Chicago Legend Paul Johnson Has Died

Chicago house legend, Paul Johnson has died after contracting COVID-19 last month. On a particularly sad day for dance music yesterday, following the loss of K-Hand, it was reported by the family of Paul Johnson that he had passed away aged 50 after contracting COVID-19. A post on his Facebook page writes: “Our greatness passed away…

How To Make An Endless Riser

Harness the power of the Shepard tone to create a riser that never peaks. Risers are a tried and tested way to ramp up tension in a track. They’re usually used to transition from one section of a song to another or to help a breakdown reach peak excitement before the drop. They’re often made…

Beatsource LINK Brings DJ Edits To Music Streaming

Beatsource LINK – the music streaming service for open-format DJs – just fired a serious salvo in the battle to make streaming music a legitimate way of playing for pro DJs, and to establish itself as the leading DJ streaming service. Today, the company announced deals with all three major record labels to create and…

2B Played Music updates 2B Shaped to v1.5

2B Played Music has updated 2B Shaped to v1.5. The update can be obtained via your 2B Played Music account or via the download link from the original order email. 2B Shaped… Read More Read the full story

Get 70% OFF Output’s Essential Engines @ Native Instruments

Native Instruments are offering Output’s Essential Engines bundle for its lowest price to date at €349. The company is also offering a 50% OFF discount on individual Output products. Writing about music means that there’s a lot of different stuff passing through my hands every week. A lot of it is good, some of it…

Last Day To Enter To Win 4 Free Music Courses

Today is the last chance to enter to win 4 free music production courses! Read on to find out how to enter. Attack has teamed up with MusicGurus to give 2 lucky music producer friends the chance to win 4 free music courses each from MusicGurus production courses! This competition closes tonight 5th August 2021 at…