John sits down with Artemas and producer Toby Daintree to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘LOVERCORE’.

Artemas is an English artist and producer. As a teenager he taught himself music production and soon began releasing his dark, alternative pop music, inspired by grunge and new wave sounds. The viral hit ‘if u think i’m pretty’, released in 2024, made him a global star and he released mixtapes ‘pretty’ and ‘yustyna’ the same year. 2024 also saw Artemas’s second viral success with ‘i like the way you kiss me’, which was number one in eight countries. Artemas’s fourth release, ‘LOVERCORE’, with longtime collaborator and producer Toby Daintree, arrived in October 2025.

In this episode, John is joined by Artemas and Toby Daintree at Baltic Studios. The trio discuss techniques for processing vocals and samples. They reveal their top plugins and other software they use to create Artemas’s distinctive sound. They also break down the track ‘i like the way you kiss me’ from its earliest beginnings to Tiktok viral hit.

Tracks discussed:  if u think i'm pretty, I like the way you kiss me, take it easy on me

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GEAR MENTIONS

SoundToys Decapitator

SoundToys Echoboy

Waves Vocal Doubler

Slate Digital Fresh Air

Zynaptiq Pitchmap

Oeksound Soothe 2

Xfer Serum

Arturia Mello-Fi

UAD SSL Bus Compressor

UAD Moog Minimoog

UAD PolyMAX

UAD Brigade Chorus

UA Apollo

XLN Audio RC-20

Sonic Academy ANA 2.5 Software Synthesizer

Omnisphere

PORTAL by Output

Telefunken ELA M251E

Fender Rhodes

Sequential Prophet

Korg Opsix

Neumann TLM 103

Genelec 8010

CapCut

Ableton Live

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