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
Pianist Jesus Molina had never heard Prince’s 1999, so could he play along to it?
By Ben Rogerson published
“This is actually what I try to do when I practise every single day,” he says
deadmau5 plays Teenage Engineering’s medieval-themed EP-1320 while dressed as a knight
By Ben Rogerson published
TE has also been getting in on the act by taking part in a medieval festival in Sweden
Who was playing the 'floating vertical piano' at the Olympics closing ceremony?
By Ben Rogerson published
A more impressive stunt than Tom Cruise lowering himself off the Stade de France roof?
Storage locker treasure hunters discover they’ve bought a huge haul of Kanye West gear
By Ben Rogerson published
Producer Mike Dean quickly asks if there’s anything with his name on it
“I don’t use presets that much, but this one just felt like, ‘yeah, let’s just throw this one in just to offset everything’, you know?”: Hyperpop producer AG Cook on his favourite plugins and how he used them on recent track Lucifer
By Ben Rogerson published
Arturia, NI and Sonic Charge software all gets a look in
Queen live keyboard player Spike Edney on ‘80s tech and streamlining his rig
By Ben Rogerson published
“I suppose what I think is that Queen is quite a demanding musical adventure, and there are lots of things that can be done to make their sounds more realistic for the audience,” he says
Tourist leans on a UK garage classic as he plays a piano version of Charli XCX’s 360
By Ben Rogerson published
Artful Dodger meets the Brat summer
Roland, New Balance and Tiago Lemos announce drum machine-themed skate shoe for 808 Day
By Ben Rogerson published
Make a phat fashion statement on the street and in the studio
Snarky Puppy pay tribute to singer and keyboard player Shaun Martin, who has died aged 45
By Ben Rogerson published
Martin was also musical director for gospel legend Kirk Franklin
Why Billie Eilish’s collab with Charli XCX on Guess might not have happened
By Ben Rogerson published
“Billie tried to get out of it, like, three times!” says Finneas
“OK, so, wanna hear a boring story?”: Taylor Swift on her latest technical malfunction
By Ben Rogerson published
“Sorry, I’m just wondering if there’s anything that you guys can do about the static in my ears"
Roland launches new R&D group “to help design the future of music creation”
By Ben Rogerson published
The Roland Future Design Group will focus on the potential of AI, WEB3, virtual and augmented reality, low-latency wireless connectivity and more
It looks like Waldorf could be bringing back a much-loved 1989 synth
By Ben Rogerson published
“Legends never die,” says new teaser video
Evan Blair on co-writing and producing Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things
By Ben Rogerson published
“He might kill me for saying this, but Benson was screaming the chorus part with his shirt off because it was so intense!”
Prince recorded his own version of Michael Jackson’s Bad, says Sheila E.
By Ben Rogerson last updated
Prince famously turned down the chance to duet on the song after hearing its opening line
Engineer Chris Gehringer on how he mastered Dua Lipa’s Houdini using Ozone 11
By Ben Rogerson published
Hear how the song sounded ‘flat’ and after it had been mastered
Jazz pianist DOMi fixes Ingrid Angress’s performance of The Star-Spangled Banner
By Ben Rogerson published
Maybe it was just inspired "microtonal jazz singing" all along?
Billie Eilish performs stripped-back versions of 4 songs from Hit Me Hard and Soft
By Ben Rogerson published
Skinny, L'Amour de Ma Vie, Wildflower and Birds of a Feather get the acoustic treatment
Dyson’s OnTrac headphones sample external sounds “384,000 times a second”
By Ben Rogerson published
Can the vacuum cleaner specialist clean up in the personal audio market?
Korg Collection 5 adds ARP 2600 synth, Vox Continental organ and classic electric piano emulations, taking it way beyond its original remit
By Ben Rogerson published
Plugin reboots of non-Korg synths and keyboards have now joined the bundle, too
“To me, it's kind of milking a dead cow”: Ken Scott on the Beatles' Now and Then
By Ben Rogerson published
“It's more to do with the fact that I know that George was not particularly fond of finishing it off back in the day,” he says
Audacity 3.6: Free audio editor gets a “visual refresh” and new master channel
By Ben Rogerson published
Developer Muse Group has also updated its Muse Hub software portal
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