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"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

Taylor Swift on how she threw down the creative gauntlet to Max Martin for new album The Life Of A Showgirl
By Ben Rogerson published
She says that making the whole record with Martin and Shellback "felt like catching lightning in a bottle”

“How lucky I was to share in a little of Ozzy’s magic?” Producer Andrew Watt pays tribute to his friend
By Will Simpson published
Watt was behind the desk for Ozzy’s final two solo albums
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