Producers 9th Wonder & E. Jones deliver the first installment of De Blog Jam along with an impromptu performance of Evelyn Champaign King’s "I’m In Love", beat making session, and an update on the duo’s move into R&B.
Another consideration for your holiday lists… The Funky & Groovy Music Records Lexicon is 460 Pages of reference info, label scans, valuations, and analysis of rare LP’s and 45’s. Claiming to be "the most extensive reference book for Soul, Afro, Jazz, Latin, Funk, Hip-Hop Collectors, DJ’s, and producers today," this is sure to assist in your quest for deeper crates, better beats, and stronger record knowledge.
Head over for more info on how to grab a copy.
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Producers Apple Juice Kid and 6th Sense collaborate on a track laying down percussion, synths, and samples. A "hipster crash"… who knew?
Not exactly Technics or Vestax… billing itself as "a turntable designed specially for ladies", Scheu Analogue has produced the "Diamond" turntable. Available in a number of colors, this high end turntable also carries a pretty price tag of roughly $2,500 USD.
[via Crave]
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A short documentary of Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop Producers Conference that took place March 2008. DJ Premier, Chamillionaire, Shalik Berry (A&R Def Jam), Swizz Beatz, Denaun Porter, 9th Wonder, No ID, DJ Toomp, and more appear to give feedback on the event, advice to aspiring producers, and industry insight. By the way… according … Read more
Let’s get the holiday season started right! In preparation for the upcoming November 25th release of Theater of The Mind, Ludacris and Crate Kings have teamed up to give away a pair of Digital Age Walk-Free Wireless
Headphones along with a copy of the album to one lucky winner!
Enter for your chance to win by leaving a comment with the title of your favorite Ludacris appearance or song. Winner will be chosen randomly on November 25th, 2008 at 12am EST.
Digital Age Walk-Free Headphones transmit the audio from your computer in uncompressed digital audio format for the highest sound quality with a total range of up to 30 meters.
Ludacris Theater of The Mind track list after the jump!
As if being constantly pummeled by pop radio wasn’t enough.. it’s now possible to get your Auto-Tune vocal tweak fix on the cheap. Antares Auto-Tune EFX, a streamed down and simplified version of Auto-Tune Evo, is now available for the affordable sum of of $129 in VST, RTAS, and Audio Units formats, PC/Mac compatible, and … Read more
Adam Alvarez and Navied Mahdavi produced and directed this short film featuring interviews and commentary from San Diego turntable technicians DJ Sinn, DJ Tanner, DJ Frank Fresh, OpenOptics and DJ Pnuts. Each discusses their discovery of music and DJ’ing.
Oddisee gives a tour of Washington D.C., notable Hip-Hop spots, record stores, and memories.
Producer Gabe-Real goes in studio to craft a track for F.C.F. From its humble keyboard beginnings to drums and layering, Gabe-Real does a great job showing the step by step processes involved in track creation. [via RTNY]