Dan Hartman takes Chas De Whalley to the US of AOR

The IC voltage amps

Guitar Maker

Colin Hodgkinson visits the Brooklyn guitar maker who numbers Stanley Clarke's piccolo bass among his artefacts.

the man who gave FM to the DX7

Drums get beaten, synths tinkled and demos hammered in the encapsulated everything section this month

Microvox Mimic Digital Sound Editor

High-spec sampler for the CBM 64

Gossip, chit-chat, bitching and backchat from the 'Biz. It's all here

An at-a-glance guide to MIDI and MOPS (Music-orientated Peripherals.)

Whether you like his music or not, nobody can knock Paul McCartney's achievements as the world's most successful songwriter. In a rare interview he talks to Patrick Humphries about the music, recordings and personalities that combined to produce his first solo album for three years - 'Press To Play'.

Hitmakers Heaven 17 reveal how they've harnessed the hardware on How Men Are.

Few producers begin their careers with experimental bands, become world-renowned for their work with electronic pop, and then turn their attention to traditional rock music. Paul Tingen talks to Mike Howlett, a man of many talents.

news from the musical front

The gossip that's hot from the team that's not

JJ Jeczalik And The Art Of Toys

Best known for his pioneering sampling work and his role in The Art of Noise, JJ holds strong views on the creative use and abuse of studio equipment.

The shape of things to come

Tony Reed goes back to the future for the Frankfurt forecast

Bassist John Greaves & Drummer Pip Pyle

Is the National Health coughing up blood? Tony Bacon gets to grips with the current state of the queues and cures. Music for liver salts. The Greaves-Pyle team of whitecoats gives a semi-exclusive interview to a private patient.