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Today we bring you an exquisite Portuguese craft tradition: The water bird whistle! (It might sound cuckoo to you, (figuratively, not literally) but we promise we’re not making this up, they do actually exist!) This week our surprise special guest, source of the sample, and star of the show (in addition to Lucas of ...

Born in Belfast but launched in London, the electronic music duo ‘Bicep’ have been DJing and making music together since 2009. A partnership of childhood friends Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson, Bicep’s online origin story has an oldskool element, in the form of the blog site 'Feel My Bicep', which was part of their ...

For today’s tutorial treat, we present to you a well-known and respected name in the world of electronic music production: Mr James Holden (Though not for the first time). Recognized not only for his exciting remixes but also for his solo productions and passion for live performance. Now head of the Border Community...

Beer; we love it. From the depths of a dark, full-bodied Irish stout, to the cloudy amber haze of an IPA, to the sparkling light of a Belgian white beer, there is a broad range of unique styles and flavors to sample, born from a breadth of different brewing techniques. If you forgive this less than stellar segue, th...

The 80’s TV show ‘Knight Rider’ had it all. Action, adventure, drama, comedy, and of course David Hasselhoff fighting crime alongside a talking car. Aside from some incredibly awesome/horrendous haircuts, the real star of the show was the absolutely cool AF, badass theme tune, written by Stu Phillips. With Iconic 80...

Many non-professional DJ/producers fund their creative endeavours via employment in a role unconnected with the music industry. The reverse however, is probably a lot less common; i.e funding professional qualifications and investing in your future career with the proceeds from DJ gigs. One example of someone who su...

Annie Clark AKA St. Vincent is the genius behind this week's DRC Sound Design Tutorial. The (three times!!!) Grammy Award winner was born in Oklahoma but in next to no time she was flying across the globe, touring the world, guitar in hand. She started playing aged 12, and went on to enrol at the acclaimed Berklee C...

From France to the world, M83 quickly conquered the ears and hearts of the most curious, with their fusion of musical genres including shoegaze, dream pop, electronic rock among others. The group led by Anthony Gonzalez has managed to create a unique and fresh synth-pop/electronic sound, drawing inspiration from ecl...

French electro house duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, AKA Justice, have been producing and remixing tracks together since 2003. They first catapulted themselves into the mainstream with their remix of Simian’s ‘Never be alone’, released as Justice Vs Simian ‘We Are Your Friends’. A huge club hit, such was the ...

From The X Factor to a Grammy Award winner: Harry Styles has come a long way. Born in England and heard all around the world, Styles is best known for being in One Direction, the pop band that melted teenage hearts for 10 years. Although they became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, garnering critical a...

From the peak of her fame in the 80s to a recent resurgence in 2022, Kate Bush’s unique artistic flare and body of work continue to make a profound impact to this day. An artist to whom most people need no introduction, Kate Bush is not only one of the most fascinating singer-songwriters of all time, but also one of...

Hi everyone, At Imaginando, building amazing products is only half of the joy for us. The other half is seeing and hearing all the fantastic, creative, experimental and innovative art projects that our wonderful community creates with our software. We’ve created a short compilation of some of our favourite examples ...

It’s a really catchy little treat this week for our DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, as it features an absolute 80’s epic by the band A-ha; ‘Take On Me’! A truly iconic track in many ways, and one that fills us with a warm sense of nostalgia every time its classic riff gets stuck in our head. Originally recorded in...

On top of having a fantastic voice, Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer ‘The Weeknd’ also has a talent for writing extremely catchy choruses and melodies, wrapping them inside a layer of funky production, and creating irresistible little earworms as a result. His first big breakthrough sing-along smash w...

In a world where we are bombarded with adverts for MIDI chord packs, all of which carry the promise of short-cutting all that boring, old, mozart stuff, and freeing you of the laborious, time consuming task of composing your own melodies; there is still no substitute for a decent grounding and understanding of music...

Are you sitting comfortably? If instead, you are currently standing right now, you may want to find yourself a seat before reading any further. Don’t worry, there’s no need to panic, it’s just another one of those ‘I can’t believe it has been that long since x was released’ moments, as we reveal that this week’s fea...