
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

FireAid is go: Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews, John Mayer and more pile on for mega charity gig
By Daniel Griffiths published
Raising money to help rebuild communities devastated by fire, a line-up of stars will be appearing live in LA later this month

NAMM 2025: Offering both digital and analogue control, Flock Audio’s Switch takes takes audio routing to the next level
By Daniel Griffiths published
With DAW control and a customisable LED display, this latest switch gear is pulling out all the stops

“It’s not really enjoyable to make music now," says the CEO of an AI music-making platform
By Daniel Griffiths published
Mikey Shulman just wants to give everyone the ability to make music. Meanwhile, Suno increasingly comes under copyright threat

NAMM 2025: Have all your keyboards always connected with Heritage Audio's Synth Buddy, a 10 to 1 reversible and fully passive stereo switch
By Daniel Griffiths published
Loads of gear and not enough inputs? No problem - getting your favourite noisemaker into your mix is just a dial spin away

How Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! went from album cast-off to global smash
By Daniel Griffiths published
Tweaked and perfected for months, Roan’s breakthrough track was a three-way labour of love

Why Justin Timberlake's engineer has him singing through a classic low-budget mic on his latest tour
By Daniel Griffiths published
It's indestructible, it's bargain priced, and it turns out that, even after 59 years, it definitely isn't going to ruin the tour

NAMM 2025: Make a pro-quality mix anywhere with Mackie’s new battery-powered ProFX10 GO
By Daniel Griffiths published
Building on its feature-packed ProFX10 mixers, Mackie's new GO spin-off doesn’t even need a power cord

Trevor Horn finally dishes out his sampling and drum machine tips
By Daniel Griffiths published
The legendary producer lowers his guard when quizzed about the "golden era" of hi-tech music making

“I’m sorry I ruined your song!”: Mike Portnoy hears Taylor Swift's Shake It Off for the first time and plays along... with surprising results
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Dream Theater drummer gets put on the spot but emerges as brilliant as he is baffled

"We need Jungle I’m afraid": 2024 - the year in pop
By Daniel Griffiths published
It's time to take a look back at all the stars, hits, gigs, music and more that have made 2024 such a glittering gem

Billie Eilish and Finneas just enlisted a class of elementary school kids to co-write their next hit
By Daniel Griffiths published
Expect I’m Just A Polar bear to provide the songwriting siblings with their next Grammy

Did Lil Wayne just take a swipe at Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming Super Bowl success?
By Daniel Griffiths published
There’s no love lost between the pair as rap's big names continue to take sides and air their dirty laundry in musical form

“Was not good”: Timbaland just made a beat on Rhythm Roulette and the internet hates it
By Daniel Griffiths published
“This was by far the worst episode ever," is one of the kinder comments

Music = Science and Einstein + Jazz = Genius: Stuck in a musical rut? Give the ‘Coltrane Circle’ a spin?
By Daniel Griffiths published
Jazz legend John Coltrane penned his famous circle in 1967 and musicians have been pondering it ever since

New book Dust & Grooves Vol.2 tells the tall tale of the scam records that could make collectors a fortune
By Daniel Griffiths published
Some of today’s most in-demand rare records actually weren’t meant to be bought at all…

Festivals are down… but gigs are through the roof as new figures show how important live performance has become
By Daniel Griffiths published
With streams earning artists pennies, music’s cash increasingly comes from big tours with no shortage of fans willing to pay big money

New documentary sheds light on the life and passing of EDM superstar Avicii
By Daniel Griffiths published
Netflix documentary Avicii – I’m Tim features unseen footage and his own narration to tell the story of his rise, retirement and untimely death at just 28

“We’ve been there once, and once was enough": Massive Attack go on the attack
By Daniel Griffiths published
U2, Adele, Celine Dion, Madonna, The Eagles… If you’re playing a Vegas residency then you haven’t got Massive's memo

"hbd!!!": Charli XCX makes a surprise live appearance alongside Billie Eilish for Guess: Remix
By Daniel Griffiths published
The unexpected star clash comes as part of Eilish’s in-progress US tour

"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 reveals the secrets of his sound, his career highs and lows, and the story of that drum fill…

DW Soundworks library gets even bigger with the new DW Collector’s Pure Cherry Shell Expansion Pack
By Daniel Griffiths published
Get the famous sound of Drum Workshop’s drums in your DAW via their DW Soundworks plugin

The top music documentaries to watch this Christmas (and where to find them)
By Daniel Griffiths published
Give Christmas Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies the swerve this year with our pick of essential festive music viewing

Haemorrhaged vocal cords force Sam Fender to scrap rest of UK tour, including Newcastle homecoming Christmas gig
By Daniel Griffiths published
It’s not the first time that the star has had to put his health first and been forced to let down fans

"Coated with analogue warmth": Röyksopp get even more Mysterious with new surprise reworking
By Daniel Griffiths published
A new ambient reinterpretation of the electronic duo’s Profound Mysteries project catches their fans by surprise

“He thought that he wouldn’t have the ideas, but they were absolutely there": Here’s the songwriting advice that Elton John gave to Chappell Roan
By Daniel Griffiths published
The up-and-coming superstar is just one of today’s artists that have been helped by one of music’s true greats
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