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In discarding the Throwing Shade moniker to embrace her acoustic influences, the rising producer has penned a captivating and accomplished debut album that has its own sound and even its own smell!
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NI unleash a trio of creative modulation effects
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Learn to program that staple of the ’80s pop and dance music hit: the synth pad
