The popularity of chill music has surged in recent years, with more students, professionals, and even casual listeners embracing it as the perfect backdrop for studying, working, and relaxing. This shift reflects not only evolving listening habits but also a cultural desire…
Getting The Most From Your Drums
Tips & Tricks of FPC in FL Studio If you’re an FL Studio user, the FPC plugin is an essential tool for building custom drum kits, finger drumming, and adding creative percussion to your tracks. Here are some practical tips and lesser-known…
Rethinking Creativity in Modern Music
Loops, Samples and AI For as long as people have made music, we’ve borrowed from what came before. Folk musicians passed down melodies through memory; jazz players quoted one another’s riffs mid-solo; hip-hop producers built a revolution on the art of sampling.…
Chill with Hammock
The Sound of Twilight and Infinite Space In the vast world of ambient and post-rock music, few bands have carved out a space as emotive, immersive, and quietly transcendent as Hammock. Formed in Nashville in 2003 by Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, Hammock…
The Secrets Behind Nine Inch Nails’ Ambient Soundscapes
Nine Inch Nails (NIN), led by Trent Reznor and long-time collaborator Atticus Ross, is widely celebrated for pushing the boundaries of industrial rock. But tucked inside their catalogue—often between bursts of distortion and primal energy—are breathtaking moments of ambiance. These tracks create…
Artist Profile: Tangerine Dream
Pioneers of Electronic Sound Beginnings in Berlin Tangerine Dream was founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese in Berlin, Germany. Emerging from the city’s innovative art and music scene, Froese originally performed with psychedelic rock outfits before branching into experimental territory, inspired by…
How To Perform A Great Music Set
A guide for ambient music producers Creating Immersive Experiences Performing live as an ambient music producer can feel like a contradiction at first. Ambient music is subtle, immersive, often introspective — not exactly what you’d associate with flashing lights, loud crowds, and…
Recording Guitar Like a Seasoned Engineer
Pro Tips for Recording Guitar Recording guitar—whether it’s a sparkling acoustic, a gritty electric riff, or a smooth clean rhythm part—is an art as much as a science. A great guitar sound doesn’t just come from good playing; it’s shaped by mic…
Introducing “Senile Felines” – My Latest Track as Water for Otters
My latest song has dropped today and I’m pretty excited about it. Not only is this the first song I’ve completed this year, it’s also the first release since I adopted my new musical persona, Water for Otters. This marks a fresh chapter…
Stendeck, Ulrich Schnauss & Flunk
Those are just a few of the great artists that I’ve included in this week’s playlist. Episode 20 of Neural Flow Weekly has been published on Spotify for your listening enjoyment. You can listen to it right here: