Producers & Engineers
Latest about Producers & Engineers

Charli XCX's Brat mastering engineer Idania Valencia on her go-to plugins and the threat of AI
By Si Truss published
The Mexican mastering engineer on working on Charli XCX's Grammy-winning behemoth and why she works entirely in-the-box

A producer recreates the Human League's Don't You Want Me using the original synths
By Andy Jones published
He nails it, but ultimately proves how cushy we've got it as music producers today

Clive Langer on why he turned down Madonna, blew it with Grohl, but got majestic with Bowie
By Andy Jones published
He said no to 'her Madge', but recording Bowie and Jagger more than made up for it

Trevor Horn finally dishes out his sampling and drum machine tips
By Daniel Griffiths published
The legendary producer lowers his guard when quizzed about the "golden era" of hi-tech music making

Prince’s ability to keep time when he was recording drums was remarkable, says his engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
“He would say ‘OK, that’s so close, cut it one more time,’ and I wouldn’t do it because I physically couldn’t cut a 16th of an inch without chowdering the tape”

“I’m not the technical producer”: Revisiting the intuitive skills that made Avicii a superstar
By Si Truss published
As a new documentary lands on Netflix, we revisit Future Music's early interview with the late EDM hitmaker

How Prince’s final, legendary guitar performance on SNL was saved by a quick-thinking audio engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
Best of 2024: His 8-minute medley from 2014 is considered one of the greatest musical spots in the show’s history

Beabadoobee on her unorthodox guitar style and how it helped her to gel with Rick Rubin
By Ben Rogerson published
Best of 2024: “I think what I really go off with, and what Rick really goes off with, is what you feel and the vibe and what you hear,” she says
Get the MusicRadar Newsletter
Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here.