could make a star of you

Behind the classic 'Imagination' single lies a sensitive songwriter with a keen ear for melody and a fascination for modern technology. Tim Goodyer talks to Neville Keighley and his session keyboardsman, Peter Oxendale.

Wally Badarou gets together with Chas de Whalley and puzzles over their possible family relationship

Chas Chandler unleashes some tales of yore and gives some astoundingly simple tips for would-be managers

Talking pictures with the dance duo

Burlesque bourbons and funny folk

Founder member of Depeche Mode and Yazoo, Vince Clarke is joined here by Eric Radcliffe, his partner in a new band, The Assembly, air their views on writing and recording in the 1980's.

Dave Stewart On Going It Alone In The Music Biz

The major record company route is not the only one to musical success. Dave Stewart has successfully avoided the majors and still manages to make a good living from his home-produced music. Here, he charts his musical history.

baby ford, golden boy of british acid, drops hints on getting the dancefloor moving

Cutting A Record

When push comes to shove - part two of MT's guide to releasing and promoting your own record

Buzzing back again, cock

Weird tales from ace guitarist's LP sessions; shawms, theremins, and a silver band.

unexaggerated report on the death of jazz

from america to russia and back again, rock 'n' roll puts the cold war on ice

The young chart hopefuls share a few giggles with Jonathan James

A History of Wind Synthesizers

Could the wind of change be upon us? MIDI has already given guitarists and drummers the means to control electronic sounds, and the launch of the Akai and Yamaha wind controllers now allows woodwind and brass players to join in. John L. Walters takes a general look at the historical development of wind synthesizers, and the Akai and Yamaha products in particular.

Additions To Traditions

Tony Mills rips the lid off the latest in the land of the electrode; updates for Yamaha's CX5M, Greengate's DS:3, and the ever-popular Speccy.

Another low-cost digital reverb from Alesis, a SMPTE/EBU to MIDI event synchroniser, new DX ROM/RAM cartridges, and a visual editor for Akai's S900 sampler are all amongst the forthcoming crop of new products.

Arranger

Lone arranger Richard Walmsley analyses the profession's pros and cons

Ray Staff - Disc Cutting Engineer at Trident Studios.

Chas de Whalley chats to Chris Neil

Digicon ’85

Vancouver, Canada was the location for two hi-tech music events last August. Ron Briefel reports on the first of them, Digicon '85, and finds he has plenty to talk about.