Brandon Lau is a rising name in the highly competitive field of film music that is bringing a fresh, youthful style influenced as much by EDM and hip-hop as by classical music and legacy film scores.
Producer/performer Iotosh is part of a new wave in reggae music; blending hip-hop, R&B and rap into the classic styles of reggae and dancehall. In this article, he discusses his rise to prominence and gives insights into his unique production and songwriting style.
Anthony J Resta has made a career out of sounds that is distinctly his own, gathered from working with celebrated bands such as Duran Duran to his own experimentation and studies. In this article, Anthony shares his insights gathered from tinkering on tube amps and the Linn Drum Machine to using plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold.
Chase Bethea is one of the most prolific and omnipresent composers in the video game industry today. In this interview, Chase shares his story from alto sax in the band and singing in the choir to working with some of the biggest video game developers. He shares his tricks of the trade, how he uses plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold, and where to see him use these tools in action on livestreams.
Few producers who have had the meteoric career rise that BRYVN experienced. In his first year as a producer he achieved over 20 placements, a worldwide publishing deal and multiple Grammy nominations. BRYVN shares info on his rise and his fav production tools like Spectrasonics
Whynot Jansveld is a great example of a modern musician navigating and thriving in the constantly changing environment of the music business. But what's his secret to thriving? We caught up with Whynot in between gigs and his travels to talk about different areas of the music industry that he's planted his feet in and find out what software tools he loves using.
Artist Ramii (he also goes by Rami Beatz) is a producer and beat maker originally from Cleveland, Ohio. His career has taken a steady climb up, from working with local talent through to his relocation to LA and involvement with a growing cadre of rap and R&B artists. He’s been part of many huge hits for artists like Kid Cudi, Machine Gun Kelly, Big Sean and others, and is branching out to find new talent that he can help craft their sound and drive their success. He’s an avid user of all the Spectrasonics virtual instruments, and recently sat down to have a chat with us.
Oquin is among the most performed American composers working today. A native of Houston, Texas, his music has been premiered on five continents, twenty-one countries, and in forty-five states, by organizations such as The Danish National Symphony, The Munich Philharmonic, The Pacific Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as by The King's Singers, pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, and Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs. by his own admission one of the least likely composers to be using technology to realize his compositions. He often writes at (and away from) the piano, putting pencil to paper. He doesn’t even own a MIDI keyboard, nor an iPad. But he has learned how music technology can aid a composer to fully realize their creations long before the piece gets its first rehearsal with the musicians who will perform it.
