The tools and techniques musicians use have a huge impact on the sonic style of their music. Those technologies play important roles at...

Thousands of artists trust LANDR Distribution to get their tracks on streaming platforms worldwide. But did you know we listen to every...

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Getting a record deal used to be the holy grail for aspiring musicians. Once your deal was signed, you’d made it. All that was left to do...

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Thousands of artists trust LANDR Distribution to get their tracks on streaming platforms worldwide. But did you know we listen to every...

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Who doesn’t love a little piano sample? It’s such a great instrument to sample because you can do so much with it. Whether it’s chord...

Until the inception of the DAW, music-making was always a very hands-on experience. As Francesca Lombardo recounts, even the early days...

Sampling revolutionized music production. It’s a powerful technique that helped create modern music’s most vital genres. But today,...

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Even if you wanted to, there’s no way to keep your influences out of the music you create. The music you love ends up shaping what you...