🔥 Welcome to Week 3 of the Newsletter! 🔥

Dedicated to helping you boost your music career

Hey mate, hope you had a good week and you’re still smashing it!

I’m back again with your weekly dose of fuel for the creative fire. A mix of motivation, inspiration, and tools to keep your frequency high and your ideas flowing. Let’s dive in and level up 👊

P.S. Don’t forget to read all the way to the bottom for your freebie of the week. This week it’s a HUGE one! (Spoiler alert, it’s a 9 plugin bundle!)

You’re not behind. You’re just building deeper. The setbacks, the delays, the doubts… they’re all part of the mission.

What matters is that you’re still in the game, still pressing play when others hit pause. The comeback is always louder than the setback. Keep going!

So 2 weeks ago, I shared a new way to boost your Soundcloud for free using the ‘Repost Exchange’ platform and featured a great video from Data Transmissions Grahame Farmer with some extra strategies to go alongside it.

Since then, Soundcloud has now had a new makeover and some changes to the algorithm that actually now make it even easier for us to get our tracks heard, if we are using Soundcloud properly and we know what to do.

Grahame has also made a brand new video about it below. Since last week, I’ve been following the tips in his video as well as using Repost Exchange on one of my new uploads. The stats on this track (pictured below) speak for themselves.

This is definitely worth checking out and adding into your own release workflow!

This week, we're shining a well-deserved spotlight on a true underground soldier: Rich Walker from Birmingham, UK. With over 20 years in the game, Rich has been quietly laying foundations in the Techno and Minimal Techno scene with raw talent and a relentless passion.

His recent release ‘Dirty Dancing’ is a certified weapon, currently getting spins from none other than Techno titan, UMEK.

His Chemical Podcast is a go-to for heads who know, bringing the very best of the underground Techno to the surface.

Let’s give this legend the attention he deserves. Go run up the plays, give him a follow, and support a real one who’s been putting in the work and honing his craft!

The next phase is loading… 🔄

Before we go fully public, the Our Era community is now invite-only.

That means exclusive early access is reserved just for you, our loyal newsletter crew!

We’re currently in that sweet spot between our beta test and the full launch. It’s a quiet grind behind the scenes, but big things are in motion! We’re fine-tuning and scaling the platform, building out new features, and setting the stage for what’s next.

This isn’t just a touch-up, it’s a full system upgrade, built with your feedback and ideas at the heart of it.

While we can’t spill all the details yet, know that everything coming is designed to give you (the producers, DJs, creators, and culture drivers) more value, more opportunity, and more ways to thrive.

The next evolution of Our Era is coming. And until we drop it to the wider world, you’ve got front-row seats!

Let’s build this thing together.

This week in the Underground, is my personal favourite track of the week… ‘Predict’ by Arron Whall is a beasty blend of Tech House, Acid House, and Melodic Tech that will 100% make a mess of any dance floor!

Check it out on Soundcloud below (Turn it up LOUD!)

Arron Whall - Predict

This weeks Plugin of the Week is: Smooth Operator Pro

If you've been looking for a tool to remove harsh frequencies and resonances from your sounds (and something that’s only a 3rd of the price of Soothe 2), then this week’s plugin of the week has you covered…

Smooth Operator Pro by Baby Audio is a dynamic resonance suppressor and tonal balancer all rolled into one slick interface. It uses spectral processing to tame harshness and bring out clarity in your mixes, perfect for vocals, synths, bass, and anything that needs that extra polish without the harsh edges.

Whether you’re producing Techno, House, or any electronic genre, this one’s a no-brainer for cleaner, tighter mixes.

Definitely worth a look! Check out some videos on it here by clicking the image below:

EXCLUSIVE OFFERS AND FREEBIES

Do you need a track produced, or help finishing your existing tracks to a release ready standard?

Whatever stage you’re at in your project, I can help. My studio and online engineering services are now open to YOU! (All genres welcome)

Work remotely with me on Zoom, from the comfort of your own home (or anywhere else in the world)

Utilise my 26 years of experience of releasing on major labels, DJing worldwide, and engineering and remixing for some of the biggest players in the game! Together we'll get your track finished to a polished, release ready standard.

With 2 way mics, video conferencing, HD audio, screen sharing, file sharing and joint mouse control... bringing your ideas to life has never been easier! (Mac, PC, Smartphones, and Tablets are all supported)

Click a link below to find out more about each package:

Get in touch today and let's work on a track together!

Here’s some reviews from my clients below…

I also have a very limited number of free music production / artist growth sessions to give away on Moombix. These are 30 minute Zoom calls with me. On the free call, I can answer any questions you have and give guidance about any part of your music career, or anything to do with music production. I can also give you feedback on your latest track, mix or master and give detailed feedback on how to get it ready for release.

Click the banner below, go to my profile (it’s right at the top of the list of teachers) and use the code: riggs100 to get your session 100% free!

(The free sessions are one per person, so if you’ve had one already you’re out of luck this time! Sorry!)

Here’s some reviews from my students below…

MORE EXCLUSIVE OFFERS

AND FINALLY, THIS WEEKS FREEBIE…

Waves are back at it again with an absolute banger of a giveaway…

A FREE bundle of 9 premium VST plugins for both Windows and macOS!

Whether you're mixing, mastering, or producing, this pack is stacked with studio essentials that’ll instantly level up your sound.

Here’s what you get in the bundle:

✅ Lofi Space – Add dreamy reverb and delay with vintage vibes
✅ OneKnob Phatter – Instantly beef up your tracks with fat low-end
✅ TrueVerb – Classic reverb with early reflections and rich tails
✅ Q10 Equalizer – Precision EQ with 10 bands of surgical tone control
✅ SuperTap – Multi-tap delay with analog character
✅ Kramer HLS Channel – Vintage EQ modeled from a classic Helios console
✅ MetaFlanger – Lush chorus and flanging effects
✅ Doubler – Instant stereo widening and thickening
✅ MV2 – Easy-to-use dynamic level rider for quick mix fixes

But don’t sleep on it, this is a limited-time offer so make sure you click the image below to grab it before it disappears!

That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for more awesomeness next Wednesday!

Have a great week!

Riggs