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Billy Hickey

‘Super-engineer’ Billy Hickey: “People get obsessed by the top of Ariana Grande’s voice and think there’s a lot of EQ shenanigans to get that, but that’s just her voice”

By Daniel Griffiths

Ariana Grande’s must-have engineer for her last two albums on the state of play with 2021 studio sessions and how to get the hottest sounds for the biggest artists

ABBA

5 tracks producers need to hear by… ABBA

By Daniel Griffiths

Think you know ABBA? Think again. There’s ABBA Gold... And then there’s ABBA Platinum...

Parappa The Rapper

10 times that music and videogames collided: the good, the bad… and the weird

By Daniel Griffiths

“Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind…” We chart the rise and fall of the music game and pick out 10 landmark times music and games got it right… or more often didn’t

Geoff Downes

Yes keyboard giant Geoff Downes: “At one stage I had up to 28 keyboards out on the road - I filled up half a semi-truck on my own!”

By Daniel Griffiths

“I think there was a bit of cockfighting going on! Certainly with Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman"

Tony Kaye

Keyboard legend Tony Kaye: “I get asked if I left Yes because of my disdain for the ‘new’ electronic gear - the Moog and the Mellotron - and there’s a lot of truth in that”

By Daniel Griffiths

Most famous for his early work with (and subsequent returns to) prog giants Yes, the Hammond maestro is back with an album to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11

Jam & Lewis

Jam & Lewis: “With Prince, we learned to use synthesizers in a very musical way”

By Daniel Griffiths

35 years in the making, the incomparable songwriting and production duo have just released what is - unbelievably - their debut album...

Federico Vindver

Coldplay and Kanye producer Federico Vindver: “You can do everything with just a laptop and a pair of headphones. You can make the best music ever”

By Daniel Griffiths

You name them, he’s worked with them. Meet the man behind the superstars’ scenes who’s all set to go truly global

Mark Ronson

5 tracks producers need to hear by... Mark Ronson

By Daniel Griffiths

We take a time-travelling trip through the mind and music of the uptown funker

Rami Yacoub

Pop super-producer Rami Yacoub: "Max Martin said 'this is the magic'... It was pretty amazing”

By Daniel Griffiths

Britney, NSync, Backstreet Boys, One Direction… Meet the man who's worked with them all

Brian Eno

5 tracks producers need to hear by… Brian Eno

By Daniel Griffiths

In need of some inspiration? Draw yourself an oblique strategy card and treat your ears to the very best of the musician’s ‘non-musician’

Daft Punk

5 tracks producers need to hear by... Daft Punk

By Daniel Griffiths

We say goodbye in the only way we know how: by selecting five moments of genre-defining brilliance from the men behind the masks

Phil Collins 1985

5 tracks producers need to hear by… Phil Collins

By Daniel Griffiths

Best of 2020: The definitive essential cuts for producers who are yet to get their Phil…

Shania Twain

5 tracks producers need to hear by… Mutt Lange

By Daniel Griffiths

For those about to rock… we suggest you listen to these songs first

Nile Rodgers

5 tracks producers need to hear by… Nile Rodgers

By Daniel Griffiths

Enjoy Good Times with one of the world’s most prolific hitmakers

Quincy Jones

5 songs producers need to hear by… Quincy Jones

By Daniel Griffiths

Jump to the front of the Q: it’s time to take some tips from the master

Britney Spears

5 songs producers need to hear by… Max Martin

By Daniel Griffiths

If he stopped making records would there be any charts left?

Timbaland

5 songs producers need to hear by… Timbaland

By Daniel Griffiths

Tighten the snare and boom the bass. It’s time to give your tracks some big pimpin’

5 songs producers need to hear by… Stock Aitken Waterman

By Daniel Griffiths

Face the music. The creators of over 100 UK Chart Top 40 hits can’t be wrong

Jam and Lewis

5 songs producers need to hear by… Jam & Lewis

By Daniel Griffiths

Career highlights from the legendary R&B and pop production pairing

5 songs producers need to hear by... Trevor Horn

By Daniel Griffiths

The definitive tracks from one of the UK's best loved and most prolific producers

GarageBand for iOS gets a classic drum machine step sequencer and now lets you choose your sounds

By Daniel Griffiths

Version 2.3 also adds 24-bit recording and enhanced AU compatibility

Apple GarageBand 2016 review

By Daniel Griffiths

It might be time to think again about GarageBand...

Tidal review: the MusicRadar verdict

By Daniel Griffiths

At £/$19.99 a month you'll notice the difference… But can you hear it?

Etymotic ER-4 review

By Daniel Griffiths

  • £180

Awesome bass delivered straight to your ear

Logic 10.2, including Alchemy, revealed!

By Daniel Griffiths

Flagship DAW gets massive update