EDM Foundations → https://edmfoundations.com

This week, COPYCATT sat down to chat for the EDM Prodcast.

Andre aka COPYCATT is a neuro hop producer originally from the Sunshine Coast in Australia, who is currently based in Melbourne.

In this interview we dive deep into the reality of artist burnout, and how rapid success can be difficult to process and comprehend. We discuss the role of social media in his burnout and how seeking external validation was a big part of that, especially being disconnected from his main scene in the US.

Later on, we explore his sound design process, and how post-processing with saturation, OTT, and other FX are key to getting his neuro basses sound massive. We chat about his latest EP, Trash, and how the sound design on that was representative of his detailed approach to processing and resampling.

If you're wanting some key career and production advice, tune in for the whole thing.

Links:
MSaturator → https://www.meldaproduction.com/MSaturator
Night Owl Collective → https://nightowlcollective.net/
Upscale Recordings → https://upscalerecordings.com/
Native Instruments Massive → https://splice.com/plugins/97-massive-vst-au-by-native-instruments
Native Instruments FM8 → https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/fm8/

Connect with COPYCATT:
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/itscopycatt
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/itscopycatt/
Twitter → https://twitter.com/itscopycatt
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XmObiDv74Etc9tJFMRtC4?si=y8x460HmSOKNCS3gjHrisw
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/itscopycatt

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:21 Interview start and COPYCATT's background
6:03 Discovering KOAN Sound
8:05 The early 2010's dubstep phase
10:03 Changing your alias as you evolve
15:54 Reverse engineering success doesn't always work
19:09 Success in 2016-2018 & Tom's Battery
26:06 Burning out from success and the dark side of social media
33:50 Why he didn't want to make music anymore
38:00 Working on new ideas instead of overhauling old ones
41:54 Releases and the context of music
49:07 What have you been experimenting with in the DAW?
52:38 Post-processing and moving beyond one synth
58:01 Trash EP and bass sound design
01:02:40 What's coming up next?
01:04:25 If you have a time machine, what would you go back and change?
01:07:10 Where can people find you online?

EDMProd:
Website → https://edmprod.com
Instagram → https://instagram.com/edmprodgram
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/EDMPsite
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/edmprod
Spotify → https://sptfy.com/edmprod

Aden Russell (Artsea):
Instagram → https://instagram.com/iamartsea
Facebook → https://facebook.com/iamartsea
Spotify → https://sptfy.com/iamartsea
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/iamartsea

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#161: COPYCATT on Creative Burnout, Social Media & Bass Post-Processing

HIT ♥ AND ↻ REPOST IF YOU DIG IT!

OUT NOW! GET IT HERE:
https://fanlink.to/STRT039

We will release all the singles on a vinyl and digital compilation!
Pre-order of the vinyl is up now:
https://saturaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/saturated-vol-9

JOIN THE SQUAD:
As a member of the squad you get at least 6 tunes a month! Plus there's a lot more options (like vinyl subscription, exclusive merch, coaching, demo reviews...): patreon.com/SATURATE

FOLLOW STARKEY:
@starkbot
facebook.com/starkeymusic
twitter.com/Starkey
https://starkey-music.com
youtube.com/user/starkbottv

Follow Aprilfoolchild:
@aprilfoolchild
facebook.com/Aprilfoolchild/
instagram.com/AprilFoolChild/
youtube.com/AprilFoolChildRecords

Art by Thomas Wahle
Mastering by  Saif Bari @fixedmastering

SATURATED VOL. 9

Little Miss Sunshine

GET IT HERE!

Starkey ft. Aprilfoolchild - Little Miss Sunshine

Filthy fresh new sample pack, courtesy of our very own PRESTUS!
This pack contains 4 Bass loops, 3 Perc Loops, 4 Synth Loops and 53 one shots!

