
Andy Price
As the former editor of Computer Music, I aim to bring the same knowledge and experience that underpinned that magazine to the editorial I write, but I'm very eager to engage with new and emerging writers to cover the topics that resonate with them. My career has included editing MusicTech magazine and website, consulting on SEO/editorial practice and writing about music-making and listening for titles such as NME, Classic Pop, Audio Media International, Guitar.com and Uncut. When I'm not writing about music, I'm making it. I release tracks under the name ALP.
Latest articles by Andy Price

How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise
By Andy Price published
Establishing your artist name is more vital than you might think

Are we on the cusp of a new generation of indie heroes?
By Andy Price published
“I think we're about to have a big resurgence now in kids picking up guitars, and I think we've got the Gallagher brothers to thank for it”

"As nuanced and human as the real thing, but only if you know what you're doing": The ultimate guide to software guitar
By Andy Price published
We’ve spent decades trying to emulate the guitar. It might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it…

New to MIDI? Start here
By Andy Price published
The foundations of MIDI are laid bare for beginners

Exposing the disparity between promoting music compared to other sectors
By Andy Price published
Why are musicians frequently finding themselves counting their losses?

Are record labels at risk of irrelevance? This industry expert thinks so
By Andy Price published
Does the future belong to social media-savvy musicians

Roland Lamb opens up on inventing new ways of expressing music with ROLI Airwave
By Andy Price published
Is Airwave the ultimate music learning tool? Roland Lamb thinks so…

Will the rocketing cost of being a musician eventually kill the industry?
By Andy Price published
A deep dive into the economics of being a music-maker in the 2020s

Backline call on the music industry to respond to widespread mental health issues
By Andy Price published
Backline mark World Mental Health Day with a manifesto for immediate, collective action

Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on how the new Studio One integration brings Splice into workflows
By Andy Price published
Splice's senior figure on how the new DAW integration is the first of many

ROLI unveils the Airwave, an expressive new way of learning and creating using its MPE instruments
By Andy Price published
Will it really lead to the creation of 'new genres'?

Fans and theory experts unpick Nirvana's About a Girl
By Andy Price published
"Everything being diatonic is not some sort of requirement or restriction on things sounding good"

"You guys definitely have to be the first band into the Sphere, because this is the future": U2's live sound engineer on how he persuaded Bono and The Edge to be the Las Vegas Sphere's first resident band
By Andy Price published
"I tried my level best and I couldn't break it" Joe O'Herlihy on the prep behind U2's astounding residency

A new immersive music and dance-based VR game aims to improve mental health in young people
By Andy Price published
Could EmbodyXR provide the musical and visual therapy that many young people need?

Want 33,000 classic sound effects for free? The BBC expand their enviable archive for musicians and creators
By Andy Price published
Time to get plundering a massive archive of vintage and classic audio recordings

Are AI audio extenders a slippery slope towards absorbing creatives into an AI paradigm?
By Andy Price published
Many AI-driven platforms now offer the means to extend your tracks to any length you want, but how legal is its underlying algorithmic training?

Bands are dying. Why? We dig into the data
By Andy Price published
The decline of the band has become a feverish talking point recently. But what are the real reasons behind the lack of enthusiasm for both starting – and listening to – bands in the 2020s…

Void & Vista's software instruments are "pieces of art for people to make art with"
By Andy Price published
We sit down with the brains behind Strands and Folds, two Kontakt instruments that caught our attention with a wildly imaginative approach to sound design

“I love figuring out not just what ‘should’ this album be, but what ‘could’ it be”: Katie Tavini on the secrets behind top-class mastering
By Andy Price published
A ubiquitous name in the world of mastering, Katie Tavini’s intuitive senses and aptitude for bringing out the best in a huge array of music has been rightly praised

Reason's Mattias Häggström: "We’re leaning into what our main strengths are"
By Andy Price published
We sit down with Reason's Product Manager to find out more about the DAW's latest update and their plans for the future

Jess Camilleri: "MIA was actually my first engineering session!"
By Andy Price published
From engineering the likes of Rudimental and GoldLink at Strongroom Studios to her career as an MPG award-nominated engineer and producer, Jess Camilleri is one of the recording industry’s most impressive new talents

"I love artists who have a rawness to their sound": Kit Grill on the dangers of 'over-producing'
By Andy Price published
Kit Grill’s most recent release, Swimming in Honey concludes a journey of bold aural adventuring with the addition of vocals to the mix

Moonilena on hardware vs software and why she loves the "hiss" on her Yamaha TG33
By Andy Price published
We spoke to the Stockholm-based creative about her technical approach to her aural constructs and the genesis of her captivating new album, Minnet

Cableguys: "Our aim with ShaperBox is to make it easy for any producer to get complex-sounding results, all in one plugin"
By Andy Price published
We sit down with the developers behind ShaperBox and Kickstart to find out more about their modulation-mad multi-effects plugins

“I broke the cardinal sins of vocal production - five compressors maxed out on a chain”: Iglooghost speaks on his love of Reason, and the seaside town that inspired his chaotic new album
By Andy Price published
The latest record, Tidal Memory Exo is an uncompromising yet absorbing listen, helmed by one of the most uniquely talented – and unique-sounding – artists we’ve ever spoken to
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