Peggy Gou shares what influenced her collaboration with Lenny Kravitz during interview with Zane LoweDJ, producer and artist Peggy Gou has explained how music from the 1990s influenced her new collaboration with Lenny Kravitz on track I Believe In Love Again.
The new single landed on 8 November, and takes inspiration from R&B tracks of the ‘90s.

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In a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Gou spoke in-depth about the collaboration, where she revealed why she chose to take inspiration from this specific era of music.
“I love that you continue to draw inspiration from these timeless sounds that have given us these emotive clubbing experiences, but you make them modern,” says Lowe. “I mean you make them you. It’s like you claim them and make them your own. Where did the inspiration for I Believe In Love Again come from, Peggy?”
Gou responds, “This is my second single on the album. In the whole album, I have 11 tracks. That music, the inspiration came from ‘90s music, some rave, house music, but this song is more like R&B ‘90s because I also listen to a lot of songs from that period. I guess from my idea ‘90s music is timeless for me. I also love hip hop and every song from that period.”

Lowe then discusses her use of “upper register percussive instruments” in the song, which he says no one really uses anymore, but “they were everywhere in the ‘90s.”
“If you think about it, ‘90s music was quite simple,” she replies. “Although it is quite repetitive, I feel like it’s very catchy and you don’t get bored of listening to it.”
“It’s very true. It’s almost like the drums were by design a blank canvas to write these songs over and it was like there’s a naivety to the way technology was working back then that people have mastered now,” responds Lowe. “I love that you’ve captured that sense of optimism, sampling with optimism.”
“Thank you,” says Gou. “I also wonder if it wasn’t that sound, would Lenny have accepted my collaboration?” She later adds, “Also, I listen to Lenny’s songs a lot and my favourite album from him is 5. I’m sure a lot of people agree. His songs are to me very timeless and it was such an honour to get a chance to work with him.”
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BandLab announces expansion of partnership with FUGA to offer worldwide digital music distributionSocial music creation platform BandLab has expanded its existing partnership with FUGA to offer worldwide digital music distribution as one of its promotion tools for artists.
BandLab Distribution is exclusively available through the platform’s paid membership plan. The brand says it is the “first mobile music creation app to empower artists effortlessly from inspiration through recording, mixing, mastering, and ultimately, the release of their music on major platforms.”

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By using this feature, artists can release their music on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TikTok and more. Impressively, musicians get to keep 100 percent of their royalties through doing so.
Other marketing and artist services are also available to use, as well as access to exclusive career opportunities. It is available now on the web and is rolling out progressively across Android and iPhone devices globally.
“The success of BandLab users powering the charts continues to amaze us, and finally launching digital music distribution fully to our BandLab community represents a significant step towards fulfilling our mission to streamline the artistic path and empower creators at every stage of their journey,” says Meng Kuok, CEO and co-founder of BandLab Technologies.
“We firmly believe that artists, regardless of where they are in the world, should have access to tools that enable them to maximise the potential of their creativity, and this feature is tailored to do precisely that.”

Christiaan Kröner, President of FUGA, adds, “BandLab has made pioneering steps in the music industry to provide independent creators with the tools they need to make, share and promote their music with fans across the world.
“FUGA is proud to continue its longstanding partnership with BandLab Technologies and provide its own proprietary technology and service offering as the backdrop to BandLab’s distribution infrastructure. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the BandLab team in a shared commitment and mission to empower global creators.”
BandLab Distribution is available to those with a paid membership. This costs $14.95 a month. Find out more over at BandLab.
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ADC23 Audio Developer Conference – 5 FREE Online Tickets Inside!
Connect with leading audio industry figures at the ADC23 Audio Developer Conference this November. The event can be attended online, and Bedroom Producers Blog is giving away five tickets to five lucky readers! ADC23 is a not-for-profit Audio Developer Conference that will take place on November 13-15, 2023. This London-based event will bring together some [...]
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How to find new music so you can learn how your fans can find youLearn about how music fans are finding new music and new artists so you can improve your own chances of being discovered. by Philip Kinsher of Disc Makers Blog When. Continue reading
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Watch James Hype show you how to make a remix in just half an hourDo you want to make a remix of one of your favourite tracks but have no clue where to start? Well, you’re in luck. DJ and producer James Hype has shared a video showing how he makes a remix from start to finish, which is just 38 minutes long.
In a lot of cases, tutorials on this topic form part of lengthy (and in some cases, expensive) courses, but Hype has uploaded his walkthrough straight to his YouTube channel to watch for free.

