Chris Wickett
Latest articles by Chris Wickett
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24 tips for writing lyrics
By Chris Wickett published
There are many different approaches, and what will work well for one lyricist will not necessarily work for another, but here are some tips, tricks, dos and don'ts...
![The record industry - forward thinking?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/64ff55275473f1099d1880c2f0b2e995-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: Advertising and music - the record industry's latest 'saviour'
By Chris Wickett last updated
Has the music industry finally got the right idea?
![Max/MSP features all manner of objects specifically for audio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 4: music and maths
By Chris Wickett last updated
This week: a video of a homemade 'Theremin' patch
![7digital, with all four majors in its armoury, is hoping to take on the big boys](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a1b79bbbd99ee98baafb4711d8616cb4-320-80.jpg)
First European DRM-free download deal with all major labels signed
By Chris Wickett last updated
7digital gets Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI onboard
![Max/MSP turned out to be (slightly) easier to get my head around than I had expected...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 3: learning the basics
By Chris Wickett last updated
Making sense of Max patches
![Rick Wright (upper-left) was a founding member of Pink Floyd and his keyboard playing was an integral part of the band's sound](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7c44520d2e914a83805addf0546ab6c-320-80.jpg)
Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright dies
By Chris Wickett last updated
Keyboardist and songwriter passes away aged 65
![Max/MSP offers objects in no small number...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 2: getting started
By Chris Wickett last updated
What's the difference between Max and MSP?
![Muse: a three-part symphony](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/09f5b2aaa8bd325b61b09b513378d6a6-320-80.jpg)
Muse write 'hardest and longest' song for fifth album
By Chris Wickett last updated
Three-part 'symphony' on the way
![Perhaps the music industry is just jealous of Guitar Hero and co...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c0d32dc8e866a2f0e316d0137f202d0b-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: Are video games more 'popular' than music?
By Chris Wickett last updated
New report suggests so, but should we be worried?
![Music Live runs from 7 - 9 November](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ef215808321aa73b0da795d8540a52a6-320-80.jpg)
Ozzy Osborne, Stone Gods drummers to appear at Music Live
By Chris Wickett last updated
Tommy Aldridge, Robin Goodridge Rich Battersby, Robin Guy and more…
![Thom loves the old Apple logo - he's got a sticker on his Tele](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5291a79d2e1f91d84d0ab50ca32e00f4-320-80.jpg)
Thom Yorke loves Apple; the Apple world loves him back
By Chris Wickett last updated
Radiohead frontman one of the Top 10 Apple Influencers of 2009
![Apparently the two names are pronounced differently but still… Byörke](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/708cce3e1f3bcdcd8417a0aed4dbedf7-320-80.jpg)
Björk reveals how she created new single Náttúra
By Chris Wickett last updated
Thom Yorke collaboration dispenses with "Lego" editing…
![Too many objects can make things look messy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 5: the evolution of a patch
By Chris Wickett last updated
From ugly duckling to, err… magnificent swan
!["So... shall we do an album yet?"](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/933c60c515177e82347a25870f235488-320-80.jpg)
Muse give away free live track, Fury
By Chris Wickett last updated
But where's album five?
![Experts claim that genre preference is partly influenced by exposure early in life](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5461f54886c2abc95b14a5d582bafca2-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: Why do we like the music we do?
By Chris Wickett last updated
Neuroscience is beginning to unravel one of music's greatest mysteries
![Joe Satriani preaches to the converted](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/de5dda36c1cd87c869c2efd537ea852f-320-80.jpg)
Video: Joe Satriani on his Vox Satchurator distortion
By Chris Wickett last updated
Q&A session at Frankfurt Musikmesse 09: Part one
![The OP-1: it's real!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2cedf1dc7c388c53fc3af574078cc990-320-80.jpg)
Video: Teenage Engineering OP-1
By Ben Rogerson, Chris Wickett last updated
Mini synth/controller in the flesh
![Doves L-R: Andy Williams, Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d675ae5716ebe8b88b3bd37fc6c1d0c8-320-80.jpg)
Doves video: Jez Williams' live rig revealed
By Chris Vinnicombe, Chris Wickett last updated
On tour with the Kingdom Of Rust guitar star
![Ableton Live 8 is expected in the spring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/055b8645d70f32436938f17f7be4489a-320-80.jpg)
Hands-on with Ableton Live 8 beta
By Chris Wickett last updated
MusicRadar's first impressions of the new DAW
![The Fender stand: not so much a stand as a giant room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e4f07854d09adcbb2d9f22db19b480ce-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 09: The coolest stand award
By Chris Wickett last updated
Fender pushes the boat out this year
![Pro Tools 8 sports a new user-interface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ae19efdb7ed836facd7e48ad95b1a1d5-320-80.jpg)
FIRST LOOK: Pro Tools 8
By Chris Wickett last updated
Our first impressions of Digidesign's Pro Tools rethink
![The Radiohead head getting into the festive spirit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3029f71bd1c4c44636852946dd570929-320-80.jpg)
7 Xmas gift ideas for Radiohead fanatics
By Chris Wickett last updated
Gifts that won't drive you round The Bends
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University music royalty fees could make piracy 'legal'
By Chris Wickett last updated
Model could be precursor to web-wide plan
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