Ben Rogerson
I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.
Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Miley Cyrus accused of copying Bruno Mars song - but not, apparently, by Bruno Mars
By Ben Rogerson published
Lawsuit argues that Cyrus’s 2023 hit is “a derivative work”
Casio’s entry-level Celviano AP-300 and AP-S200 digital pianos promise the sound and feel of a grand
By Ben Rogerson published
Beginners now have two more contenders for their cash
Zoom’s LiveTrak L6 could be the ideal portable mixer and recorder for your DAWless synth jams
By Ben Rogerson published
10-channel device can run on batteries and is Eurorack-compatible
Pharrell Williams admits that he and Neptunes partner Chad Hugo are no longer on speaking terms
By Ben Rogerson published
As a songwriting and production duo, the pair scored some of the biggest hits of the ‘00s
The story of how Prince ended up duetting with Amy Winehouse on Love Is a Losing Game
By Ben Rogerson published
The momentous performance took place at an aftershow gig during Prince’s record-breaking residency at London’s O2 arena
Was Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo played in anger?
By Ben Rogerson last updated
The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time
Mk.gee suggests that his unique lo-fi sound is the result of growing up on low-quality MP3s
By Ben Rogerson published
“I like taking cheap, bad gear and trying to make the best song with it,” he says
Roland’s Aira Compact P-6 puts ‘creative sampling’ in your pocket
By Ben Rogerson published
A take-anywhere device that enables you to sample and sequence the world around you and anything else
Beyoncé discusses the healing power of music and dismisses genres as “traps that box us in and separate us”
By Ben Rogerson published
“From the start of my career and on every album, I have always mixed genres,” she says
Apple set to introduce track layering to Voice Memos in iPhone 16 Pro
By Ben Rogerson published
Record a new track while listening to another through your speaker… then break them apart
Taylor Swift’s viral I Believe In A Thing Called Love singalong sends The Darkness to number one
By Ben Rogerson published
Her air guitar skills were on display, too
dBdone enables you to view, tag, search and preview your DAW projects from one place
By Ben Rogerson published
New app is currently in beta and free to download
Lady Gaga on the joy of recording at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio
By Ben Rogerson published
The star has confirmed that she has new music on the way
Megan Thee Stallion and Queen combine for a new version of We Will Rock You
By Ben Rogerson published
It features in a new Gladiator-themed Pepsi ad that pays homage to Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink’s Roman epic from 2004
Gibson unravels the mystery of Taylor Swift’s ‘pink/purple’ Eras Tour Lover guitar
By Ben Rogerson published
"We work with her team, who execute her vision down to the smallest details," says VP of product Mat Koehler
Rodney Jerkins on why Michael Jackson turned down the Neptunes songs that eventually went to Justin Timberlake
By Ben Rogerson published
“If I would have just hopped on the drum set and just started playing, he would have been like, ‘Nah, I did that with Billie Jean’”
“It’s all about dynamics and the flow of it”: Billie Eilish on how she sequences the tracks on an album
By Ben Rogerson published
“I really love when something feels like one piece and is cohesive and is thought through,” she says
Fatboy Slim explains why he couldn’t go in the studio with Fred Again
By Ben Rogerson published
“Everybody was trying to get us to work together,” he says
Has Softube created an authentic, simplified Yamaha CS-80 emulation?
By Ben Rogerson published
In fact, the Model 77 brings you the sounds of a couple of other CS synths, too
After many years in development, KV331 Audio has finally released SynthMaster 3
By Ben Rogerson published
A modular, multi-layer architecture meets new oscillators, effects and features
Music technology innovator Keith McMillen dies, aged 67
By Ben Rogerson published
Known for his range of expressive controllers, McMillen previously worked for Gibson and helped to lay the foundations for MPE and MIDI 2.0
Zedd on why even he was surprised that Jeff Buckley’s estate gave him permission to remix Dream Brother
By Ben Rogerson published
“I just thought I could make this into an incredible, respectful dance-ish song,” he says
Chris Martin and Maggie Rogers pay tribute to Taylor Swift and her fans in Vienna
By Ben Rogerson published
Swift, meanwhile, has just released her first statement on her cancelled Vienna Eras Tour shows
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