Jim Ottewill

From electronic titans Depeche Mode to Britpop stars Blur via Mancunian indie heroes Doves and Mercury Prize-nominated artist Nadine Shah, producer Ben Hillier’s exhilarating career in sound is truly eclectic. Having expanded his creative palette into co-writing and performing with Nadine, Ben tells us how he works with some of pop’s most innovative talents and professes his love for the unpredictable sounds of the EMS VCS3.

After three decades producing the likes of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kate Bush, PiL, Arcade Fire and Idles, Nick tells us how he approaches unique musicians, and why attitude is just as important as technical proficiency.

As the engine of Prince’s band The Revolution, solo artists, songwriters and acclaimed TV and film soundtrack composers, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have pushed modern music in ever-evolving directions.

Stephen and David Dewaele of electronic rockers Soulwax have dedicated their lives to unearthing, mixing and spreading the sounds of the future. We catch up with the brothers to learn more about their music and methods, and their latest project: a celebration of the rare EMS Synthi 100 synthesiser.

British rock music would sound strikingly different were it not for the guiding hands of acclaimed producer Stephen Street. We discuss his approach to working with some of the country’s most lauded artists.

As Kelly Lee Owens prepares to release her sophomore album Inner Song, she tells us about her roundabout route to music-making and the excitement she finds in the glitches between machines and their users.

The MPG award-winner discuss her love of tape machines, her studio process and​ how LinkedIn helped her land the job of mixing Bjork’s Utopia.

We meet the South London star to talk social circles, maintaining sanity in the studio, and his most important piece of advice: there are no rules.

Chris Andoh tells us the story behind producing and co-writing the colossal hit Vossi Bop and how 10 years of creative passion is finally paying off.

Following the release of Psychemagik's brilliant debut LP, I Feel How This Night Should Look, we learn more about the record’s challenging birth and genre-straddling production processes.