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Hype – known for tracks such as Lose Control and You Give Me A Feeling with Vintage Culture – remixed the track Baby by Quality Control, Lil Baby and Da Baby originally during a livestream.
Taking to Ableton Live, he explains that the reason he decided on remixing this particular song is due to its use in Fred Again…’s popular track, Baby Again.
“I decided I was gonna do a remix, and I thought ‘fuck it, let me do it on a livestream,’ because… makes sense,” he says, before firstly using vocals only, cutting them up, and adjusting the tempo to kick things off.
He then goes on to figure out the key of the vocals, before experimenting with presets and beats. Watch the full video below:

Towards the end of the video, Hype responds to a comment received during the stream which states they didn’t think his mastering chain would be as simple as it is: “Honestly man, you don’t really need very much to master something. I mean, I don’t know what a professional mastering engineer does but a lot of my stuff I’ve mastered myself. Like Lose Control, no one else touched that I did the whole thing.”
James Hype offers a further in-depth production course which focuses on songwriting, how to create “huge drops”, and how he uses sample libraries, plus more. Head to Digital DJ Tips to find out more.
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Universal Audio’s LUNA DAW now FREE for all Mac usersUniversal Audio has made its DAW, LUNA, free to download for all Mac users for the first time.

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Previously, LUNA was made available only to Mac users who’d purchased Universal Audio hardware, such as its UA Apollo audio interface. Now for the first time, you can grab it for free whether you’re a Universal Audio customer or not.
Key features of LUNA – launched in 2020 – include the ability to record an unlimited number of tracks, integrated mixing tools such as Analogue Summing and Tape Machines, the Shape toolkit instrument for ready-to-use sounds, efficient audio quantisation with proprietary algorithms, and compatibility with industry-standard control surfaces and plug-ins. Notably, LUNA promotes a seamless workflow through a smart tool and session browser.
Universal Audio’s Product Manager Connor Sexton, says, “We are thrilled to make LUNA, our award‑winning DAW, free to all Mac users. No UA hardware and no purchase required. With LUNA and the LUNA Pro Bundle your music will have album‑quality sound from the start.”
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In addition to the free LUNA DAW, UA has introduced the LUNA Pro Bundle, a $399 collection of UAD plugins and LUNA extensions co-created with renowned brands in the pro audio industry.
This bundle consists of UAD’s Ampex ATR-102 Master Tape Machine & LUNA Extension, the API 2500 Bus Compressor & LUNA Extension, the API Preamp, the API Summing LUNA Extension, the API Vision Channel Strip & LUNA Extension, the Century Tube Channel Strip, the Galaxy Tape Echo, the Oxide Tape Recorder, the PolyMAX Synth, the Pultec Passive EQ Collection, the Pure Plate Reverb, the Studer A800 Tape Recorder & LUNA Extension and the Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection.
As we close in on Black Friday on 24 November, a time when brands slash their prices or make products completely free, MusicTech is keeping a firm eye on the best deals, such as this one. Universal Audio is not the only brand to get in on this though – Soundtoys announced last week that it was making its Little Plate reverb plugin free until 1 December 2023.
To download your free copy of LUNA and find out more about the LUNA Pro Bundle, head to Universal Audio.
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The Chemical Brothers announce ‘In Conversation’ panel in London next monthThe Chemical Brothers will be hosting a panel discussion titled ‘In Conversation’ at EartH Theatre in Dalston, London, next month to mark the release of their new biography.

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Organised in collaboration with Rough Trade, the event will delve into the electronic duo’s three-decade-long career, spotlighting their latest book Paused in Cosmic Reflection. Both Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons will also be sharing some “rare insight” into The Chemical Brothers’ exciting world and journey.
The panel is chaired by author and journalist Miranda Sawyer, who will be engaging in a conversation with the book’s co-author Robin Turner, along with Adam Smith, The Chemical Brothers’ longstanding collaborator and artistic director, as well as Justin Robertson, a DJ and contributor to the book.
Tickets to the event, which begin at £35, come with a signed copy of Paused in Cosmic Reflection. There’ll also be a limited entry afterparty in EartH Kitchen with a DJ Set from Justin Robertson.
Announced last June, the biography tells the “definitive story” of The Chemical Brothers, and features hundreds of hours of interviews and unseen photographs from their 30-year career.

In other news, the band have recently lamented the rising costs of touring, bleakly admitting that taking their stage show to the US is “not viable”.
“The costs have gone up so much,” Simons told Billboard. “It’s just not really viable at the moment… I’m apologetic to the people who do want to see us that it is increasingly difficult for us to get to America, because we have had the times of our lives playing there.”
In the meantime, check out our review of the duo’s recent London show here.
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