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“I’m a big preset guy. If a preset’s called Fat Bass, there’s a 90% chance it’s actually a fat bass”: Rico Nasty and Benson Boone producer Imad Royal on saving time and staying focused in the studio
By Matt Mullen published
In the next episode of Universal Audio's Apollo Creators series, the Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter unpacks his instinct-driven creative process

“I wanted to save my sister the torment of listening to songs about coconuts and infant fish”: Meet the DJ who’s made a babies' rave album
By Will Simpson published
Music For Babies To Rave And Sleep To is out now

"He made so many of those songs better with just one little nudge”: Daron Malakian on Rick Rubin
By Will Simpson published
He’s the ultimate sounding board, guitarist argues

“He kind of approaches records like a plumber…”: Bartees Strange on super producer Jack Antonoff
By Will Simpson published
Antonoff co-produced singer songwriter’s Horror album

Prince’s ability to keep time when he was recording drums was remarkable, says his engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
“He would say ‘OK, that’s so close, cut it one more time,’ and I wouldn’t do it because I physically couldn’t cut a 16th of an inch without chowdering the tape”

How Pino Palladino turned the demo bassline in Miley Cyrus’s End of the World into something "so much better"
By Ben Rogerson published
"I just thought it would sound the same, but my God," says awestruck producer Shawn Everett

Calvin Harris shuts down talk of a feud with Miley Cyrus after teasing a new song
By Ben Rogerson published
Ocean is now being sung by Jessie Reyez, it would seem

"This can't be serious": Billboard reveals the top producers of the 21st century so far – and people aren't happy
By Matt Mullen published
Max Martin unsurprisingly snags the top spot, but the absence of greats such as Pharrell Williams – and the inclusion of artists such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – has sparked debate
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