Sara Simms

Dance music’s core genres have influenced pop for decades. We dig into their impact on the mainstream

It’s simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started…

In this lead-focused tutorial, we also walk you through designing an arpeggiated pluck sound inspired by Eli Brown

Time to buckle up and get on your horse as we look at some methods of making country-style EDM

Enhance the stereo imaging on your dance music project and hear it shine!

Creating organ and piano sounds – two staples of the deep house genre – for our tracks

Prepare to get fists in the air as we learn the tools, tricks and tempos for nailing the basics of rave-ready techno

We pay tribute to the modern dance pioneer who, in his short time, set a standard for songwriting in the genre

How to build the tension leading to that magic moment

We take on the all-important element of a track that will get heads turning and pulses racing

Get to know the fundamentals of dance music with our new monthly column as we begin with a drill down into the genre of tech house

Ambience, space and atmosphere are key elements of any immersive techno track. Here's how to create them in your DAW

Contemporary techno is driven by exploratory sound design. Here's a few ideas to get you started