Or so he claimed when speaking to Music Radar. Next, prepare to conquer stadiums with a Healy-approved guitar Logic is also a cheaper alternative to Ableton. Steve Lacy collaborated with Kendrick Lamar this year, and he famously uses just an iPhone copy of Garageband. Look, you don’t always need perfect studio sheen to make a hit. And if you want the full set, get an Ableton push controller, so you can edit parts live. The 1975 used iZotope on ‘I Like It When You Sleep…’, most notably for the record’s title track. Get Ableton Live, a programme used by everyone from Skrillex to Justice. He says he had the Roland SPD-SX before “anything else.” The piece of kit allows him to integrate samples into recordings, and the band can edit them in real-time when playing live. His talent shines on 2016’s ‘I Like It When You Sleep…’, especially on the record’s drawn out, ambient instrumentals. He was a drummer first, but he’s more of a tech-head these days, having studied music production at A-Level.
Is your new band amazing? Submit your music to NME Emerging for free and get your music heard by our 13 million monthly readersĭrummer George Daniel also acts as a go-to producer, and he’s arguably the key component in shaping The 1975 sound.Forming a new band? Need a head start and want to pay homage to Matty and co.’s heroics? Here’s all the essential kit you need: The 1975 havemastered a sound of their own – a floaty, sample-happy staple that taps into 80’s nostalgia with a futuristic sheen, and it’s a sound that’s influenced numerous artists in their wake,not least Dirty Hit labelmates The Japanese House and Pale Waves, both of who have had songs produced by 1975 members.