Maarten Vorwerk, the most famed ghost producer in electronic music has been outspoken about his life and career as a lesser known musician — and now he’s even written a book about it! He’s sharing some of his best kept secrets in what’s described as “the ultimate dance producer handbook.”
Italian billionaire Gianluca Vacchi and Spinnin’ Records are embroiled in a new scandal. It’s no secret that ghost producing is a major element of this label’s releases and fans are complaining about it. Recently, a trusted source revealed that producers Merk & Kremont are the real authors of Vacchi’s new single “Viento”. To substantiate this scandal, the tattooed businessman
Other genres treat it as the norm but why do we get so riled by the idea of DJs working with producers? The truth is, it’s complicated. Few subjects in dance music arouse anger quite like ghost production. The producers who work anonymously in the shadows creating and remodelling music
The seemingly swift rise of Ghost Production to the mainframe of the Dance music industry has come as surprise to an awfully less amount of people within the industry than to those outside it. While industry veterans recognize the importance and involvement of ‘Ghost Producers’ – who more often than not are
You’ve heard of rap music ghostwriters, right? The guys who pen the words someone else performs, and get no credit for it? A similar phenomenon is taking place in electronic dance music. In fact, a significant number of famous DJs aren’t responsible for the music released under their names. Those
In a recent interview with DJ Mag, DJ/producer Martin Garrix reveals the story of how he signed to Spinnin’ Records, one of the largest labels in new electronic music. In the interview, Martin Garrix cops to being a ghost producer and reveals that Spinnin’ Records not only knew he was the secret
“Electronic music has rotten teeth that need to be pulled.” So declared a recent Twitter rant from Grammy-nominated British producer Matan Zohar, known as DJ Mat Zo, taking shots at some of EDM’s most -prominent players — including Tiesto, Diplo and Markus Schulz — for employing ghost producers, the anonymous beat-makers who are paid to create music
