“You can learn how to be a better producer but you can’t learn how to be a genius”: PinkPantheress opens up on the best mentors she’s worked withPinkPantheress has opened up on the artists and producers she’s worked with throughout her career, branding one producer in particular as a “genius”.
The 23-year-old, known for her hit track Boy’s A Liar, has a new project arriving this year. Not many details about it have yet been shared, but there is something coming on 9 May. The release follows on from her debut album, 2023’s Heaven Knows.

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So far, PinkPantheress has collaborated with the likes of Central Cee, Kaytranada, Skrillex, and a whole lot more during her career – she’s even outlined an ambition to become the “female Rick Rubin”. Speaking to Mixmag for a new cover interview, she shares that one of her former collaborators especially stands out for his natural talent: Mura Masa.
“Mura Masa’s whole music making process is born out of the genius in his head. You can’t really learn from someone like him because he’s making it in real time but he’s making it super quick,” she says. “You can learn how to be a better producer but you can’t learn how to be a genius. You can’t learn the innate way of music making that sounds amazing from the jump. But I get inspired from watching these people – especially Danny L Harle – and he’s one of the best mentors l’ve ever had. I love him!”
She also praises duo Basement Jaxx, who not only has she worked with, but has also sampled on the new mixtape: “They’re two of the loveliest men ever,” she states. “They were very pivotal in my learning. I went in there to make beats and songs with them, but I ended up leaving by just seeing their creative process and style and picking their brains…. ended up sampling them. I don’t want to leak how they work, but just seeing how they reach certain sounds or develop ideas was really interesting.”

Later in the interview, PinkPantheress also goes on to explain how she always has a strong vision for how she wants her music to sound, despite working with such influential artists: “I personally don’t go in the studio unless I have a vision of what I kind of want. I used to go in and be free-wheeling, but my biggest flaw l’d say as a musician is that I’m very hard to convince. If I have an idea, it would be hard to persuade me to go against it,” she says.
Find out more about PinkPantheress via her official website. 
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