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What DAW does Joy Orbison use?

Joy Orbison told FACT in 2009 that he started on Fruity Loops making 8 bar grime tracks, then moved to Cubase when his friends did. For his 2021 Crack cover he was seen wearing Stone Island, C.P. Company and Junya Watanabe jackets with Cav Empt trousers and Prada shoes.

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“Solange's When I Get Home arrived at the perfect time, guiding Orbison in how to make something supple and introspective”

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What DAW does Joy Orbison use?

In a 2009 FACT interview he said he started out on Fruity Loops, now FL Studio, trying to imitate 8 bar grime tracks, and switched to Cubase as his friends got into it. He has not named a newer DAW in a dated interview we could find.

What did Joy Orbison wear on the cover of Crack Magazine?

The 2021 Crack cover story credits a Stone Island jacket, a C.P. Company jacket and a Junya Watanabe jacket, Cav Empt trousers and Prada shoes.

What records did Joy Orbison pick for Dekmantel Selectors?

He hand-picked Selectors 004 from his own collection in 2017, including R Solution's Skinny Long Git, Oblivion's Lush, L.E. Bass's Strive, Nemesis' Heartbreaker, Beatrice Dillon's Curl and Klein's Arrange.

What is Joy Orbison's favourite Stevie Wonder album?

He told Mixmag in 2022 that Talking Book is his favourite Stevie Wonder album. His dad later told him he played it in the car home from hospital when Joy Orbison was born.

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Joy Orbison is the London DJ and producer behind Hyph Mngo, Ellipsis, still slipping vol. 1 and the Hinge Finger label. He rarely talks gear, so this guide covers the software he has named, the records he hand-picked for Dekmantel's Selectors 004 and records he has called favourites or influences in interviews.

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