Imagine being able to make your perfect studio. Where would it be? What would it look like? And if you only had six pieces of gear to choose from, what would they be?
This is exactly what we ask of guest artists, producers and industry figureheads. It might sound easy but there are strict rules in the Forever Studio. Hosts and shameless nerds Chris Barker and Will Betts guide guests through the dramatic journey to studio foreverdom.
There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles! It’s MusicTech’s My Forever Studio Podcast.
This time, legendary electronic music creator and Ableton co-founder Robert Henke, known in the studio as Monolake, joins us for a journey into his creative process, his love for expressive hardware, and his fascination with sound technology old and new.
From growing up in a family of engineers to his influential career in Berlin's pioneering club scene, Robert Henke shares how engineering spawns art in his work. He reveals what he’d change in Ableton Live if he could start over, why hands-on hardware is still critical to his process, and what he'd build from scratch if given the tools and the time.
13 Oct 2026
Ep 87: Caesar Edmunds already has a Forever Studio
In this episode of the My Forever Studio podcast, we welcome Grammy-winning mixer, engineer, and producer Caesar Edmunds, whose credits span from Ozzy Osbourne and Queens of the Stone Age to Wet Leg and The Last Dinner Party. From a music teacher in Singapore telling him he had “no chance” of making it as a musician, to his breakthrough in the UK engineering scene, Caesar Edmunds shares his incredible journey: from spending two years in national service as a police officer, to studing at Liverpool’s LIPA, hustling for work experience with future mentor Alan Moulder, and his eventual rise to his own Atmos studio at the legendary Battery Studios in London.
In this episode, we get into Caesar Edmunds’s “Forever Studio” picks, his enviable guitar pedal collection, the art of creating a homely studio vibe, and the ongoing fight to save the iconic Battery studios from the threat of redevelopment. Expect banter, airhorns, and rule-bending.
6 Oct 2026
Ep 86: Kaelin Ellis is guided by video games
Multi‑platinum producer, multi-instrumentalist, and sample pack maker Kaelin Ellis (Vince Staples, Kaytranada, TOKiMONSTA, and more) takes on the My Forever Studio challenge. This time, hear how NBA Street helped lead him to jazz and producer credits, how he develops “pocket”in his drumming, and how an upright piano he found backstage at a show made for one of his most vibey sample packs.
As always, expect in-depth gear chat, and difficult decisions, studio stories and at least one obnoxious airhorn.
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Howard Benson
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
27 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
45 ratings
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