Hot bands, cool kit, monstrously simple. Music-makers show and tell how they get their sound – the gear they use and what they do with it. Interviews, tips and how-to’s, plus the latest from kit-makers.

Tunetrace App - play pictures Blog

Draw & listen as the app makes music

Planes Band

Seductive soaring alt rock band fronted by Placebo’s drummer show us their studio treasures

Martyn Ware Band

Human League, B.E.F and Heaven 17 founder talks analog and digital

Vine time - Porter Robinson’s iPhone trick Blog

Technobeat supremo’s talkbox sound - Vine clip

Ninja Jamm Remix app launches Blog

Matt Black from Coldcut/Ninja Tune talks innovation

Saint Saviour Band

Stunning solo album - ex Groove Armada singer/writer tells us how she made it

Sam Lee Band

Mercury nominated folk hero talks about his sounds

Music, Blogging and Social Media event Blog

What did Google+, Andrew Dubber & Kitmonsters have to say

Americana - 3D printed guitar Blog

New York skyline guitar premiered at NAMM, we interview creator Olaf Diegel

Malina Moye Band

Guitarist compared to Hendrix talks about her unique style and set-up

Review - Steinberg Cubase 7 Blog

Excellent, packed with useful new features

New Stylophone S2 Blog

NAMM debut of ‘maxed out’ version of classic analog synth