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Our man Robert Fumo recently sat down with Amsterdam based artiest/engineer Cat And Beats (Guido Werner) to get his advice on all things music production.

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In this interview we discuss:

• his beginnings in audio • we breakdown his slick studio • he shares some do's and do-nots for beginners • should you sound treat your room? • We touch on the Mac Vs PC debate • mixing in mono. • his favourite plugins • and much much more

We hope you enjoy it as it was a privilege sitting down with him.

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Catch this exclusive glitch hop tutorial and interview with the one and only Slynk!

If you don’t know who he is, Slynk is one of the leading producers in the glitch hop scene.

This interview also doubles up as a glitch hop tutorial, as Slynk shows us inside Ableton Live and explains how he produced the track ‘Inside’ from his album Front Yard Futon.

‘Inside’ is a high energy, highly melodic mid tempo track with lots of swing, impeccable sound design (from the bass to the lead synth to the chords and the drums) and some seriously on-point songwriting.

Our favourite New Zealander Ryan Enzed joins us in Episode 38 to share some Electro House production tips and to talk about the new course he’s just completed for BassGorilla members called Electro House: Start To Finish.

Ryan Enzed is a house and electro producer and DJ who has had releases with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records and Lazy Rich’s Big Fish Recordings.

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In this episode with SeamlessR, you will learn about:

1:25 - Why his name has a silent R after it.

2:25 - How he got into electronic music production.

8:45 - How he got to the level he is at today with his synthesis and sound design skills.

14:00 - How he got into teaching and building his YouTube channel.

20:30 - The main synths for the various types of synthesis.

23:00 - The four types of synthesis (additive, subtractive, FM and wavetable) and how they work.

32:35 - Modular and analog synthesis - how he has been getting into it lately, and WHY. (fixed signal path Vs. individual modules)

36:00 - the differences in sounds between analog and digital synthesis.

37:50 - Details about his upcoming ‘How To Make Dubstep’ course, coming out on BassGorilla.com on March 25th.

39:45 - preview of his track made in the course (The track title is Rasta Squad).

45:50 - Details about a free sample pack from Prime Loops included with the course.

46:15 - SeamlessR’s channel set up and master channel set up.

48:15 - Where to connect with SeamlessR online

Our first official podcast of 2015 is with Tarekith (Erik Magrini), who is a professional mixing and mastering engineer from the US.

Tarekith is owner of Inner Portal Studio, a Seattle-based studio focused on providing mastering and mixdowns for electronic musicians around the world. With over 15 years experience mastering releases from producers like Autechre, John Tejada, Venetian Snares, and Ben & Lex, Inner Portal Studio was also featured in the September 2011 issue of Electronic Musician magazine.

In episode 34 we join Nick Pittsinger, AKA Varien. Get a glimpse inside the mind of Varien as he shares his thought process for inspiration and walks us through the making of ‘GunMetal Black’, which was a hugely successful release he made on the MonsterCat label.

In this podcast, you’ll discover:

• Why Varien has recently changed from FL Studio to another DAW
• What kind of music he’s been focusing on in the last few months
• His go-to synths and plugins for production
• Why he invests so much into high quality sample libraries
• The making of ‘GunMetal Black’
• How he like to process guitars for electronic music
• Where his inspiration comes from
• Why he has been inactive on social media in recent months
• New on what to expect from Varien in the next few months

ERB N DUB (Peter Chapman) walks us through how he made his killer drumnbass track 'Moshpit' and shares lots of tips with music producers on his sound design, workflow, equipment and more.

This track went to the top 5 in Beatport and was a big hit for Erb N Dub.

Peter comes from a musical background and is a very accomplished drummer. He talks about how his rhythmic skills play a major role in his composition process.

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US neuro trio Audeka walk us through the making of their track 'Savage' from their 'Mythical Creatures EP (out on Caliber Music).

Audeka comprises of Skyler Gerdeman and brothers Marty and Max Cepeda.

They give a lot of insight into their workflow, with lots of useful production tips on sound design and mixdown in this exclusive interview with BassGorilla.