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Women in Music – Sensu
Welcome back to another interview with a super talented and amazing female artist in the music industry! Today we are sitting down with Universal Records / Quartz Records artist and electronic beat making extraordinaire Sensu! Jasmin Peterhans (born 1992) known by her stage name Sensu, is a music producer, musician and live-act based in Baden, […]
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Women in Music – Jessiquoi
Welcome to the first interview of a massive series filled with loads of talent! Women in Music will be focused on Female talents in Music. They will be talking about their careers, goals, tips for the new generations, and other nuggets of info and experience. We are excited to bring Jessiquoi for the first […]
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Going Deep with Acoustics – Interview with Matt Davis
One of the hardest things for any engineer or producer to get right isn’t the mix, its not even the music… it is the acoustics of the room they are sitting in. It’s a no brainer that this is one of the most important and crucial aspects of knowing what you are hearing and in […]
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Going Deep with Plugin Development – Interview with Marc Adamo
We all use them. We all know about them. But what really goes on behind the scenes (and hood) of plugins and plugin development? Since 1992, with Waves first audio plugin called the Q10 Paragraphic EQ, we have seen a massive rise, and overall must-have scenario for audio plugins. It is surreal to think back […]
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Sequential announces the new Prophet-5 / Prophet-10 analog synth
The Return of a Legend The new Prophet-5 is Dave Smith’s timely return to the analog poly synth that changed the world. It’s “the best of all Prophet-5s” as Dave puts it because it embodies all three revisions of the legendary synth — Rev1, Rev2, and Rev3 — through the use of genuine Curtis analog […]
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Arturia announces the Polybrute 6 voice analog synthesizer
Arturia PolyBrute Analog Matrix Synthesizer Features: 100% analog signal path provides the rich interactive sound that synth enthusiasts crave Built around a 61-note full-sized keyboard with aftertouch and mod and pitch wheels Dual VCOs with UltraSaw and Metalizer deliver sought-after Brute-series sound Shape your sound with Steiner-Parker and ladder filters for an added range […]
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Going Deep with Music Marketing and Management – Interview with Thomas Gerbrands
Today, we are taking the dive with Management and Marketing in Music! This is the perfect ‘tips’ and ‘insider info’ for those coming up, as much as those already established. Thomas Gerbrands is the manager of SHOOK (you may know SHOOK from his legendary Synth Funk style, quirky videos, or his Sample Pack “Shook Synth […]
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Native Instruments announces the Maschine+ standalone production instrument
MASCHINE+ is a sampler, a drum machine, a synth, and an on-stage superpower. In short, it’s whatever you make it. Leave the laptop behind, jam with your other gear, and create beats in minutes with a wealth of on-board sounds, instruments, and effects. It’s the iconic MASCHINE workflow, with fewer strings attached. Do it Standalone […]
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Going Deep with Songwriting – Interview with Luk Zimmermann
Welcome back to the Going Deep series with Black Octopus Sound! This is the third installment. Be sure to check out the other two interviews covering Loudness in Mastering with Klaus Hill and Cutting Vinyl with Adi Flück! Today we will be talking with someone that not only is a near and dear friend of mine, […]
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7 Tips To Build A Business As An Artist
7 Tips To Build A Business As An Artist, Producer, or Composer Who doesn’t want to be successful as an artist, producer or composer? All around you see other people making one big hit after another, do you wonder if that is possible for you as well? Let’s explore: The music industry […]
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Imaginate Artist Interview – June DnB Month
As part of Black Octopus Sound’s month-long celebration of Drum and Bass, we caught up with Imaginate! Artist, producer, composer, and sound designer, and a true innovator known for blurring the lines between sound design and sonic storytelling. With his packs pushing boundaries in both creativity and technical precision, Imaginate has become a go-to name […]
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Futuretone Artist Interview – June DnB Month
As part of Black Octopus Sound’s month-long celebration of Drum and Bass, we’re diving deep into the creative minds pushing the genre forward. First up is Futuretone (aka WubbaDuck) an unstoppable force known for crafting razor-sharp basslines, intricate rhythms, and high-octane tracks. With packs that blend gritty underground textures and polished production finesse, Futuretone has […]
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10 Key New Serum 2 Features!
After many years of anticipation, the legendary Serum 2 synthesizer has been released! Serum is one of the most popular software synthesizers in the world and the second version of this synthesizer is an incredible gift to the music producers of the world. Join Imaginate in this insightful look into 10 of the most exciting […]
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Making of a Monster – The Black Octopus Documentary film
Black Octopus Sound is proud to present Making of a monster: The Leviathan story. This film gives an intimate look into the perils of starting a sample pack company from scratch, building a sustainable living in the music industry, as well as the blood-sweat-tears that went into making the iconic product line Leviathan.
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