Tyler The Creator v. Copyright Strikes, Thump One, Gilligan Moss spotlight
Studio Tool You Need 🎹
Thump One by Toybox Audio is a free synthesizer plugin designed to create unique kick sounds, basses, and leads. It combines two main sound engines: a glitchy wavetable oscillator and an emulation of the Roland JP-8000’s supersaw oscillator. These elements can be layered to produce sounds that range from distorted, experimental kicks to rich, retro-style synth tones.
The interface is user-friendly, featuring a large envelope control to adjust the shape and motion of your sounds, along with various controls for pitch, tone, drive, and buzz. Thump One includes 150 presets to get started and can be downloaded for free in VST/AU formats for PC and Mac; an iPad version is available for $4. For a free synth, it offers significant creative depth and is praised as an easy alternative for generating experimental sounds and kicks quickly.
For more details, visit Toybox Audio's website here!
Production Sauce 🎵
PLV is a producer and vocalist from France, who has taken the time to give us some informative videos, laying out 7 strategies to improve our learning process as producers! Other ways she suggests are learning from books, from the best and putting your hours in from practicing. Check it out here!
News You Should Hear About ⚠️
For decades, copyright restrictions have burdened social media influencers from promoting music, film and entertainment content on their channels.
Hip-Hop artist Tyler the Creator is taking a unique approach to this problem following the release of his eighth studio album, Chromakopia. Copyright restrictions on music have in-most-part been instituted by labels rather than artists (in this case, Columbia Records) and content restrictions are carried out by copyright infringement algorithms indiscriminately.
Following a slew of posts by Tyler fans complaining of their content being taken down and even being banned in some cases, the Grammy-award winning artist has said he will work with his team to remove these copyright strikes.
Other artists, including Kendrick Lamar and Drake, have taken similar approaches, possibly in an effort to boost streams as social media increasingly impacts mainstream culture and music.
An Industry Secret They Don't Want You To Know 🤫
That Pitch is a subscription-based platform designed to connect artists with lucrative licensing opportunities for TV shows, movies, ads, and video games. Users pay $9.99 per month to submit their tracks for consideration and gain access to detailed information about each opportunity. With a focus on helping independent musicians monetize their work, That Pitch makes the licensing process straightforward and accessible. Explore its opportunities and unlock your music's earning potential here!
Artists We Love 🎤
Happy, catchy, and always a good time. Gilligan Moss has been on our radar for a long time. We first heard of them from their exceptional Glass Animals remix of Gooey, and they have gone on to make incredible dance music since! Currently under ODESZA's Foreign Family Collective, Ben and Evan just released their new album, Speaking Across Time, available now on Spotify and Apple Music!
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