https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/genres/pop/Latest entries for the tag PopenTue, 29 Oct 2024 11:33:39 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mgmt-on-the-micro-universe-in-every-song/US psychedelic-pop-rock phenomenon MGMT talk about the importance of absurdity and humor in their music-making process, their struggles with becoming stage performers and their background in academic experimental sound. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben…Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:33:39 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mgmt-on-the-micro-universe-in-every-song/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/fangirls-the-ins-and-outs-of-producing-a-musical-theater-success-story/Yve Blake has raised plenty of eyebrows at her concession that she “wrote a musical on her computer”. The proof is in the product however, and FANGIRLS has become a theater phenomenon since debuting in 2019. From its premiere run in Queensland, Australia to the Sydney Opera House and most…Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:16:28 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/fangirls-the-ins-and-outs-of-producing-a-musical-theater-success-story/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/malibu-babie-on-making-chart-topping-beats/Breakthrough US producer Malibu Babie talks about her experience producing for pop and rap heavyweights, the process of flipping a big sample and the importance of trusting your own taste. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, Malibu Babie talks to…Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:52:13 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/malibu-babie-on-making-chart-topping-beats/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cavetown-on-home-fame-and-songwriting-as-therapy/Proudly DIY artist Cavetown describes the motivations behind his distinctive, disarmingly honest songs. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. On the first episode of Doing Music, Robin Skinner talks to host Craig Schuftan about his open-hearted, vulnerable songwriting and production as Cavetown. Since breaking through on…Thu, 16 May 2024 12:51:37 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cavetown-on-home-fame-and-songwriting-as-therapy/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sirintrip-carbon-captured-in-sound/Climate change is an inescapable part of our current moment, and it’s no surprise artists are engaging with the subject on an ever-increasing scale. There are of course many ways to approach such a broad and complex topic, from conceptual studies and site-specific projects through to urgent expressions of anxiety…Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:49 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sirintrip-carbon-captured-in-sound/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/When she’s in the studio, machìna’s primary goal is to write music that satisfies her own creative urges. But when she’s on the stage, she performs her personal, idiosyncratic creations with the dazzling presence of a pop star. In July 2023, she met with Ableton’s own Craig Schuftan in Berlin…Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:50:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Formed in 2015 by Brooklyn duo Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, LA-based Sextile began life as an “occult-inspired” post-punk band, with the line-up quickly expanded through the addition of bassist Kenny Elkin and guitarist Eddie Wuebben. Initially compared to psychobilly surf rockers The Cramps, their album A Thousand Hands was…Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/muna-staying-alive/Comprising Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin, electronic indie band MUNA first came to public attention in 2016 when their infectious single “I Know A Place” landed in the Billboard Adult Pop Top 40. Clearly not your everyday mainstream pop act, the trio’s brand of melancholy, hook-based synth-pop was…Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:12:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/muna-staying-alive/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/melati-esp-collaboration-worldwide/How do you improvise in real time with collaborators who are halfway across the globe? This tricky proposition confronted the trio Asa Tone – Melati Malay, Erin Rioux aka Tristan Arp, and Izak Jerasimo aka Kaazi – as they set up to play an all-remote 2020 edition of the New…Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:43:53 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/melati-esp-collaboration-worldwide/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/water-from-your-eyes-microtonal-indie-pop/“Life is horribly dark right now. And yet, it is not unfunny.” Finding humor in fatalism is the ethos behind offbeat indie-pop band Water from Your Eyes. Comprising Rachel Brown and Nate Amos, the duo began collaborating in 2016 having found common ground in the serene yet somber sounds of…Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:11:17 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/water-from-your-eyes-microtonal-indie-pop/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sg-lewis-bridge-to-the-underground/Sam Lewis doesn’t usually enjoy making music on his own. “It’s like going to the pub by yourself,” he explains. “It can be fun, I guess. But I find working with other people so much more exciting.” It’s not a surprising sentiment to hear from someone whose long list of…Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:21:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sg-lewis-bridge-to-the-underground/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shima-full-autonomy-over-everything/How important is it to have creative control over your music? For Japanese-American singer, producer and engineer Tina Johnson, AKA Shima, it’s worth giving up a promising pop career and starting again from scratch. These days, Shima owns every stage in the creation of her shimmering contemporary synth-pop releases; from…Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:34:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shima-full-autonomy-over-everything/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/Watch Reid Stefan bring an EDM vocal track to life using Live’s stock plugins. Get tips on how to use comping, EQ and compression to help vocals sit right in the mix, and learn techniques for adding character and depth with doubling, saturation and reverb.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:25:26 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/See how Berlin-based songwriter and producer Catnapp gets started crafting a tense slice of hyper-modern rap. Watch her lay down an initial structure and some icy vocals before digging in her demo archives for inspiration.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:58:12 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/The best-selling rock band of the past decade doesn’t rely on a big-budget studio to craft their sound. “I recorded ’Thunder’ in a big room in my house,” says Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Las Vegas quartet Imagine Dragons. “Most of my vocals are recorded in rooms like this. Horrible…Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:22:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/Artists