Back in the day, before the technological advancements that brought us DAWs, a working knowledge of music theory was a necessity for music-making.
Now, due to major innovations in the creative tools available to us, it’s possible to make great songs with little to zero knowledge of music theory. Whilst music production becoming more accessible is a brilliant thing - the more people out there making art, the better - it does mean that there is a growing number of producers out there who are extremely technically capable, but struggle to make their tunes sound musical.
