Andy Price

Oct 28, 2024 | musicradar.com | Andy Price

RECORDING WEEK 2024: The MPG Awards have always excelled at celebrating both those legendary studio icons and the rising crop of new production talent in equal measure. 2024's awards, held at London’s The Troxy in April, continued this tradition with the likes of Alan Moulder and Ken Scott scooping the Icon and Special Recognition plaudits respectively. Meanwhile leading the Rising Star charge – and landing that coveted MPG award for the category – was producer, writer and mixer Amy Sergeant.

Oct 15, 2024 | musicradar.com | Andy Price

We all know that overnight successes are a rarity in music, but in today’s landscape, it seems that artists, and particularly bands, are having to put in significantly more time, effort and - importantly - money into their endeavours, before they can start to reap the rewardsRecently, we reported on the shocking statistics that indicate that bands are not achieving the same level of sales, chart placements or cultural critical mass that they once did.

Oct 14, 2024 | musicradar.com | Andy Price

For the better part of five decades we have been wrestling with technology to try and get it to imitate the sound of the guitar – and all for very good reasons: it’s a damned hard instrument to master! Early synthesisers were often played to try and imitate real instruments – way before people realised that they could be used to provided their own excellent sounds.

Oct 14, 2024 | musicradar.com | Andy Price

If you’re just about to embark on your journey as either a music-maker or producer, then you’ve found the right page. This feature intends to provide an answer to one of the most essential questions that many people starting out have: “How do I work with a MIDI controller to make music with software?” This is the first part of a new ultra-simple series here at MusicRadar, which seeks to untangle the complexities of the various entry points to music-making.

Oct 14, 2024 | flipboard.com | Andy Price

Music1 hour ago“I wrote that riff on the Fender six-string bass. I saw Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac pick one up.