This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

Over the past few decades, video games have become a vital part of the music industry.

With licensed soundtracks, original theme songs and games that are entirely music-based dominating the video game charts, they certainly pack a punch when it comes to promoting popular music.

So let’s take a look at some of the matches made in heaven between popular music and video games… Read the rest of this entry »

This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

One of the main criticisms levelled at electronic music is the lack of the live element – but it doesn’t have to be that way!

Here are 5 pieces of electronic music gear that can make live performance infinitely more interesting… Read the rest of this entry »

This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

So you’ve just got a new sample pack and you’re looking to do some interesting stuff with them.   Here are 10 suggestions to help you make the most out of your samples…

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This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

Electronic Music has thousands of famous people associated with its evolution and its progress marches inexorably forward.

But of those names, who has influenced the widest audience with their innovations?

Here are the top 5 most influential Electronic Musicians ever…

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This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

It’s a battle between the pioneers of electronic music!

Two different takes on using electronic equipment will duke it out (an old expression for some old genres) to see which is the most influential!

In the red corner we have Musique Concrète, the sampling-obsessed French genre that loves its microphones and manipulation!

In the blue corner we have Elektronische Musik, the German synthesizer-savvy style that values computer-generated sounds over real recordings any day of der Woche!

Let the battle commence!

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I’ve recently been given the opportunity to check out the “XXL Hip Hop Drums Sample Pack” from primeloops.com – I used it in my 7 day song Hip Hop tutorial, so I’ve got a decent amount of experience with it!

Before anyone asks – I do get paid for adverts on my site from primeloops, but I was not paid to make this review – I do completely independant reviews so they can be credible and objective – if this pack sucked, I’d say so. Read the rest of this entry »