Latest articles by Jim Ottewill
“I’d urge anyone wanting to make music to avoid waiting around for others to give you permission”: Eli Keszler on staying true to yourself as an artist
The Grammy-nominated composer, percussionist and producer talks fusing drums and electronics, the inimitable sound of classic samplers and the magic of decades-old DSP
Emma-Jean Thackray: "Ableton is great for making tracks, Pro Tools is great for mixing. For me, Logic is great when you do both"
Born out of grief, Thackray’s new album Weirdo is her most heartfelt concept yet. Here, she delves into the record’s creation and how the process of putting it together helped her reclaim her sense of self
“Every time we go to the modular we lose hours in the studio - it’s a wormhole!”: Sasha on his neoclassical second act
The original superstar DJ drops some essential advice for aspiring producers and talks us through his ambitious Dolby Atmos score for the immersive Da Vinci Genius exhibition
LP Giobbi on remixing Taylor Swift: “I love throwing everything out other than the vocals and coming up with something new”
Producer, DJ and classically trained pianist LP Giobbi unpicks the creative strands that have made her and the workings behind new album, Dotr
“My obsession is using gear to get the most exciting sounds I can find”: Hot Chip man Joe Goddard returns
“My biggest, ongoing obsession is using gear to get the most exciting and interesting sounds I can find”
"I've turned to the natural world for inspiration": Meet the producer and sound artist making music from mushrooms
Brian D'Souza reveals how he uses biosonification to transform signals from mushrooms and other living organisms into experimental electronic music
How producers are making the rowdy and ridiculous pop edits taking over club culture: "The best edits display a genuine love for the source material, even if it’s some terrible cheesy track"
Nothing is safe from the DAWs of today’s producers, with club-ready edits of everything from Aqua to Gwen Stefani taking over dancefloors across the world. We speak to three artists crafting these brilliantly divisive bootlegs
The bad, the good and the ugly: How AudioPilz's meme-fuelled Bad Gear became YouTube's funniest music tech series
Florian Pilz joins us to talk about his rise to YouTube stardom and pick out five of his baddest bits of "bad gear"
How the hunt for a lost Moog in India unearthed a groundbreaking collection of '60s electronic music that was miles ahead of its time: "It blew everything wide open"
Artist and author Paul Purgas shines a light on an archive of visionary sounds recorded during a radical period of experimentation at Ahmedabad's National Institute of Design
Andrew Huang on AI, secret weapons in the studio and his new Baby Audio plugin: "Every new tech development arrives with a mixture of wonder and fear, but I’m optimistic we’ll hold on to our humanity"
We get up close and personal with the music tech phenomenon with over 40 albums and two million YouTube subscribers to his name
Georgia: “You can do so much with a computer, but I still love the aesthetic of my vintage gear”
From session drummer to Mercury Prize nominee, UK artist Georgia’s career continues its ascent. We took flight with her to chart the course of glorious new album Euphoric
Cuckoo: "Gear isn't the way I find inspiration. The gear isn’t what creates: it’s what’s on the inside that matters"
In this month's edition of Synthfluencers, we go behind the camera to meet one of the music tech world's most unique and beloved personalities
