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Get to know @PIGMNT ahead of his new EP release “Ginseng” 🌿 Rooted in grime, UK funky and bass-heavy club music, the North-West London artist blends rhythmic pressure with influences from Gqom, Amapiano and sounds across the African diaspora. Inspired by medicinal herbs including Ginseng, Ashwagandha and Nettle Root, the project explores the idea of music as something healing, pairing weighty low-end with groove-led, club-ready energy. Swipe to learn more about the artist bringing his own flavour to disasporic dance music ➡️

Thinking about applying for Out The Box? @ziahangemusic brings us along for her session so you can see what to expect! 🎛️🎚️ This programme pairs you up with a professional engineer for a session in one of London’s best studios. You’ll learn more about mixing your own music and meet some friends along the way. Comment “OTB” and we will send you the application! You have until 20 May to apply. Big thanks to Ziah for the amazing video ❣️

⚡🌿Ginseng🌿⚡ Yo yo! I know I’ve been missing for a while, but I promise I’ve been working 💪🏿 I’ve got receipts! 😄 Today, courtesy of @createdefinerelease I’m dropping my single “Ginseng🌿” out now via Bandcamp!! If you don’t know already, I was selected late last year to be part of the CDR Pathways programme, and since then I’ve been working and creating a bag of riddims for you guys 🔊 The single I’m dropping today is part of a 5 track EP ⚡️ Expect some high energy, Tribal, Afro Electronic riddims 🔥 with a spicy, funky remix by man like @roskaofficial 👊🏿🙏🏿 Love and respect to the whole CDR team and the @prsfoundation for putting this all together. Special thanks to @glistenpr working behind the scenes and to @eleanor.ldn & @localactionrec for putting up with my meticulous requests 😭 Gotta also big up @jayemkayem 🎥 for capturing some great content 👌🏿 which you'll see soon 😉 Big up to @maxbloomdesign and the team for creating some banging artwork. Respect to @cicelygrace for the top notch photography, got me looking like a model out here 😎🤣 and big up to @adamscrimshire for adding them sexy finishing touches at the mastering stage. ⚡️BANDCAMP 🔗 IN BIO⚡️ Credits🙏🏿👊🏿 Releases May 28, 2026 Written and produced by PIGMNT Remix of “Nettle Root” by Roska Mastered by Adam Scrimshaw Photography by Cicely Grace Artwork by Alex Bloom Released by CDR with support from PRS Foundation

Thinking back to our chat with Bristol legend @shanticeleste from 2023. Some major gems in this talk! This was part of our collab series with @saffronrecords 🫶

What does it mean to build a life in music when the lines between work and everything else never quite settle? In our latest editorial, @dvd_mcf speaks with six musicians about their working lives, from obsession and routine to precarity, burnout and the search for balance. Read the full piece now on our website or at the link in our bio.

Another season of CDR Sessions is coming to a end and we can’t think of a better way to close this one out than welcoming the amazing @fauzia.1 as our special guest.  A multidisciplinary artist working across live and recorded music as well as audio-visual installations, FAUZIA’s practice moves fluidly between genres and forms. From NTS Radio to global club spaces like Berghain and Unsound, to contemporary classical commissions at institutions like Tate Modern and St Paul’s Cathedral, her work sits at a unique intersection of electronic, experimental and compositional music. Her projects “Fragments, are you hoping for a miracle?” and “flashes in time” received critical acclaim across Resident Advisor, Pitchfork and The Wire, while her production work with Kelela, Duval Timothy and Tirzah continues to shape contemporary sound. We are so excited to welcome FAUZIA to the artist’s chair and to hear your productions soundtrack the night through OpenCDR. RSVP now and join us! Photo credit: Guy Bolangaro / @bandini3000

Out The Box is back! This programme gives you the chance to step into one of London’s best studios and learn more about mixing your own music with guidance from professional mix engineers. This is your chance to hear your music in a professional space, ask questions, and experiment! Want to apply? Comment “OTB” and we’ll send you the link 🤝 Applications close 20 May

We love having @stella__zheng part of the CDR fam, and she is someone who exemplifies the CDR Pathway. She has been part of our Process programme, is one of our Pathways artists in this current season, and is also part of our team of Producer Educators for Music Producer Club. Stella has been smashing it with her music career lately and we’re very proud! We’re working hard to ensure opportunities exist for artists like her well into the future 🌱

We’re going deep on “Mali” with @shyclart for our first CDR Session at @thecarpetshop.peckham 🤩 It feels like the perfect way to start this new chapter. We’ll be unpacking the making of the album, the influences behind it, and the process that shaped its sound with both Shy One and @thewach who will be hosting this talk AND who mixed the album ⚡️ This one’s going to be special! RSVP now at the 🔗 in our bio and join us this Thursday! You can also comment “RSVP” and we will send you the link directly 💛

Working with partners like Barking and Dagenham Community Music Service is a huge part of what makes Music Producer Club possible. We’re grateful to Lizzie for taking the time to share her experience working with our producer educators and the impact they’ve had on young people. It’s a pleasure to build this work together! Pay It Forward is about continuing and expanding that work for the next generation. If you’d like to learn more, leave a comment below and we’ll send you the link.

“The hardest thing to do in your growth as a creative writer is letting go and knowing when it’s time to evolve, and try something new or working with others. Forcing the process to get what you want or what you heard elsewhere can limit your naturalistic response to imagination and ‘what’ your sound is meant to be truly.” 🎙️ Back in October for the CDR In Conversation Talk @soup_manchester we chatted about this, and many other aspects of creativity programmed by @createdefinerelease and supported by @aceagrams Hosted by Manchester’s local music ambassador @pops_roberts Obeka digs deep into the debut album released on Prague based label @yukuwax and life creating music. You can watch the full talk now on CDR’s YouTube channel or via the link in bio 🌐

CDR isn’t just one programme. It’s a pathway. We call this the CDR Pathway, a way of supporting artists from early ideas through to release, across workshops, mentoring, and community-led spaces. Pay It Forward is about strengthening that pathway, and making sure it stays open for the next generation. If you want to learn more, leave a comment below and we’ll send you the link!