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What is Flow State and Why Does it Help You Make Better Music?
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re creating new music. Distractions come easily when we have so many software instruments, sample...
Jul 10, 20204 min read


Rare Gear: Diving Into Deckard’s Dream With Magda
Hardware synths produce an incredibly powerful sound that’s hard to ignore. Who doesn’t love twisting a knob and hearing it change the...
Jul 6, 20204 min read


How Billie Eilish’s Drummer Andrew Marshall Made it as a Pro Musician
The road to success as professional musician can take some unexpected turns. Finding your way into the right gigs and developing the...
Jul 3, 20206 min read


Hard Truths: You Need Collaborators To Do Your Best Work
A great song can seem like it’s own little musical world. When everything falls into place, a tightly produced track feels as if it must...
Jul 2, 20204 min read


What is a Topliner? How to Get Started With Topline Songwriting
Toplining is a popular songwriting technique. It’s common practice especially in the world of pop, hip hop and electronic dance music....
Jul 1, 20204 min read


Sample and Hold: Making Emo Trap With Creator
Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...
Jun 29, 20204 min read


Sample and Hold: Making a Techno Beat With AI
Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...
Jun 8, 20203 min read


How to Make a Tape Loop in 9 Steps
There’s something special about the sound of a cassette, they produce this amazing warmth and warble as they pass the electromagnetic...
May 27, 20203 min read


Sample and Hold: Making a Lo-Fi Beat With AI
Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...
May 25, 20204 min read


Sample and Hold: Music Theory Edition
Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...
May 8, 20203 min read


Sample and Hold: Making Ambient Music With Tape Loops
Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Music Collaboration: How to Keep Up Creative Relationships Online
Creative relationships are crucial aspects of making music, and collaboration doesn’t have to stop when you can’t meet with other...
Apr 22, 20204 min read


What are Drum Breaks? The 10 Best Break Beats Ever Recorded
Drum breaks are a special moment in a song. When the band drops out and you get to hear what the drummer’s been playing all along, you...
Apr 20, 20206 min read


How to Turn Music Appreciation into Inspiration
When it comes to making great music, taste and appreciation are crucial. What you listen to doesn’t directly translate into what you’ll...
Apr 14, 20204 min read


Sónar Istanbul: Connecting the Dots Between Artists and Mediums
I had the opportunity to host a vocal production workshop at this year’s Sónar Istanbul festival. In the workshop, I was asked to discuss...
Apr 2, 20203 min read


Why Meaningful Motivation in Music is Earned
There are times when creating and performing music feels hard, even for musicians who live for their craft. If you’ve ever been in this...
Mar 26, 20203 min read


How to Find Inspiration by Setting up a Songwriting Routine
Inspiration and routine seem like two completely different things, but they don’t have to be. In fact, creating regularly in an inspired,...
Mar 17, 20203 min read


Creative Cycles: How Workflow Evolves Through the Year for These 5 Artists
Doing your best creative work is an ongoing project. You have to stay focused on making music no matter what time of the year it is. But...
Dec 23, 20194 min read


Can Music and AI Coexist? Predictions from 8 Mutek Artists
Music has always been linked with emerging technologies. But AI is something new. AI has the power to completely transform how we make...
Aug 21, 20196 min read


Ash Koosha is an AI Music Pioneer at MUTEK 2019
Ash Koosha is a British-Iranian composer, record producer, innovator and futurist living in London, United Kingdom. He mainly uses...
Aug 19, 20193 min read
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