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Videos From The Archive

Browse our past Artist Talks where producers break down their biggest tracks and share their musical journeys.
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Artist Talk | Gaika

Gaika talks about the making his album ‘Drift’, collaboration and imperfection in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Marla Kether

Bassist, producer and DJ Marla Kether talks fusing live and electronic instruments and the importance of community in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Mr Scruff

An electronic music legend, Manchester based producer, DJ and artist Mr. Scruff gives us the intel to the production behind his dancefloor classics.

Artist Talk | DJ Martin

One of the North's most quietly influential DJs and producers joins us for a conversation on his production journey in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Nabihah Iqbal

London based musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster Nabihah Iqbal joins us for a CDR Artist Talk at Corsica Studios to reflect on her creative practice.

Artist Talk | Shanti Celeste

DJ, producer, radio host, illustrator, co-head of label Peach Discs and Bristol legend Shanti Celeste joins us in this collaborative Artist Talk with Saffron.

Artist Talk | Parris

Parris joins us for a glimpse into his world of club rooted pop and expansive rhythms in this Artist Talk at Corsica Studios.

Artist Talk | Hagan

Known as the essential provider of dancefloor bangers, London based Hagan joins breaks down his creative process this Artist Talk at Corsica Studios.

Artist Talk | E.M.M.A.

London-based electronic artist, DJ and composer E.M.M.A. joins us in this Artist Talk at Corsica Studios.

Artist Talk | Grove

Grove joins us as part of our collaborative series with Saffron to delve into their mix of politically laced lyrics and high octane production in this Artist Talk at Bristol’s Dareshack..

Artist Talk | Bok Bok

A household name in underground club music, Bok Bok invites us to go deep on their productions in this Artist Talk at Corsica Studios.

Artist Talk | Yushh

Pressure Dome founder and producer Yushh joins reflects on her creative process in this Artist Talk, in collaboration with Saffron.

Artist Talk | Kerrie

In this Artist Talk we dive deep with DJ and producer Kerrie on her authentic creative process, witnessing Kerrie’s production process with a live demonstration.

Artist Talk | Joe Armon-Jones and Maxwell Owin

Two of South London’s finest, Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin share their production process in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Hi5Ghost

One of the Bristol’s brightest talents Hi5Ghost aka Yuseemi shares his tricks and tips as both a producer and sound artist in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Om Unit

One of the UK's most prolific, versatile and consistent producers and long time CDR family member Om Unit shares insights into his music in this Artist Talk.

Artist Talk | Mina

We caught up with music producer and one third of DJ collective Boko! Boko! Mina to reflect on her production journey and career

Artist Talk | Mantra & Double O

Back in 2022, we were joined by legendary DJs and producers Mantra and Double O for what was the first Croydon session of the year.

Rye Wax | Moving Still

For a very special "in conversation" style masterclass, Tony Nwachukwu sits down with Irish-Saudi Moving Still to discuss the impact and influence of his mixed heritage on his music.

Rye Wax | Red Rack'em

Red Rack'em sits down with CDR founder Tony Nwachukwu for Rye Wax's Youth Music Mentorship Programme

Artist Talk | DJ Polo

We caught up with DJ Polo at Dareshack in Bristol for a deep dive into his productions and career to date.

Artist Talk | Nkisi

London based Nkisi sat down with Raj Chaudhuri at Corsica Studios for an in depth conversation about her creative process.

Artist Talk | Underground Resistance

Underground Resistance joined Tony Nwachukwu for a talk ahead of their electrifying set at We Out Here Festival in August 2022.

Artist Talk | Honeysmack

Back in 2021, CDR Melbourne has a chat with acid aficionado Honeysmack, who's been one of Melbourne's most important figures in the dance music scene.

Artist Talk | Surgeons Girl

Last December, we caught up with Bristol based producer and composer Surgeons Girl for an in depth look into her creative process.

Artist Talk | NameBrandSound

Two of the most influential and pioneering minds in British dance music of the last few decades joined us at Corsica Studios for an intimate talk hosted by the one and only Shy One.

Artist Talk | K15

K15 is one of the most influential producers to come out of London in decades. He joins us to shed light on his unique creative process.

Artist Talk | El-B

Legendary dubstep & UKG pioneer El - B stopped by The Front Room in Croydon last October.

Artist Talk | Roska

Live artist talk with producer and DJ, Roska

Artist Talk | George Clinton

CDR's Tony Nwachukwu sits down with legend of Parliament Funkadelic, George Clinton at Dimensions Festival 2015 in the Knowledge Arena.

Artist Talk | Andrea Parker

A chat with British electronic music producer, record label proprietor and DJ Andrea Parker at Meltdown Festival.

