I keep a close eye on whose playing my music out there. Partly because of my own personal curiosity and partly because I like to know what’s resonating with people. It’s not always easy...
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Nostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Peter Griffin infamously had a column called “What Really Grinds My Gears” when his local TV station signed him up in one episode. Things that annoy him include Lindsay Lohan, bread being square, X-ray...
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Why DO I call myself Amateur At Play?
My artist name occasionally stirs up interest. It also seems to provoke a response – some think it’s an understatement, others see the humour and there are those who plain hate it. Whatever. I’d...
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Murk on Spice Girls, glacial jungle – another bad mix reviewed!
Back on Thursday, I mentioned that I’ve been putting old posts from my Facebook page up on this site. I came across a review of a set called “House Classics” that I found and...
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What, I do actual work sometimes?
I’m sometimes asked how quickly I can get work done. Whether it be a track of my own or a remix, how quickly do I get it done? Well, let me give you some...
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Why I WON’T be adopting a new alias after all!
I recently explained that I had started experimenting with the 2-step garage sound. I explained that I was not giving up on my usual fare, but that I was also mulling over using a...
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In which I have words for Demarkus Lewis…
Can you please slow things down? I love the fact you make so many good tracks and remixes, but you’re costing me an absolute fortune! Thanks, Danny...
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Would Pacman have been an anti-vaxxer too?
I have to laugh at the nescient lack of self-awareness that some people out there possess. I’m not sure what else you can do – you can’t ignore them, as that might even be...
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Promotions in this brave new world…
Yesterday, I made a mention on my Facebook page that I was going to be promoting things differently from this year. A few people have since got in touch to ask me what I...
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A Valentine’s Day gift, it most certainly isn’t!
Some people have the strangest perception of music producers. They seem to think that we’re umbilically attached to our own studios, unable to function without them. They also harbour the idea we’re essentially a...
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Ways to keep the money Ferrying on in…
We’re in a strange era for music, and that’s before you even take Covid-19 into account. It seems that the stuff that makes money these days is not the music itself, but everything around...
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Fuzzy keymixing, undeniable clickbait
Very occasionally, someone somewhere takes an already suspect original concept and decides to turn it into something even more suspect. Phil Morse at Digital DJ Tips writes here about the idea of fuzzy keymixing....
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How to win a remix contest (by someone who won one and doesn’t know how!) – Part 2
I’m currently running a two-part series on this site telling you about my experiences with remix contests. I’ll tell you about what went wrong with all the ones I didn’t win, and what possibly...
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Music? It’s mostly about the stuff around it!
You might be forgiven for being under the impression that being a music producer means that all my time, well, being a music producer involves producing music. Perhaps there was a time in the...
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Drugs and contactless delivery?
Drugs are not particularly my thing. I tried a joint once and quickly decided this wasn’t for me. I’ve given drugs a wide berth since, even including the time I was sat on a...
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The angry disgruntled monkey and choosing a genre
I’ve seen a few people over the past few days talking about the way that genres are classified on the likes of Traxsource, Beatport and probably elsewhere. Typically, they find it a complete mystery...
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