Few pieces of production gear are as influential as Akai’s MPC series. We trace the MPC's journey through its phoenix-like birth from the ashes of the LinnDrum 9000 to the latest apex-hitting incarnat ...

Ed Sheeran has disclosed the surprising treat he now always stocks in his personal studio, after receiving it as a gift from a producer he collaborated with on his latest album. The Suffolk-based ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Drum kit instrument plugins are a wonderful thing, providing a vast array of realistic kit sounds and behaviours that you can use both with MIDI drum kit controllers or simply by ...

If you find that your MIDI recreations of acoustic drum parts are sounding a little robotic, we've got some tips and tricks to bring them to life, along with some great suggestions for acoustic drum ...

Electronic instruments have come a long way since New Order sequenced Blue Monday using binary code. Now it’s all quantised beats, USB-C, and expensive noise-cancelling headphones. And if you’re in ...

Julian Jacobs started in the mail room at UTA. 17 years later, he’s helping the world’s biggest brands write themselves into the script of modern culture. Now heading up UTA’s entertainment marketing ...

There’s an alternate universe in which Ajaz Ahmed is still CEO of AKQA – and AKQA has broken away from WPP to reclaim its independence. But here, in the real world, Ahmed is launching a new ...

“I’m assuming he’s doing some writing for either his stuff or if they’re [Oasis] gonna bring out a couple songs, I don’t know” During the discussion, he shared his views on the huge Oasis reunion ...

Studio One has re-opened after being closed late last year for refurbishment including upgraded consoles as well as new acoustic design. The studio is the home of dozens of movie soundtracks, ...