With a career spanning more than 35 years, Simon Shackleton is an award-winning producer, composer, and DJ whose work has appeared across hundreds of releases and remixes worldwide. In addition to his artist projects, he has founded and run multiple record labels, supported new talent through mentorship, and developed a range of music production courses for the next generation of creators. His approach is rooted in experience, curiosity, and a deep respect for the craft, bringing a practical and artist-first perspective to his technology reviews.
There’s something about the AlphaTheta VM-5 that feels slightly unresolved, or undercooked. At first glance, it looks like a thoughtful attempt to bridge two worlds: the speed and familiarity of…
The RMX-IGNITE is AlphaTheta’s latest evolution of the RMX concept, a standalone effects and performance sampler designed to sit alongside modern DJ and hybrid setups. It is impeccably built, clearly…
There’s a particular kind of moment that tends to arrive when you introduce a new piece of hardware into a long-established workflow. It’s not the unboxing, and it’s not the…
FabFilter Pro-C 2 has been my default channel compressor for years, partly because it was dependable, and partly because its interface made it very easy to see what was actually…