If youre doing your accounts then organisation is good, if youre making art its good to work a bit blind and a bit weird: 5 workflow tips from Hardt Antoines house track masterclass [Video]

London-based producer Hardt Antoine has an artist name that pays tribute to his French and West Indian heritage, and a sound that, while rooted in the drum machine grooves of house and techno, pulls influences from soul, hip-hop, IDM and beyond.

Originally breaking through as a DJ before learning to produce tracks of his own, Antoine made his name, in part, through founding Reculture, a popular series of parties in his home town of London. Since 2020, Reculture has shifted focus towards becoming a label and Antoine has put increased emphasis on his own productions, resulting in releases on labels including Innervisions and Kompakt.

To get an insight into how Antoine’s tracks come together, we visited his London studio and challenged him to sketch out a track from scratch. In the video above, he walks …