Music Theory And Songwriting
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"I'm a maximalist": Raye breaks down the head-spinning vocal arrangement in Where Is My Husband!
By Ben Rogerson published
She also explains why she might be set to make more tweaks to the mix before the song appears on her album

When Steven Spielberg heard the Jaws theme for the first time he thought it was a joke
By Ben Rogerson published
Pretty soon, though, the director realised that composer John Williams had "found a signature for the entire movie”

“In the hands of lesser musicians, this would simply sound sloppy”: A music professor breaks down the genius of D'Angelo
By Ethan Hein published
"He only recorded three albums and a handful of guest vocals, but those recordings possess extraordinary musical depth"

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
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