In Berlin, a gathering of Detroit Underground artists live, and evocative 3D DEFASTEN visuals
Thursday night, as part of Vorspiel - the lead-up to CTM Festival and Transmediale - we're gathering like-minded creative souls...
Music
Tuning into Arabic music: electronic-vocal duo Rust and Hany Manja (with Bitwig Studio download)
Making instruments work in tune with musicians and singers means making them work with more than 12-tone equal temperament alone....
Here’s Jan Hammer in an 80s power suit rocking his Miami Vice theme on the Fairlight CMI
I swear this isn't a parody. It's just Jan Hammer going full-on Miami Vice to his own theme. There are...
LA x Berlin celebrates the sunnier Berlin connection in sound
For music to blossom, artists needs more than isolation. And Berlin and Los Angeles have increasingly been a corridor for...
Connecting MLK’s death to Hip Hop, and reading on Black identity and sound
Today as the United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is another opportunity worldwide to reflect on Black identity...
Point Blank Alumni, Patrick Topping, awarded DJ Mag’s Best British DJ
Patrick on the cover of DJ Mag Hailing from Newcastle, techno-house DJ and producer Patrick Topping has been named Best...
Autechre dropped a 5.5 hour mix to celebrate the re-release of Artificial Intelligence compilation
It's been just over 30 years since Autechre released Artificial Intelligence on Warp. That's getting a fresh re-release - and...
Teenage Engineering OP-1 field review, not a review: in the field, on an album
Nothing defies trends quite like the Teenage Engineering OP-1. It's small and lean, but priced alongside pro instruments. It's a...
Vocal techniques in Ableton Live, with superstar artist and teacher Claire Marie Lim, dolltr!ck
Vocalists wanting to get deeper into production – producers wanting to improve vocals – there’s always more to learn. So...
Saffron’s 7 Days of Sound is online pay-what-you-can classes for female, non-binary folks
From Friday January 27 - Thursday February 2, the excellent Saffron music tech programming is offering seven days of online...
