Propellerhead is becoming Reason Studios. “What in the heck, Dad?” as my eight-year-old would ask in her imitable Swenglish.

In a phrase, it is time for a change. Our current look dates back nearly twenty years and was getting a little rusty. We felt we needed to freshen things up, modernize. While exploring how to do that, we discovered we …

The most popular songs in the world all have one thing in common—great melodies. They’re what draw the listener in, and what keeps them humming along after the song is over. Melodies are most important part of any song, which is why we’re breaking down everything you need to know about how to write a melody, as well as a …

After months of testing concepts, designing and implementing, we’ve finally released the first major upgrade to of Reason Compact. We’ve added two new instruments—a drum machine called Rytmik and a bass synthesizer called Monotone.

As you might remember, the first version of Compact was released last year in August. We were happy to see it was picked up …

We're very happy to announce that Reason 10.2 is now available! This free update for Reason 10 (and Intro and Lite) includes several new workflow features based on your feedback. Said another way: making music in Reason just got a whole lot faster. Just start Reason 10 and auto-update to get all the new features.

Reason 10.2 introduces new features …

Andrew Huang is a Toronto-based music and video producer with a penchant for working within absurd, self-imposed limitations. 

A versatile and prolific musician, he has released over 2,000 songs in a massive range of genres. He is perhaps best known for the strange feats of musicianship which have earned him over 1.3 million subscribers and 170 million views on his …