About this episode
John interviews Artemas and Toby Daintree about the creation of the album 'LOVERCORE' and their music production techniques.
John sits down with Artemas and producer Toby Daintree to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘LOVERCORE’. Artemas is an English artist and producer. As a teenager he taught himself music production and soon began releasing his dark, alternative pop music, inspired by grunge and new wave sounds. The viral hit ‘if u think i’m pretty’, released in 2024, made him a global star and he released mixtapes ‘pretty’ and ‘yustyna’ the same year. 2024 also saw Artemas’s second viral success with ‘i like the way you kiss me’, which was number one in eight countries. Artemas’s fourth release, ‘LOVERCORE’, with longtime collaborator and producer Toby Daintree, arrived in October 2025. In this episode, John is joined by Artemas and Toby Daintree at Baltic Studios. The trio discuss techniques for processing vocals and samples. They reveal their top plugins and other software they use to create Artemas’s distinctive sound. They also break down the track ‘i like the way you kiss me’ from its earliest beginnings to Tiktok viral hit. Tracks discussed: if u think i'm pretty, I like the way you kiss me, take it easy on me TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the…
People in this episode
Host: John
Guests: Artemas, Toby Daintree
Topics covered
- music production
- vocal processing
- songwriting
- music technology
- viral hits
- collaboration
Keywords
- Artemas
- Toby Daintree
- LOVERCORE
- music production
- vocal processing
- viral hits
- dark pop
- grunge
- new wave
Sponsors
Tape It
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: LOVERCORE, if u think i’m pretty, i like the way you kiss me, take it easy on me
Places: Baltic Studios
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