Yo, May's here! The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and bees are buzzing everywhere around... and couples are rushing to kiss under blossoming trees dressed up in face masks so they don't catch that crazy virus... and basically love is in the air! And all those things kinda made me inspired to put together...

The global pandemic is currently re-shaping the music world in a rather interesting way. In a world where no live gigs are possible, musicians are forced to find other ways to help them make their living - and one of the very popular ways is live streaming.

In the second installment of the "VPICLW" series, we're gonna take a closer look at a plugin that a lot of lofi producers who work with a DAW could find extremely handy. Yes, it's a sampler plugin, and here's why I now can't live without it.

A lot of people have been contacting me asking if I could write a review of their recent release on my blog. And so far I have been turning down those requests, mostly because of two things. First, I'm already really short on free time and this would mean yet another amount of extra work to squeeze into my tight...

So you have decided to start making your own lofi hip hop beats. Maybe you already have some experience playing instruments or making music, maybe you . But you are here, and that clearly means you want to know something about making your own lofi beats

For a lot of beginner producers, the sidechain is something like a magic word from Harry Potter. They've heard it

If you're into lofi hip hop, there's a pretty good chance that you know - or maybe you're even a fan of - The Lofi Radio app. Originally started in 2017 as a little fun project by two friends, aimed at helping other people to unwind and to discover new music and artists, the app popularity has grown significantly over...

A monthly selection of the six "best" beats that caught my ears the most amongst all the past month's submissions is here again! It's always hard to choose just six of them and sometimes it's as close as a coin flip, but here they are, waiting for your ears! Big ups to everyone who submitted their beats and congratulations to this month's winners!...

Especially if you're used to submitting your music into Spotify playlists, you've certainly encountered a Toneden Unlock link at some point - a link that shows you the popup window prompting you to sign in with your Spotify login and then asking you to follow the artist/playlist/whatever in order to unlock the "secret" link for a submission form.

Lofi hip hop culture seems to be quite interlinked with the cannabis one, and it's no wonder. Those slow, chilled-out beats can go really well with that pleasant high, unleashing the ultimate relaxational combo. And while I could write a whole another blog post on the topic, this one has a bit different purpose. Today, I want to celebrate the...