Oliver Payne

AVA London Conference: Brian Eno has suggested that discovering why humans like music is as “profound” and “huge” a question as discovering how the universe started.

If, like me, another month has passed soundtracked by a sonic merry-go-round of Aphex Twin 's Selected Ambient Works albums, a monthly recap of your listening habits could make for bleak viewing.

French techno DJ and producer Laurent Garnier has claimed he listens to 500 EPs a day, roughly equating, he estimates, to between 1,000 and 1,500 songs daily.

After teasing a “solution” to low artist royalties from streaming platforms and TikTok over the last week, James Blake has unveiled Vault.

To mark the 70th anniversary of Thomann, the music tech retailer is cutting prices on audio interfaces, synthesizers and MIDI controllers.

In the latest episode of My Forever Studio, Chromeo's P-Thugg reveals how he's "electrocuted himself so many times" because of his signature talk box.

An underground dance music producer, TSVI, who was recently made aware that Kanye West sampled his music without permission, has criticised the artist’s vagrant use of sampling “without any repercussions”.

Producer Nick Hayes AKA Global Shuffle Dance Music has gone viral for making techno and EBM in his bedroom using an Elektron Syntakt.

Musician and songwriter Tourist has criticised those who collect studio gear but don't use it, making the statement, “Your studio is not a museum”.

Detroit house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson has discussed creating an early acid house remix in the late '80s, boldly claiming that the way he created it “changed the game”.