He may have scored two UK number one singles in the 2010s - Louder and the Rita Ora-fronted Hot Right Now, often cited as the first dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass tracks to reach the top of the chart - but DJ Fresh’s proudest moment of the decade was taking the Producer Masterclass in 156 (October 2010). That’s what we like to think, anyway.
Speaking of star power (sort of) we reviewed Propellerhead Software’s Reason 5, awarding it full marks. We noted that “its restricted nature is its strength,” though it now supports both Rack Extensions and VST plugins, so it isn’t any more.
“We covered both new-school Goa trance and jazz funk”