Latest articles by Andy Price
DJ and label boss Hannah Holland on improving music production skills, and the art of soundtrack scoring
“It takes time to learn how to DJ in a club and how to work - how to read a dance floor is a real skill”
“There are so many hurdles guitar players get into that are attributed to knowing 30% of the neck. Just map it out - it takes a week”: Julian Lage unlocks the secret of mastering guitar
The virtuoso guitarist explains his approach to music theory and the wider scope a little knowledge can bring
Award-winning producer Amy Sergeant: “With plugins, for me, it’s not about trying to sound like the original - it’s about having a colour and a flavour”
The winner of 2024’s Rising Star accolade at the Music Producer’s Guild Awards, Amy Sergeant balances many production roles alongside being an in-studio creative asset
The Lottery Winners on new album KOKO and working with some of music's biggest stars
The Leigh four-piece's frontman tells us about how being diagnosed with ADHD led to the creation of the band's new single
Thom Yorke adds his signature to a collective warning on the dangers of AI
Yorke joins Julianne Moore and thousands of other creatives in decrying the use of artists work for AI models
Unpacking the modern lo-fi genre
“We have the YouTube generation to thank for its explosion”
The pillars of music theory made simple
Want to learn - or brush up on - a little theory? We’re here to help
Before releasing anything, make sure your rights are secured
A quick-fire guide to copyrighting your music
How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise
Establishing your artist name is more vital than you might think
Are we on the cusp of a new generation of indie heroes?
“I think we're about to have a big resurgence now in kids picking up guitars, and I think we've got the Gallagher brothers to thank for it”
"As nuanced and human as the real thing, but only if you know what you're doing": The ultimate guide to software guitar
We’ve spent decades trying to emulate the guitar. It might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it…
Exposing the disparity between promoting music compared to other sectors
Why are musicians frequently finding themselves counting their losses?
Are record labels at risk of irrelevance? This industry expert thinks so
Does the future belong to social media-savvy musicians
Roland Lamb opens up on inventing new ways of expressing music with ROLI Airwave
Is Airwave the ultimate music learning tool? Roland Lamb thinks so…
Will the rocketing cost of being a musician eventually kill the industry?
A deep dive into the economics of being a music-maker in the 2020s
Backline call on the music industry to respond to widespread mental health issues
Backline mark World Mental Health Day with a manifesto for immediate, collective action
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on how the new Studio One integration brings Splice into workflows
Splice's senior figure on how the new DAW integration is the first of many
ROLI unveils the Airwave, an expressive new way of learning and creating using its MPE instruments
Will it really lead to the creation of 'new genres'?
Fans and theory experts unpick Nirvana's About a Girl
"Everything being diatonic is not some sort of requirement or restriction on things sounding good"
"You guys definitely have to be the first band into the Sphere, because this is the future": U2's live sound engineer on how he persuaded Bono and The Edge to be the Las Vegas Sphere's first resident band
"I tried my level best and I couldn't break it" Joe O'Herlihy on the prep behind U2's astounding residency
A new immersive music and dance-based VR game aims to improve mental health in young people
Could EmbodyXR provide the musical and visual therapy that many young people need?
Want 33,000 classic sound effects for free? The BBC expand their enviable archive for musicians and creators
Time to get plundering a massive archive of vintage and classic audio recordings
