Studio A08 Thoughts

Is Corporate control of Europes Festival Economy an Oligopoly?

May 13, 2026

If it wasn't clear to you already then this analysis run by Live DMA and Reset Network proves that the festival business of Europe is controlled by only Four major... Read more...

AI created song banned from Sweden charts

January 19, 2026

AI created song gets 6 million streams and is banned from official charts Read more...

Universal Music Group and Nvidia Collab on AI Music

January 7, 2026

Major collabs with AI chip maker to improve AI Music - Good or Bad news? Read more...

Pills stronger in 2025 - The Loop

January 1, 2026

40% of pills in the UK contained more than 2x an adult dose of MDMA in 2025. Read more...

Our Top Audio Plugins - 2025 - Studio A08 go to plugs

December 31, 2025

Top plugins of 2025 - Our go to sound generators and shapers from this year. Read more...

Free Plugin from Eventide - Temperance Lite

December 22, 2025

There are lots of free plugins around this time of year and lets be honest anything thats free is worth trying! The good people at Eventide are making their reverb... Read more...

The best Hip Hop of 2025 - Bandcamp

December 21, 2025

Its that time of year where we get all sorts of Best of 2025 lists and so here's one we at Studio A08 wanted to highlight! Bandcamp is our place... Read more...

France seeks electronic music UNESCO status

December 20, 2025

Daft Punk becomes culturally recognised Read more...

Spotify Ambitions

December 19, 2025

Planning world domination Read more...

Donna Summer posthumous induction into Songwriters Hall of Fame

December 18, 2025

Donna Summer posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame 13 years after death. Read more...

Festivals 2026....who owns what?

December 16, 2025

Where does your hard earned money go when shelling out for a festival? Read more...

O2 Arena pledges money for grassroots venues

December 14, 2025

More money for Grassroots venues? The O2 Arena wants to do something about it. Read more...

Meet the creator of the TR - 909

December 12, 2025

Meet the creator of the TR - 909 Read more...

Free plugins from iZotope! Dec 2025

December 11, 2025

Insight 2 from iZotope is currently free to download! Go get it. Read more...

New tracks from Aphex Twin?

December 10, 2025

New Tracks from Aphex Twin? SoundCloud - user18081971 Read more...

D&B raising funds for Hurricane Melissa relief

December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa became the third most powerful Atlantic storm system on record, and the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025 so far. Its impact was felt across the Caribbean, with 32... Read more...