Tag: women producers

Album Review | Re-Birth by OBUXUM

by Ally Lansdowne

On her debut full-length album entitled Re-Birth, Toronto-based producer, OBUXUM, navigates sonically through the experiential complexities of life as a black woman through her own distinct and unique style of layered and vibrant beats. Following her 2018 EP, H.E.R., Re-Birth lives up to its name, combining elements from hip-hop, house, and techno to create something…



Pushing Buttons Collective: Calling All Producers to Submit for Live Beat-making Battle

Pushing Buttons Collective

Pushing Buttons Collective is a band of like-minded artists building community under the umbrella of instrumental music. The group hosts a radio series, Pushing Buttons Radio, that strives to showcase the best in instrumental beats and culture. The show runs the gamut from lo-fi to wonky, from instrumental hip hop to house, from broken beat…



Producer Spotlight: Grimes Just Wants to Do Her Job!

by Ebonie Smith

  Canadian producer Grimes is on a mission to use music technology to express an artistic narrative that has grown out of her control. In this candid interview for The FADER, Grimes discusses the importance of being in control of her sonic narrative. In reference to self-­producing her own music, she expresses, “I don’t want to just be…