"Almost all of these samples come from long sound design sessions across various synths. The drums originate from either foley or percussion I’ve recorded, and/or bass patches, heavily manipulated and shaped into drums. It’s a really fun process but kind of difficult to get just perfect.
Sometimes I’ll just grab a random blip of a sample and just stretch it and distort it to absolute hell, then throw it into a granulizer and do it all again."
-Prestus

Get the sample pack here:
https://saturatedsamples.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-sample-pack

Get the sample packs and more in advance through the squad:
patreon.com/SATURATE

All samples by @prestus

Hostile Sample Pack

GET IT HERE

Prestus - HOSTILE (Sample Pack)

Stream+DL:
fanlink.tv/cosmicbackfire

COSMIC BACKFIRE -
Emitting loud noise in the result of undergoing an explosion while relating to the universe and the natural processes that occur within.

1. ATOMIST
2. FOG
3. COSMIC BACKFIRE
4. BAQ
5. I GO
6. GLEEK

JuLo:
lafyte.com/julo

LAFYTE Records:
lafyte.com

COSMIC BACKFIRE

Stream+DL

JuLo - ATOMIST [COSMIC BACKFIRE EP]

2 new genre bending tunes from Joro Dudovski. this malfunction release is his first with us and sets a tone for where his project is headed: forward thinking and brain melting, these are 2 tracks we've had on repeat for months.

download

Joro Dudovski - Take A Ride

Royal Silk

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OUT NOW, GET IT HERE:
saturaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-step-ahead

@displeasurednb stays One Step Ahead with their face melting 6 track EP, featuring remixes from @sigkillbass, @dranq and @whoskunas!

FOLLOW:
Displeasure
@displeasurednb
instagram.com/displeasure_dnb/?hl=it

Sigkill
@sigkillbass
twitter.com/sigkillbass
www.facebook.com/sigkillbass/
www.instagram.com/sigkillbass/

DRANQ
@dranq
twitter.com/dranqbass
www.instagram.com/dranqbass/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCcewHiLY7vc2-ZJzAXuhEhA

Kunas
@whoskunas
www.whoskunas.com/
www.instagram.com/whoskunas/
twitter.com/whoskunas

💅🏼 Art by Thomas Wahle 💅🏼

🦁 Mastering by Saif Bari 🦁
https://www.fixedmastering.com 

👾JOIN OUR DISCORD👾
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🔗 Join the SATURATE SQUAD and gain access all the tunes, FIRST DROPS on merch and sample packs - the easiest way 🔗
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❄️Looking for some SATURATED! Samples? Go here! ❄️
https://saturatedsamples.bandcamp.com

One Step Ahead

Kashmir

Displeasure - Kashmir

CORRIDORS OF TIME

Metamorphosis is transformation caught on tape. Every other track mirrors itself — the original beside its digital twin, the human song reinterpreted through artificial rhythm. eSTRANGEd couSINs builds each piece from raw guitars, live pulse, and distortion — then feeds it to the machine. The result is a cycle of creation and corrosion: metal riffs reborn as electronic ghosts, melodies dragged through circuitry until they shimmer with alien texture. This isn’t about fame, charts, or algorithms. It’s a personal ritual — writing, reshaping, breaking, and listening again. The guitar becomes a waveform; the amplifier becomes memory. Some songs breathe, others glitch. Together they form a living contrast between human noise and machine dream. Metamorphosis is not perfection — it’s the beautiful ruin that happens when a song is given away to be reborn.

Mirror Sleep (Alt)

Beat Title: RELIEF
Producer: iKaramba
BPM: 91
Key: A Minor
Genre: Rap / Pop / Emotional Guitar Type Beat

Deep emotional rap x pop beat with real electric guitar layers, smooth drums and a moody atmosphere. Perfect for artists who want to express pain, reflection, or real feelings through melodic storytelling.

🎸 Guitars, ambient pads and soulful 808s create that cinematic mood.

🎹 Produced & Mixed by iKaramba
📩 Contact: iKaramba.beats@gmail.com

🔥 For leasing or exclusive rights → DM or email me.

RELIEF (91 BPM | A Minor) – Prod. iKaramba

Shadow Shell

Nothing too serious here, Just sharing all the things that would otherwise sit on my hard drive and never be heard.

Shadow Shell

Mind Audio Sketchbook