🔥 Welcome to Week 5 of the Newsletter! 🔥

Dedicated to helping you boost your music career

Hey mate, hope you’re good and you had a productive week!

I’m back with another round of creative fuel, hot new music, and tools to keep your music making momentum strong. Let’s get after it 👊

P.S. Make sure you read all the way to the end. This week’s freebie at the bottom of the page is a good one that you won’t want to miss…

Some days you’ll question how far you can go, but never forget the mountains you’ve already climbed. From your first messy loop to your latest final mixdown, your growth is real.

You’re not the same artist you were last year… and that’s the point. You’ve come a long way. Keep showing up. Keep evolving. The world needs more of your music.

Here's a cool website that I discovered this week...

SubmitHub connects you directly with Spotify playlist curators, YouTube channels, music blogs, radio stations, and even social media influencers. You can submit your newly released tracks to hand-picked tastemakers, get real feedback, and potentially land those juicy placements that build real momentum for your tracks.

It’s not a magic bullet, but it is a smart tool to get your tunes out there without begging people to “check out your link.” Plus, you stay in control. You pick who you pitch to, set your genre, and even get guaranteed listens (if you go the premium route).

Defo worth a look... https://www.submithub.com/

This week, the spotlight is on an artist who’s seriously on the come-up...

Introducing: Pattern Perception.

His debut single ‘One More Hit’ just dropped via Out Yer Box (the sister label of Jack Said What), and it’s nothing short of stunning! Melancholic piano chords, emotive strings, epic film score-esque drums, and a vocal that gets you right in the feels... this one hits deep and stays with you. It wouldn't sound out of place as the next James Bond theme (No BS!)

'One More Hit' is the first taste of his upcoming album ‘Spectrum Disorder’, landing this summer, and trust me... this is an artist you need on your radar for 2025.

Discovered by Rob Miller during a Data Transmission demo feedback session, Pattern Perception’s rise from lockdown producer to label artist has been rapid. And deservedly so. With raw talent, a unique sound, and an album on the way, he’s about to make serious waves.

Go and listen to ‘One More Hit’ on SoundCloud below, follow him on his socials, and show him some support. He’s definitely one to watch this year!

So, the excitement behind the scenes right now is next level!

We’re deep in development mode, building out tons of new features and add-ons, and (as requested by a lot of you) working on an optimised mobile experience, including a dedicated app that’s going to seriously level up how you access and interact with the community on the go.

But, that’s just one piece of the puzzle. I can’t leak too much else just yet, but some epic things are brewing. We’re on a mission to make this platform the absolute best it can be to help producers, DJs, clubbers, event promoters and music lovers like us.

The forum is still invite-only and exclusively open to you (for now), until we go public. So feel free to keep using it, connecting, and exploring while we build behind the curtain.

Appreciate your patience and support. It’s all coming together! 💥

This week’s Track of the Week is a certified summer anthem in the making...

MxNxSTxR, Destructo, Thundercat & Channel Tres – “What You Need”

I first heard ‘What You Need’ during Destructo’s legendary Sunrise Sermon set at the Belize Beach Party back in February on the Friendship Cruise, and let me tell you... the vibes were immaculate!

Picture this: the sun coming up over the Caribbean sea, us lot raving barefoot in the sand armed with piña colada's, and then this track drops! It was a moment for the books, so it's great to see it now getting released to the masses. It dropped May 2nd on all platforms.

Expect uplifting funky house grooves, smooth vocals from Thundercat, slick bars from Channel Tres, and a hefty, feel-good bassline that puts the party on a whole new level.

Behind the alias MxNxSTxR is none other than Ty Dolla $ign, who cooked this up during the 2020 lockdowns with longtime collaborator Destructo. Add in Thundercat’s soul-dripping vocals and Channel Tres’ effortless swagger, and you’ve got a track that fuses R&B, disco, and house into one silky smooth dancefloor destroyer.

Go and run it up on Soundcloud, Spotify or your streaming platform of choice below, and grab it from Beatport for your own DJ sets. This one is gonna be HUGE!

This weeks Plugin of the Week is: smart:EQ 4 by Sonible.

This is a good one for your mixing workflow. I’ve been using their smart:comp plugin for a while now, so this one has been a great addition to that…

smart:EQ 4 uses AI-powered tech to analyse your audio and apply precise, intelligent EQ moves… instantly improving clarity, balance, and tone. Whether you’re working on vocals, drums, synths or full mixes, it adapts to what your track needs.

It also lets you match the tonal balance of multiple tracks with ease, perfect for keeping your mixes clean, modern, and club-ready without the guesswork.

Click the image to check it out below:

EXCLUSIVE OFFERS AND FREEBIES

If you need some fresh ears and feedback on an unfinished track, or any advice on anything to do with your music career…

… I 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…

The legends at Soundtoys are giving away their brand-new plugin Space Blender 100% free for a limited time!

If you like Valhalla's 'Supermassive' plugin (I use that a lot), then you'll definitely be into this.

Space Blender is a creative reverb/delay/modulation tool that lets you warp, smear, pitch, and swirl your sounds into dreamy, otherworldly textures. Think stereo delays that melt into reverb, psychedelic tails, and wide atmospheres perfect for intros, breakdowns, or just tripping things out.

No matter what style you produce, this one deserves a spot in your FX chain.

Don’t sleep on this one though. Soundtoys plugins are usually pricey, and this one’s only free until 22nd May.

Go and grab it now from the link below:

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

Have a great week!

Riggs