The only guarantee is change. Music is more contested right now than a Steph Curry layup. The same words keep coming up in...

We need to talk about sampling. Writing songs using the art of sampling is nothing new. In fact, it’s become one of the only frontiers in...

LFOs. If you’ve been ignoring them, you’re out of the loop. No, I’m not talking about the British techno group from the 90s. I’m talking...

SoundCloud is the largest and most important online music community. They’ve disrupted the way we understand online music distribution....

“Hard work overrides talent when talent ain’t working” I met a mixing virtuoso during the filming of Dave Pensado’s show Pensado’s Place:...

Wondering how to get your music on the radio? Make waves with your WAVs. Radio matters again. The live streaming power of the internet...

Turn scared into shared. Let’s face it, putting music out there for the first time isn’t always easy. Especially if you’re new to music...

Seeing will always be part of hearing. I remember hanging records on my wall when I was a kid. The art on the covers created a magic...

Music gets lost if you’re not careful. Just ask these huge artists that lost it all. Nothing beats the feeling of having your finished...

Get educated and get your audio format right. What’s the best audio format? It’s a common question. I’m sure you’ve asked yourself...

Don’t just pan. Pan for gold. There’s one thing that all good music has in common: space. Space gives your sound clarity. It makes sure...

Top mix engineer Dave Pensado uses LANDR. And we couldn’t be happier. He’s an inspiration to everyone striving to get better at...

LANDR has gone all Dorian on us. Defiant Definitions Creativity cannot be defined. Here at LANDR, we strive to evolve and grow just like...

Experiments are the mother of invention. Nothing changes if you do something the same way over and over. Music production has come a long...

Welcome to Pensado’s Lair How do the pros do it? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves while trying to get better at mixing music....

In the era of streaming, the DJ mix is winning it all. I don’t listen to songs any more. Every time I reach for music it’s always a mix...

It’s time to think differently about your craft. No one wrote the book on music. It can’t be written because it would never end. But that...

Bigger and more present sound is just a few layers away. Mixing music is about the big picture. But sometimes it’s the small stuff that...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I used to dive into my mixes way too fast. I’d have all my raw audio tracks sounding...

The essential guide to posting for success. When it comes to social media for musicians there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. The...