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With almost ten years experience working in content creation and marketing, Chris has written for multiple music and taste-making brands including MusicTech, Guitar.com and Long Live Vinyl magazine. Over the years, he has interviewed countless key voices in the creative industries including Gordon Raphael (The Strokes), Bjørn Jacobsen (Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman), Sylvan Esso, Chris Cayford (Rolo Tomassi), Olivier Derivière (A Plague Tale) and many more.

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Chris MackinMar 28, 2023 9:04:42 AM5 min read

The best free plugins for film, TV and game scoring

Whether it's intimate, affected pianos, a full-blown orchestra, or somewhere in between, ...
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Chris MackinMar 17, 2023 11:03:53 AM6 min read

8 phenomenal free synths for sound design & composition

The plugin world is dominated by virtual synths, so to help break through the noise, here ...
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Chris MackinMar 15, 2023 10:37:44 AM15 min read

How music producers can make money through Patreon

In part three of our series on making money as a music producer, we speak with ...
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Chris MackinMar 2, 2023 3:54:51 PM6 min read

8 of the best free plugins for experimental music production

Is your latest production a little boring? We’ve found 8 of the best free plugins for ...
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Chris MackinFeb 22, 2023 4:16:28 PM5 min read

7 unbeatable free drum plugins

Ensure your rhythm section is as tight as possible with our favourite free drum plugins.
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Chris MackinFeb 16, 2023 3:46:39 PM7 min read

The 9 best free mixing and mastering plugins

Improve your mixing and mastering workflow without spending a penny, with our favourite ...
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Chris MackinJan 27, 2023 4:26:13 PM5 min read

7 essential free guitar plugins

Over the years we've written about a lot of free guitar plugins. Here we present some of ...
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Chris MackinJan 27, 2023 11:20:14 AM16 min read

8 ways music producers can make a passive income

In the second part of our series on making money as a music producer, we examine the ...
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Chris MackinJan 26, 2023 10:14:01 AM7 min read

dBs graduate Tom Westerholm signs to Sony Music / Blue Publishing

Tom Westerholm AKA Tom Westy smashed a huge milestone at the end of 2022 and signed to ...
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Chris MackinSep 16, 2022 12:53:00 PM6 min read

How to make money as a music producer

In the first of an ongoing series, we take a look at the changing face of the music ...
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Chris MackinAug 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM8 min read

A vision for the future - How dBs grad Ché Leader is helping improve accessibility in dance music

Ché Leader (Rivibes) joins us for a special chat about an incredible series of events ...
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Chris MackinAug 22, 2022 12:00:00 AM9 min read

How to get started in music production without spending any money

We introduce you to some excellent free options to get yourself started in music ...
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