
Alex Lavoie
Alex Lavoie works as a staff writer at LANDR by day and writes indie post-punk tunes in his band UTILS while moonlighting as drummer for folk-rock outfit The Painters.


Multi-Instrumentalist Orphy Robinson on Freeing Your Musical Compositions

The 10 Best Piano Sample Packs to Get Inspired By

Francesca Lombardo on Working DAWless and Her New Sample Pack

Tape Machines: How to Record With Analog Tape in 8 Steps

The 10 Best Melody Loops and Sample Packs to Start a Track

The 10 Best DAW Controllers for Hands-On Production

Try Reference Mastering and Get the Specific Sound You Want

Rare Gear: Diving Into Deckard’s Dream With Magda

How Billie Eilish’s Drummer Andrew Marshall Made it as a Pro Musician

How to Make Money With Music: 8 Creative Ideas to Monetize

Sample and Hold: Making Emo Trap With Creator

The 14 Best Rap Acapellas and Rap Vocal Sample Packs

The 10 Best Electronic Drum Kits in 2024

Royalty Free Music: How to Make a Custom Song With Sample Packs

Sample and Hold: Making a Techno Beat With AI

The 10 Best Playlisting Services for Growing Your Audience

How to Make a Tape Loop in 9 Steps

Sample and Hold: Making a Lo-Fi Beat With AI

Beat Block: Why it Happens and 11 Ways to Overcome It

14 Distribution Articles to Help You Launch Your Release

Hard Truths: It’s Better to Finish Your Release Then Play a Show

Drum Samples: The 11 Best Drum Sample Packs for Head Turning Beats

Music Glossary: 61 Obscure Music Terms to Know

The 10 Best Guitar Sample Packs

Sample and Hold: Making Ambient Music With Tape Loops

What are Drum Breaks? The 10 Best Break Beats Ever Recorded

Hard Truths: Doing it Yourself is Difficult

The 10 Best Construction Kits to Build Your Next Beat
