the UK. It says the government should force more transparency on the AI sector and ensure the “sovereignty of UK law” when it comes to AI and copyright
TikTok now lets US users book hotels and attractions in-app with ‘TikTok GO’
TikTok has partnered with Booking.com, Expedia, Viator, Tiqets, Trip.com and GetYourGuide to launch TikTok GO. Source