Markus Reuter greeted me warmly at his studio in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood. Entering the space, two things caught my eye. On one...

Independent used to mean “can’t get signed” or “not good enough” or “no one will listen to me,” But with the enormous growth of streaming...

Good songwriting needs a certain sense of tension and drama, and the diminished chord is a great and easy way to get it. Nothing is worse...

You’re a music creator and you want to put your best work forward. Naturally! You’re thinking about distributing your music and you want...

Making money from your music gigs isn’t easy. Few creators are able to make a living solely off their music. In fact, Incredible and...

A demo is an incredibly powerful musical tool—it’s the seed of a song. A good demo means there’s a good idea to begin with—which will...

If you’re committed to being a serious songwriter or composer, you’ve got your work cut out for you… The competition is fierce: Tons of...

Predictability is a plague in music. It’s not uncommon to listen to 50 songs these days and each one just blends into the next. You can’t...

Reverb is vital. Songs with reverb tend to stand out when it’s used effectively. Reverb is such a useful audio effect because it’s...

In movies and TV it often seems like songwriters find good ideas for songs by way of inspiration and chance, but this couldn’t be further...

Before the synthesizer, electronic experimenters were already at work with another instrument—the tape recorder. Before the ability to...

Our mission at LANDR has always been to help musicians create and get heard. The best part of doing that? Seeing how creators all over...

Henny Tha Bizness has produced a ton of tracks that you’ll recognize. He’s worked with 50 Cent, R. Kelly, Jeezy and Trey Songz out of...

The pioneering producer explains how to process your vocals to get them sounding bigger. “I used to start doubting myself when I did...

Childish Major turned 25 years old on July 4th, 2016. For his birthday, he got something most of us only dream of—features from both...

Y’know those tracks that makes you feel like you just popped 10 NoDoz Alert Aids? Ones with a beat so frantic, so intense, so urgent,...

I’m decidedly un-nostalgic. Nostalgia is expensive and often doesn’t do the job I need it to do. Especially when it comes to gear… My...

What’s an obsession? It’s an idea, thing, or feeling that pushes you to do your best. Obsession is passion with a cranked-up overdrive on...

Music is hard to miss. It’s made to catch your attention, immerse you, entertain. But traditional ‘music’ doesn’t account for all the...

LA-based songwriter and producer EmmoLei doesn’t wait for inspiration. Emily Jackson, a.k.a. EmmoLei Sankofa is never not creating. After...