
Daniel Griffiths
Daniel Griffiths is a veteran journalist who has worked on some of the biggest entertainment, tech and home brands in the world. He's interviewed countless big names, and covered countless new releases in the fields of music, videogames, movies, tech, gadgets, home improvement, self build, interiors and garden design. He’s the ex-Editor of Future Music and ex-Group Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Musician, Guitarist, Guitar World, Computer Music and more. He renovates property and writes for MusicRadar.com.
Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths

Quizzy Rascal: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #6!
By Daniel Griffiths published
Round off your week with our 10-question recap of this week's hottest music news

What just happened? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #5!
By Daniel Griffiths published
We spin back this week's hottest music news and test your musical might

What just happened? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #4!
By Daniel Griffiths published
It's time to flex your mind and take a look back at this week's hottest music news

Jimmy Jam on sampling, AI and his new EastWest drum machine plugin
By Daniel Griffiths published
Alongside co-producer Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam shaped the sound of the '80s and '90s. Now he’s got the future in his sights

It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #3!
By Daniel Griffiths published
Have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world of music this week?

It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #2!
By Daniel Griffiths published
Featuring all the action from the world of music and the last seven days of MusicRadar…

It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week!
By Daniel Griffiths published
Starring all the action from the world of music and the last seven days of MusicRadar…

“I lay on my floor one night and wrote the whole thing": 40 Years On – The Making of West End Girls
By Daniel Griffiths published
From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station… Here's all the ups, downs, history, mystery, studio secrets and more of Pet Shop Boys' biggest hit

New treatment for tinnitus could finally bring relief to millions of sufferers
By Daniel Griffiths published
Musicians and ‘critical listeners’ are among the most affected, with no effective treatment currently in place

Amazon and Kylie Minogue have got Christmas wrapped up as their exclusive deal propels her to No.1
By Daniel Griffiths published
The enduring power of Minogue PLUS the might of world’s biggest shopping brand just made their Christmas wishes come true

“David was a nice guy, but never a superstar”: 54 years on, how Hunky Dory rebooted Bowie’s career
By Daniel Griffiths published
The album’s creation and release marked a turning point in Bowie’s talent and trajectory

"Miley is all about positivity. She’s just not a ‘feeling sorry for herself’ kind of person": Kid Harpoon on Miley Cyrus' Flowers
By Matt Mullen published
The high-flying hitmaker reflects on the making of Cyrus' Grammy-winning chart smash

“There’s a reason that the Juno-106 is still the greatest”: Kid Harpoon on vintage synths and studio secrets
By Daniel Griffiths published
We talk making hits and studio tricks with the Grammy-winning co-creator that everyone wants on their team

"Peter Gabriel said, as soon as he saw me sit down on a drum stool, he knew that I was the drummer"
By Daniel Griffiths published
Phil Collins: Drummer First revealed the secrets of his sound, his career highs and lows, and the story of that drum fill…

Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement
By Daniel Griffiths published
The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…

“We tried it as a laugh and now it’s our standard setup”: The secret sauce behind Sleep Token’s live drum sound
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because delivering drums for one of rock’s hottest acts requires the breaking of more than a few rules

iZotopeʼs colourful new FXEQ multi-effects plugin lets you “paint” with saturation, reverb, and delay
By Daniel Griffiths published
Each of FXEQ's effects runs through its own six-band parametric EQ, giving you targeted control over its application across the frequency spectrum

“Channel the aura of busted pedal delays, dusty tapes, and otherworldly echoes” with Brainworx new bx_pulsar
By Daniel Griffiths published
WIth five unique delay modes and a set of easy-to-implement further features and filters, it looks like it's got every base covered

“OMG, modular synthesizers and video games? Sign. Me. Up”: Look Mum No Computer just made their own game
By Daniel Griffiths published
The much-loved DIY vintage gear repair video powerhouse just released their own synth-inspired shoot-em-up

“Why are you doing this!?”: Watch Ozzy Osbourne try to kickstart his ancient ARP 2600 vintage synth
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because even the world’s biggest music superstars occasionally have difficulty getting their gear to work properly

"Turn a few seconds into a four minute, finished piece of music”: 8 producers show how they finish tracks
By Daniel Griffiths published
Watch Danny Byrd, Eats Everything, DJ Boring, Ploy, Mr Mitch, Breaka, Lawrence Hart and Richard Fearless of Death In Vegas at work in their studios

“We've been sleeping for 30 years. Please excuse us”: The C64 is back, packed with extra chiptune power
By Daniel Griffiths published
Fans of the original’s much-loved SID chip can now get their hands on a brand new take on the classic

Terminator composer Brad Fiedel on the making of his iconic synth-fuelled sci-fi soundtrack
By Daniel Griffiths published
"What I did on the original Terminator came from me," he says, "but I can't say that I invented anything”
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