Brasstracks

Brasstracks sounds like the exact moment a party shifts from a casual hang to a full-blown celebration. It is defined by the interplay between Ivan Jackson’s soaring, virtuosic trumpet lines and Conor Rayne’s pocket-perfect, live-feeling drum production. The music is inherently bright, leaning into major keys and gospel-influenced chord progressions that evoke a sense of triumph and uninhibited joy.

What makes them distinctive is their 'brass-first' philosophy in an era dominated by synthesized leads. While many electronic producers use horn samples as window dressing, Brasstracks treats the trumpet as a lead vocalist, complete with expressive vibrato and complex jazz phrasing. Their background as conservatory-trained musicians allows them to inject sophisticated harmonic structures into tracks that still bang in a club or festival setting.

Start with 'Golden Ticket' to hear their most realized vision of collaborative pop-soul, or revisit their production on Chance the Rapper’s 'No Problem' to understand how they redefined the sound of modern hip-hop with a single, infectious horn hook.