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"As if she's asking me!”: PinkPantheress responds to Imogen Heap’s request for production tips
By Ben Rogerson published
“Those gloves are everything. I've always wanted a pair of those – I want to ask her for some”

“AI-generated music is now far from a marginal phenomenon”: Deezer says 44% of its daily uploads is AI slop
By Beth Simpson published
That’s 2 million tracks each month

“Jimi and I sat down facing each other, with Jimi on six-string acoustic and me on 12-string”: The life and times of Dave Mason
By Paul Elliott published
“If you're going to learn something, you may as well try and put yourself around the best”

“It’s amusing and it’s very real”: Ringo Starr talks about his duet with Paul and the Beatles biopics
By Beth Simpson published
His 22nd solo album is out this week

“There have been times in my career where I’ve wondered: at the end of the day, am I going to own only 15% of my catalogue?”: DJ Shadow on why he stopped sampling and left the MPC behind
By Matt Mullen published
The pioneering producer explains why he switched up his sample-heavy workflow in favour of soft synths and Ableton Live

The tone-sweetener your rig has been waiting for? Walrus Audio's Highpoint is one serious compressor pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
Studio-quality analogue optical compression and it has console-style VU meter LED lights on the front

“I was just a new guy, probably number nine on the list”: Larry Carlton on his nerve-shredding debut session with Quincy Jones – and the time he was called to play guitar on a Michael Jackson smash-hit
By Jonathan Horsley published
Carlton's experiences are a great example of why a session player has to be ready for anything

Anna’s Archive ordered to pay over $300 in damages after illegal scraping 86 million files for “truly open library”
By Beth Simpson published
But who exactly will pay?
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