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Lorde on the Frank Ocean collaborator who helped to humanise the synths on her new album, Virgin
By Ben Rogerson published
The star performed a secret set to open this weekend's Glastonbury Festival
![Brent Smith [left] performs in a blazer and white T-shirt as flames from pyro light the stage behind him. On the right, Rick Beato is photographed in a denim overshirt at NAMM 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MSHbXfF6HqJNm2sy8DmFS.jpg)
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on what makes Rick Beato a great producer
By Jonathan Horsley published
Beato co-produced Shinedown's debut album and shared writing credits with Smith, who says the YouTube superstar has a "profound" knowledge of music

“We are the inventors of electro”: Emmanuel Macron wants French house to be added to UNESCO heritage list
By Will Simpson published
It would join German techno and Jamaican reggae

“You can still be bad boys but there has to be an element of vulnerability": How producer Bob Ezrin elevated Kiss
By Paul Elliott published
"It was such a big departure for them," Ezrin says

Music Production for Women announces free workshops in London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Berlin
By Matt Mullen published
Taking place throughout July, the beginner-oriented events will cover subjects such as beat programming, synthesis and audio effects

Tom Petty keyboard player Benmont Tench says that being produced by Rick Rubin was like solving a puzzle
By Ben Rogerson published
“You need to simplify,” Rubin kept telling him

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82
By Si Truss published
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82

"I’m not just producing tracks anymore. I’m producing stars from scratch": Timbaland just created an AI artist
By Daniel Griffiths published
"I’m not just producing tracks anymore. I’m producing stars from scratch"
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