Jake Gill

Jake Gill

Jake Gill is a journalist, content writer and music producer based in Bristol, UK. Having studied marketing as well as music production, he's gone on to write for some of the industry's leading software developers, instrument manufacturers and publications. Alongside his writing work, he produces and DJs all manner of electronic music under his Yanari alias.

Latest articles by Jake Gill

gear

5 quirks and imperfections of vintage gear that producers ended up loving - and are now recreated in software

By Jake Gill published

The gear of yesteryear might have been costly and often unreliable, but an entire industry has sprung up around emulating its beloved idiosyncrasies using digital technology

Software & Apps
Jean-Michel Jarre

10 things producers can learn from our In The Studio With... series

By Jake Gill published

We've visited hundreds of artists in the studio to unpack their creative process. Here are ten things we've learned that might help you in your music-making

piano

Stuck for inspiration? Try applying these 5 techniques from visual art to your music production

By Jake Gill published

There are plenty of ideas to be found in the art world that could help you mix up your approach to music-making

Music Theory And Songwriting
RHCP

5 great songs with questionable mixes: "The more you look at it like some tech-boy producer, the less you get it"

By Jake Gill published

From Burial to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, we round up five unconventional approaches to mixing that resonated with listeners

Recording
fred again

The art of the happy accident: 5 times a mistake in the studio ended up being the best part of a track

By Jake Gill published

We investigate how serendipity can be one of the greatest sources of musical inspiration

Software & Apps

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