Producers & Engineers
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“There was a time I was collecting synths – it’s a bit weird downgrading from that”: Ikonika on going back-to-basics
By Si Truss published
In the studio: The Hyperdub artist on going back in-the-box and why they’re ‘trying to avoid Auto-Tune’

How Janet Jackson and Jam & Lewis made Control, the classic album that's just turned 40
By Ben Rogerson published
“We were like, let's make a record like we're making it for a rock and roller or a rap artist. Let's make the beats super hard"

"His creative influence spans every corner of contemporary culture”: Mark Ronson to receive Brits Outstanding Contribution award
By Will Simpson published
DJ calls it “the most meaningful honour” of his career

Anderson .Paak on how the death of a music legend inspired Dang!, a 2016 pop-rap masterpiece
By Ben Rogerson published
“He sat with it for like, a couple weeks and sent it back,” he says of Miller’s contribution. “He had his verse. He had put horns on it, and that's when I realised, ‘Oh, he's like, a producer, too. He's a real musician’”

"He wore a different wig every day”: Starsailor singer James Walsh on working with Phil Spector
By Will Simpson published
Fortunately, there were no guns...

"Once upon a time I was a kid making beats in his bedroom in Canada and now I'm here": Cirkut takes home Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 2026 Grammy Awards
By Matt Mullen published
The Canadian producer/songwriter also shared a win for Lady Gaga's Abracadabra

PinkPantheress is so Sincere as she joins MJ Cole on a new version of a UK Garage classic
By Ben Rogerson published
The track was originally made using an Atari ST and Akai MPC3000XL and released back in 1998

“True icon … one of the greatest drummers of all time”: The world mourns the passing of Sly Dunbar
By Will Simpson published
Drummer and producer played on over 200,000 recordings
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