TN:172 Artemas & Toby Daintree

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 podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. Recorded at Baltic Studios. MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE LISTEN to ‘Lovercore’ here. ‘Artemas’ LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES linktr.ee/tapenotes Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective - GEAR MENTIONS SoundToys Decapitator SoundToys Echoboy Waves Vocal Doubler Slate Digital Fresh Air Zynaptiq Pitchmap Oeksound Soothe 2 Xfer Serum Arturia Mello-Fi UAD SSL Bus Compressor UAD Moog Minimoog UAD PolyMAX UAD Brigade Chorus UA Apollo XLN Audio RC-20 Sonic Academy ANA 2.5 Software Synthesizer Omnisphere PORTAL by Output Telefunken ELA M251E Fender Rhodes Sequential Prophet Korg Opsix Neumann TLM 103 Genelec 8010 CapCut Ableton Live OUR GEAR HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to

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This episode is 107:01 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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