Artist Talk | Mouse On Mars

Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner discuss 20 years of working together.

Artist Talk | Alva Noto

The Raster-Noton co-founder discusses his background and his various projects.

Artist Talk | Theo Parrish

A chat with the legendary Detroit producer in Berlin.

Artist Talk | Desert Sound Colony

We're live with Desert Sound Colony as he takes us through some of his production techniques.

Artist Talk | Lynda Dawn, George Riley & Mykaell Riley | CDR x We Out Here Festival

Lynda Dawn, George Riley and Mykaell Riley discuss their experiences as Black British musicians, hosted by CDR founder Tony Nwachukwu.

Artist Talk | Nightwave

Nightwave joined us to go through her creative process, fresh from the release of her Power Plants EP last week on Hot Flush.

Artist Talk | Mr. Mitch

Gobstopper Records founder and multifaceted producer Mr. Mitch joins us for this month's CDR Online Session.

Artist Talk | Cooly G

Cooly G joins Tony Nwachukwu for a review of her creative process and a deconstruction of one of here recent productions.

Artist Talk | The ABC of UKG w/ Rukaiya Russell

Rukaiya Russell & Tony Nwachukwu take you through the ABC of UKG from Ayia Napa to Zed Bias.

Artist Talk | Gerd Jansen

“Theres not a week where I don’t think I could have had a Phd by now”

Artist Talk | Mike Huckaby

Detroit legend MIKE HUCKABY joined us on the couch in 2010.

Artist Talk | Dixon

Dixon joined us on the CDR couch in 2013

Artist Talk | Jazzanova

Jazzanova producers Axel Reinemer and Stefan Leisering joined us for a chat.

Artist Talk | Brandt Braeur Frick

Daniel Brandt and Jan Brauer join us on the Berlin couch.

Artist Talk | AYBEE

"I say...gamble on yourself"

Artist Talk | A Guy Called Gerald

Being in the music business for over 25 years, A Guy Called Gerald has many stories to tell at CDR Berlin on April 4th, giving some insights to his dual screen led production process…

Artist Talk | Huxley

Huxley drops in on a CDR session in Melbourne

Artist Talk | Ron Trent

CDR Berlin session with the legendary Ron Trent who gave us a lesson in house music.

Artist Talk | Dego

Musical pioneer Dego shares some thoughts with us on the Berlin couch.

Panel Talk | Quarion, Maertini Broes & Matthew Styles

We had the pleasure of welcoming Mike Vamp from the Maertini Broes, Quarion, Matthew Styles on our couch to discuss their favourite equipment.

Artist Talk | Big Space

Last month CDR hosted its hallmark evening of open discussion and sharing followed by an Open CDR session in the city of Johannesburg.

Masterclass | Mark de Clive Lowe

CDR returned to Paris with a session and workshop with producer Mark de Clive-Lowe.

Panel Talk | Frank Wiedmann, Ian Pooley & Matthew Dekay

We had the pleasure of welcoming Frank Wiedemann from Âme, Matthew Dekay and Ian Pooley on our couch to discuss their favourite equipment.

Artist Talk | Sadar Bahar

On August 7th 2014 we had the honour to have a true DJs DJ, Sadar Bahar on the couch.

Artist Talk | Alec Empire

On March 5th 2015 we had the opportunity to host Digital Hardcore Recordings founder and Atari Teenage Riot member Alec Empire on our couch at CDR Berlin.

Artist Chat | Ron Trent

A private chat with Ron Trent

Artist Talk | Fred P

We were blessed to have Fred P come to CDR London and talk about his personal journey through music. He gave a special interview, sharing many ups-and-downs with us, as well as delving into and simplifying some of his very effective production techniques.

Artist Talk | Jenifa Mayanja

We had a chat on the Berlin couch with Jenifa Mayanja

Artist Talk | Wu-Lu

Last November South-Londoner Wu-Lu graced us with his energy an presence in an absorbing chat about his journey in music production.

Artist Talk | Marcellus Pittman

We were absolutely blessed (!) to have Mr Marcellus Pittman join us at CDR in Dance Tunnel, London. He shared brilliant insights of his music and journey, and followed it up with an incredible set later in the evening.

Artist Talk | Metrist

Producer and sound designer Metrist joined us at Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield to break down his music production.

Artist Talk | Fatima

'I can do what I want, you can too, everybody let's be ourselves.'

Artist Talk | Ikonika

Shy One In Conversation With Ikonika

Artist Talk | Hector Plimmer

Producer Hector Plimmer joined us at Corsica Studios the week before the release of his album 'Next To Nothing' to give us an exclusive listen and talk through the creation of some of the tracks.

