Ben Rogerson
I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.
Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Beyoncé discusses the healing power of music and dismisses genres as “traps that box us in and separate us”
By Ben Rogerson published
“From the start of my career and on every album, I have always mixed genres,” she says
Apple set to introduce track layering to Voice Memos in iPhone 16 Pro
By Ben Rogerson published
Record a new track while listening to another through your speaker… then break them apart
Taylor Swift’s viral I Believe In A Thing Called Love singalong sends The Darkness to number one
By Ben Rogerson published
Her air guitar skills were on display, too
dBdone enables you to view, tag, search and preview your DAW projects from one place
By Ben Rogerson published
New app is currently in beta and free to download
Lady Gaga on the joy of recording at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio
By Ben Rogerson published
The star has confirmed that she has new music on the way
Megan Thee Stallion and Queen combine for a new version of We Will Rock You
By Ben Rogerson published
It features in a new Gladiator-themed Pepsi ad that pays homage to Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink’s Roman epic from 2004
Gibson unravels the mystery of Taylor Swift’s ‘pink/purple’ Eras Tour Lover guitar
By Ben Rogerson published
"We work with her team, who execute her vision down to the smallest details," says VP of product Mat Koehler
Rodney Jerkins on why Michael Jackson turned down the Neptunes songs that eventually went to Justin Timberlake
By Ben Rogerson published
“If I would have just hopped on the drum set and just started playing, he would have been like, ‘Nah, I did that with Billie Jean’”
“It’s all about dynamics and the flow of it”: Billie Eilish on how she sequences the tracks on an album
By Ben Rogerson published
“I really love when something feels like one piece and is cohesive and is thought through,” she says
Fatboy Slim explains why he couldn’t go in the studio with Fred Again
By Ben Rogerson published
“Everybody was trying to get us to work together,” he says
Has Softube created an authentic, simplified Yamaha CS-80 emulation?
By Ben Rogerson published
In fact, the Model 77 brings you the sounds of a couple of other CS synths, too
After many years in development, KV331 Audio has finally released SynthMaster 3
By Ben Rogerson published
A modular, multi-layer architecture meets new oscillators, effects and features
Music technology innovator Keith McMillen dies, aged 67
By Ben Rogerson published
Known for his range of expressive controllers, McMillen previously worked for Gibson and helped to lay the foundations for MPE and MIDI 2.0
Zedd on why even he was surprised that Jeff Buckley’s estate gave him permission to remix Dream Brother
By Ben Rogerson published
“I just thought I could make this into an incredible, respectful dance-ish song,” he says
Chris Martin and Maggie Rogers pay tribute to Taylor Swift and her fans in Vienna
By Ben Rogerson published
Swift, meanwhile, has just released her first statement on her cancelled Vienna Eras Tour shows
Chappell Roan graduates from support act to guest star as Olivia Rodrigo invites her on stage
By Ben Rogerson published
Roan had previously opened for Rodrigo on the Guts World Tour
Paramore’s Hayley Williams channels Freddie Mercury at Live Aid during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
By Ben Rogerson published
“Ayyyyyyyy-ohhhhhhhhhhh!”
"Hone in on your craft”: Olivia Rodrigo reflects on the writing of her Guts album
By Ben Rogerson published
"I think I've really sharpened some of my songwriting skills in making that album. I'm proud of that”
Pianist Jesus Molina had never heard Prince’s 1999, so could he play along to it?
By Ben Rogerson published
“This is actually what I try to do when I practise every single day,” he says
deadmau5 plays Teenage Engineering’s medieval-themed EP-1320 while dressed as a knight
By Ben Rogerson published
TE has also been getting in on the act by taking part in a medieval festival in Sweden
Who was playing the 'floating vertical piano' at the Olympics closing ceremony?
By Ben Rogerson published
A more impressive stunt than Tom Cruise lowering himself off the Stade de France roof?
Storage locker treasure hunters discover they’ve bought a huge haul of Kanye West gear
By Ben Rogerson published
Producer Mike Dean quickly asks if there’s anything with his name on it
“I don’t use presets that much, but this one just felt like, ‘yeah, let’s just throw this one in just to offset everything’, you know?”: Hyperpop producer AG Cook on his favourite plugins and how he used them on recent track Lucifer
By Ben Rogerson published
Arturia, NI and Sonic Charge software all gets a look in
Queen live keyboard player Spike Edney on ‘80s tech and streamlining his rig
By Ben Rogerson published
“I suppose what I think is that Queen is quite a demanding musical adventure, and there are lots of things that can be done to make their sounds more realistic for the audience,” he says
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