Latest articles by Andy Price
NAMM 2025: Musik Hack to showcase its sound-enhancing plugin Fuel at this year's show
The Master Plan developer's recently launched second plugin melds a bass enhancer, limiter, saturator and clipper
Opinions vary on the value of music production schools in 2025
In a recent long-read feature, we heard a range of views on the usefulness of music production schools when building a career
Rage Against the Machine's most controversial track exceeds a billion streams
The band's debut single has been divisive since its release, but its potency has been proved by this latest milestone
“If you like someone’s work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to”: Understanding Bob Dylan's take on incorporating your inspirations
What can songwriters learn from Bob Dylan's view on absorbing influences?
NAMM 2025: New MIDI-integrated Rhodes pianos merge old-school craft with extended expression via polyphonic aftertouch
At NAMM Rhodes will unveil the new MIDI-capable version of its MK8 Piano, alongside a glimpse at its new 61-key stage piano
Amateur musician unknowingly performs Green Day classic in front of Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong was visiting some of Liverpool's iconic music locations, and happened upon a local musician playing one of his own songs
“They're poised to have a breakthrough year”: Are these music's next superstars? Shazam thinks so
The track identifying app's Fast Forward 2025 pinpoints who its data suggests will explode in the coming 12 months
How to work with reverb effectively
“When used correctly, a good reverb can lift a song into the stratosphere”
The classic songs that are entering the public domain in 2025
“The lyrics and music to Tiptoe Through the Tulips will be free for anyone to copy, perform, record, adapt, or interpolate into their own song”
“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good”: Woody Guthrie's songwriting philosophy debated
Does Woody Guthrie's songwriting philosophy still stand?
Ringo Starr joins Paul McCartney for emotional Got Back tour finale in London
The surviving Beatles reunited at the O2 Arena to mark the end of Paul's mammoth world tour
Is Spotify creating fake artists to flood its editorial playlists?
An investigation in a new book sheds light on the alarming rise of dubious real 'artists' peppering Spotify's editorial playlists
Want to get those unfinished projects finished? Let us help in this guide to finalising your tracks and songs
Completing a track in your DAW can be a surprisingly difficult task, but in this feature we'll guide you through the final stages
GForce releases the LinnDrum-inspired IconDrum, bringing classic '80s vibes in the box
The drum machine that defined an era makes a software comeback, with GForce's comprehensive IconDrum package
“It’s going to get really loud, ready? Beat it!”: Chad Smith showcases drum prowess in new studio
The PreSonus-built studio has been kitted out to allow Smith to practice and record simultaneously
Morrissey hits out at Johnny Marr in scathing new interview
The Smiths' former frontman gives a rare lengthy interview and indicates that a reunion is very unlikely to happen
Unwrapping the ongoing legacy of Britain's EU exit on musicians
How British musicians have been affected following the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union
How to write better songs by understanding how song forms work
All the theory in the world can’t make you a competent songwriter, to make a song work you need to understand how common song-forms engage listeners
Exploring the moral and ethical questions posed by sampling
“The Beatles' Because is based on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (played in reverse). So, was John Lennon cheating when he flipped Ludwig Van?”
In 2003, MGMT played an early version of Kids to a tiny crowd in newly-found footage
“Those people attending had no idea they were blessed with this exclusive performance 5 years ahead of the release of the song"
New to working with loops? Start here
"Those looped dance music breakdowns and drops have been done a million times before - so tweak them a little!"
Nils Frahm hits out at genre snobbery in classical venues
“Most of the classical venues have a very arrogant attitude towards pop music, which is what I’m considered to be by most of them”
New report reveals incomes of people working in the music industry to shrink by a quarter while tech companies profit
"By 2028, AI music is projected to account for 20% of all streaming platform revenues"