Artist Talk | Scratcha DVA

Shy One in Conversation with Scratcha DVA

Artist Talk | object blue

In the Spring of 2019 object blue joined us at The Glove That Fits

Tracks From The Community

Browse our latest picks of track submissions from openCDR sessions
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Benedicte Miesi

Summer Feels

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FBenedicte's%20FINISHED%20groove%20MPC%20feb2024.mp3?alt=media&token=500f3bc2-ed87-4964-8d53-41cd4f2747fd
Summer Feels
Benedicte Miesi
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Tjaro

Verve

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FVerve%20mp3.mp3?alt=media&token=a40b5e24-8f06-4530-b509-d78594a28d6b
Verve
Tjaro
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NØELLE

Everything Is Fine

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FEverything%20Is%20Fine%203.0.mp3?alt=media&token=63b01b49-cc4e-434a-8520-8874fff22bdd
Everything Is Fine
NØELLE
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Joe lo:fi

None the wiser

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FJoe%20lo-fi%20-%20None%20the%20wiser_03.mp3?alt=media&token=db461747-2757-421d-82fa-f49855dc2755
None the wiser
Joe lo:fi
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Debba

Track 3 / Feeling Closer

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Track 3 / Feeling Closer
Debba
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Milo

No Good 1.3

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FMilo%20Merah%20-%20No%20Good%201.2.mp3?alt=media&token=88422395-350d-473a-9aa6-5d92974f741e
No Good 1.3
Milo
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RALPH

Doomscrolling

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2FRALPH%20-%20Doomscrolling.mp3?alt=media&token=e7b60641-839a-47c1-b663-e5f9a588001f
Doomscrolling
RALPH
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GREYFIELD WOODS

Shadow Boxing (feat. CliveTV)

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/test-db-81db7.appspot.com/o/tracks%2F1)%20Shadow%20Boxing%20(feat.%20Clive%20TV)%20(2).mp3?alt=media&token=d9ac1b2c-118e-4007-9028-83351a2ab09f
Shadow Boxing (feat. CliveTV)
GREYFIELD WOODS
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Ashnotketchup

OneforCDR (Draft)

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Quashie_Onelost.+cdr+clipmp3.mp3
OneforCDR (Draft)
Ashnotketchup
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Barney Kass

Opus

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Barney+Kass+-+Opus+-+opencdr+clip.mp3
Opus
Barney Kass
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Hella

Blackbird

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hella+-+Blackbird+V3+(openCDR+clip).mp3
Blackbird
Hella
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Arctype

Impulse Rhythm (Version 1)

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Arctype_Impulse+Rhythm+V1.mp3
Impulse Rhythm (Version 1)
Arctype
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Glimmerman

Alleged Jinx

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Glimmerman+-+Alleged+Jinx+Demo+(openCDR+clip).mp3
Alleged Jinx
Glimmerman
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Porter Brook

Always Constant

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Arctype_Impulse+Rhythm+V1.mp3
Always Constant
Porter Brook
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Zar

Warmth

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Zar+-+Warmth+-+Snippet.mp3
Warmth
Zar
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Regards Stephen

Unknown

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Regards+Stephen+-+Unknown+-+Snippet.mp3
Unknown
Regards Stephen
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Tadi The Great

Cut Thru

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Tadi+The+Great+-+Cut+Thru+Snippet+1.mp3
Cut Thru
Tadi The Great
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Poison Zcora

Rogue Agent

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Rogue+Agent+(snippet).mp3
Rogue Agent
Poison Zcora
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Aloysius Samson

Cloud Freek

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Aloysius+Samson+-+Cloud+Freek+(Snippet).mp3
Cloud Freek
Aloysius Samson
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Coco Em

Kilumi

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Coco-em-Kilumi.mp3
Kilumi
Coco Em
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Air

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Omar+Teknology+-+Air.mp3
Air
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Oliver Si

Give20

https://cdr-opn-tracks.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Oliver+Si+-+Give20.mp3
Give20
Oliver Si
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Features

A home for our editorial articles and community news
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Acknowledging Roots To Move Ahead: Black British Music in transition

Six years on, multidisciplinary artist and writer Jesse Bernard reflects on his TRENCH article 'Contemporary Black British Music Is In A State Of Transition', touching on the current developments of Black British music — from the prominence of edit culture to the new ways that we consume and release music.

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Applications now open: Process

After an invigorating first iteration, Process is back.

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Applications now open: Out The Box

Applications are now open for our ‘Out The Box’ programme, which demystifies analogue mixing in professional studios.

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