Gigwise

Instrumental Mood Music in the Streaming Era: From Lo‑Fi Beats to Jazz Ballads

Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...
Indy Week

Oddisee Might Not Be a Megastar, But He’s a Creative Champion of Instrumental Hip-Hop

In a 2013 interview with Red Bull Music Academy, Daddy Kev, cofounder of the Los Angeles electronic club night Low End Theory, was questioned about the future of instrumental hip-hop, which had ...
Metro Times

The Lasso challenges the boundaries of instrumental hip-hop

When you’re from Michigan, it’s hard to stay away. This turned out to be true for music producer Andy Catlin, the Grand Rapids-born music producer known as the Lasso. Catlin, who spent weekends as a ...