
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

Here's everything you need to know about keyboard sizes but were afraid to ask
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Looking for the perfect keyboard? Does size really matter? 88, 49, 32?… Here’s the full guide to navigating the keys-world

Check yourself (before you wreck yourself): It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #17!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
It's time to test your knowledge of this week's music news with our regular weekly quiz

Brain me in: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #16
By Daniel Griffiths Published
You're just 10 quick music biz quiz questions away from greatness…

How to start recording pristine picked acoustic guitar in just three simple steps
By Daniel Griffiths Published
You can create a great guitar track using just a single microphone and it's simpler than you think…

One more time: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #15!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Round off your week with our 10-question quicky on all the hottest music news

How to use a mixing console
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Faders, knobs, buttons, sliders and sockets explained: Here’s how to find your way around a modern mixing desk

The Battle of Clevermore: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #14!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Take our 10-question quiz of this week's hottest music news

Broken strings? Lifeless tone? Terrible playing? It’s not you… It’s your strings: How to restring a guitar fast to play and sound great again
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Here’s how to give your guitar (and your sound) a new-string makeover

Simply the test: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #13!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Unlucky for some? Are you ready to have your knowledge of this week's music news put to the test?

Do you know that there's a right and wrong way to hold a guitar pick? How to best handle your plectrum while playing
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Too tightly? Too loosely? Two fingers or three? What angle? What pressure? Here’s everything every guitarist needs to know for perfect pickin’

Everybody's got to learn sometime: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #12!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Round off your week with our 10-question recap of this week's hottest music news

“He's very… Harry Stylish. But that's all that he is": Producer Mike Stock on today's pop landscape
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Having crafted over 100 hits with Stock Aitken Waterman, the super-producer is back with today’s biggest stars in his sights

School's out for summer: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #11!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Each week we spin back the hottest music news and put you to the test

How to tune a guitar… Even if you haven’t got a tuner
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Before you start bashing out your first riff, your guitar must be in tune. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning your guitar

Better music technology hasn’t made life easier for producers than it was in the ‘80s, says Mike Stock
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Plus, the gear behind the SAW magic and what he learned from Paul McCartney

Hot for teacher? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #10!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
We've got 10 burning questions on this week's hottest music news. Will you pass the test?

How to beat writer's block: 11 tips to help you finish that track today
By Si Truss Published
No more staring at a blank screen or endlessly auditioning loops. Here’s how to make that track idea a final, finished reality

Do you want to remix faster and better? Here's 6 essential remix skills every producer should know
By MusicRadar Published
Get the technical know-how required to make great remixes with these essential techniques

Producer Mike Stock on the secret sauce in Rick Astley's biggest song and hating being called a 'hit factory'
By Daniel Griffiths Published
"It made us sound like a sausage factory – that we were just churning them out – and that couldn't be further from the truth, because we always put the time and the hours and the effort in"

Misstra know it all? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #9
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Have you been paying attention? Well?

Confused by guitar tabs and notation? Use this complete guide to reading music for guitar
By MusicRadar Published
Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation

Bad Brains? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #9!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Tenshun! Have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world of music this week?

Let's get quizzical: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #8!
By Daniel Griffiths Published
It's that time again… Test your knowledge of this week's music news with our fiendish top 10 quiz
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