Music Theory And Songwriting
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How Prince embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career
By Ben Rogerson published
“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain - this was Gershwin-esque," says drummer Bobby Z

"It saves us 900 hours digging through crates”: Justice on why they gave up sampling
By Ben Rogerson published
“Sampling the traditional way gets frustrating fast: bad tuning, rigid tempos, weird textures that don’t bend,” says Xavier de Rosnay

Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Jacob Collier, Flea and many more pay tribute to D'Angelo
By Ben Rogerson published
Fans have also been celebrating his musicianship and artistry on social media

Creating chords for electronic music: 3 ways to generate more interesting progressions in Ableton Live 12
By Si Truss published
Let’s explore how Live’s MIDI effects can help us write better progressions

Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry
By Ben Rogerson published
The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula

Todd Rundgren on music, microdosing, accidentally creating hit records and why he ditched Pro Tools
By Danny Scott published
“I like to keep busy,” says the legendary artist and producer

EJAE on the making of the KPop Demon Hunters "banger" that's taken over the world
By Ben Rogerson published
"I wrote it on my way to the dentist,” she says

Taylor Swift explains her "stream of consciousness" songwriting sessions with Max Martin and Shellback
By Ben Rogerson published
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