Top 5Has said they use
Apple
GarageBand“I surprisingly crafted most of this album using GarageBand for both recording and mixing.”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
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Louis Cole has said he made early records in GarageBand with Native Instruments Massive and mixed and mastered in Pro Tools, and that a coated Remo Ambassador kick head matters most to him on tour. Genevieve Artadi has said she writes in a Logic session with a MIDI keyboard.
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Avid
Pro Tools“The mastering was also a solo effort in Pro Tools.”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
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Native Instruments
Massive“garage band and massive!”
Said in Louis Cole on X (@LouisColeMusic), May 2014
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Apple
Final Cut Pro“We do all the video editing in final cut pro”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
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Apple
Logic Pro“When I’m writing, I just sit with my computer, and I open a logic session and I have a MIDI keyboard.”
Said in Genevieve Artadi: Music Interview (Skate Fantom), August 2024
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
GarageBand“I surprisingly crafted most of this album using GarageBand for both recording and mixing.”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“The mastering was also a solo effort in Pro Tools.”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“garage band and massive!”
Said in Louis Cole on X (@LouisColeMusic), May 2014
Has said they use
Apple
Final Cut Pro“We do all the video editing in final cut pro”
Said in Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole (Kill Ugly Radio), May 2010
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“When I’m writing, I just sit with my computer, and I open a logic session and I have a MIDI keyboard.”
Said in Genevieve Artadi: Music Interview (Skate Fantom), August 2024
Drums
Uses
“When I’m on tour, the most important thing for me is what kind of drum head is on the kick. If it’s a coated Ambassador head, everything’s going to be fine.”
Said in The Vision Became Clear to Me: Louis Cole Interview (STATIC), January 2025
Videos
Fisher-Price
Toy video camera
Has said they use
Fisher-Price
Toy video camera“That’s why we bought a Fisher Price toy camera and worked with that.”
Said in OneplusOne Interviews Genevieve Artadi, May 2021
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue“Kind of Blue (1959) was THE ALBUM that created a switch that went off in my head.”
Said in OneplusOne Interviews Genevieve Artadi, May 2021
Listen
Has said they love
Natalie Cole
Unforgettable... with Love“I learned every song off of that album. I was obsessed with it.”
Said in OneplusOne Interviews Genevieve Artadi, May 2021
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Questions
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What DAW does KNOWER use?
KNOWER has said they use Apple GarageBand (killuglyradio.com, May 2010). KNOWER has said they use Avid Pro Tools (killuglyradio.com, May 2010). KNOWER has said they use Apple Logic Pro (skatefantom.com, August 2024).
What DAW does Louis Cole use?
Louis Cole has said he crafted most of his first album in GarageBand for recording and mixing, with a modest Pro Tools setup for mastering, and that KNOWER videos were recorded in both.
What synth does Louis Cole use?
Asked on Twitter in 2014 what he produces with, Louis Cole replied: GarageBand and Native Instruments Massive.
What DAW does Genevieve Artadi use?
Genevieve Artadi has said that when she writes alone she opens a Logic session with a MIDI keyboard, usually starting with drums or harmony, then melody, vocal and lyrics.
What drum heads does Louis Cole use?
In a 2025 interview Louis Cole said the most important thing for him on tour is the kick drum head: if it is a coated Ambassador, everything is going to be fine.
What records does Genevieve Artadi love?
Genevieve Artadi has said Miles Davis' Kind of Blue flipped a switch for her, and that she learned every song on Natalie Cole's Unforgettable as a kid.
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