Comment / Opinion

No matter how ridiculous a line may be, it’s the media composer’s role to toe it — even if the fate of the world is at stake.

Does it sound better... or different?

• Maroon 5 'Moves Like Jagger' • James Morrison 'I Won't Let You Go' • Coldplay 'Paradise'

District Myths * The Shed * The Destructors * Mick Nolan * Three Cane Whale * Henderson/Oken * Pepe Deluxé * Cyrion

When sequencers first appeared on the scene, I was concerned that they would distract musicians, specifically keyboard...

We all have musical skeletons in our closets, but at least media composers don’t have to wheel them out every night at Wembley Arena.

Lapplander * Syd Arthur * Audnoyz * Lelio Padovani * Pocket Satellite * Xavier & Ophelia

Is the customer really always right?

• Rizzle Kicks 'Down With The Trumpets' • Foo Fighters 'Rope' • Christina Perri 'Jar Of Hearts' • Nicki Minaj 'Super Bass'

A little over three years ago, I wrote a leader column pointing out the pitfalls of relying on plug-in presets,...

Unless you’ve worked in today’s television business, you can’t hope to understand the true meaning of job satisfaction.

The Unknown Stuntman * Steve Nicholls * Permanent Déjà Vu * Stus Rollins

The modern producer has a vast array of sounds at his command, but does that make for musical misery?

• Calvin Harris 'Bounce' • Arctic Monkeys 'Spangled Shalalala' • DJ Fresh 'Louder' • Bon Iver 'Calgary' • Pitbull 'Give Me Everything'

Making a live recording of a band is something many of us want to do from time to time, which is why we're covering...

The Weir * Lucy Wise & The B'Gollies * Book Of Birds * Me And The Mountain Elf * Flintology * Elysium Theory * Matti Roots * Bob McCarroll

Recent disturbances in the space-time continuum gifted our columnist an unsettling vision of Oxford Street, circa 2014.

Live performance is all well and good for the young and fearless, but not all hobbyists are made that way...

• Ed Sheeran 'The A Team' • The Wanted 'Glad You Came' • Jason Aldean 'Dirt Road Anthem' • Caro Emerald 'A Night Like This'

Back in the days when a tape machine, together with a mixer, equalled the best part of a studio, most engineers...

One thing that never changes in the world of music: the people who make it usually end up getting ripped off.