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"I’d say 95 percent of the work I’ve done was unpaid”: James Blake on the hit and miss nature of production work
“You’re throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what sticks” he says
Why Bruno Mars' new single Risk It All could have ended up sounding very different
“Most of the other versions were more up-tempo," says co-writer/producer D'Mile
Songwriter Diane Warren’s Oscars losing streak goes on as KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden wins
She's now lost out 17 times
"How real can drums feel inside a plugin?": Klevgrand promises to "redefine what a drum sampler can be" with OneShot 2
OneShot 2 features a new Motion Engine designed to create phrases that "breathe and evolve" by morphing through multiple samples, such as cymbal swells, brushed textures or foley elements
"Lot after lot, we felt like we were making history”: John Lennon’s Broadwood piano goes for £2.5 million
He used it to write A Day In The Life
![A press shot of Paul Gilbert [left] wearing a tricorn hat and playing a pink Ibanez; Todd Rundgren wears dark shades and performs live in 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eqnUjQP9yE9HY87SbYmucb-840-80.jpg.webp)
“To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime
When Todd Rundgren called and invited Gilbert to tour with him there was only one answer, even if it pained him to say it
“It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music
The Texan guitar phenom says contemporary pop has got loads going for it, but the human element from having a live drummer would be a “win-win”
“I didn't get it at first.”: House icons Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on embracing AI in the studio
As they reissue the cult classic Intro for its 25th anniversary, the French producers tell us how they see AI reshaping sampling culture
