Wu-Tang affiliate producer Bronze Nazareth talks about his process for making beats, laying drums, bass, and sample chopping.
The original turntablist, DJ Babu steps up present Duck Season 3 scheduled for an October 28th release. Peep the track "My Opinion" featuring Bishop Lamont plus with a complete album tracklist.
Download: "My Opinion" – DJ Babu f/ Bishop Lamont
In a documentary entitled Secondhand Sureshots, producers J Rocc, Daedelus, Ras G, and Nobody descent upon LA thrift stores in search of vinyl for beat crafting. Looks damn good, but I’m not sure who decided that a Technics 1200 would make a great ash tray (I’m guessing Ras G)… a clear violation of crate digging … Read more
DJ Jungle Boy demos some of the significant features the new DaScratch controller by Stanton. Love it hate it… DaScratch actually looks like it might be a fun controller for those not emotionally attached to traditional turntables. Then again, with all the digital vinyl solutions that have appeared in the last few years, is anything … Read more
Producer/DJ Clark Kent shows off some custom kicks, talks about the music business, the importance of DJ’ing in his life, and his role in shaping Jay Z’s career. [via NFADK]
Loyal readers already know by now that I have strong feelings about the future of the recording industry and importance of artists, especially producers, fully realizing their value. You may have caught this weekends thoughts about the role current and future technology will play in the independence of musicians; here’s a concrete example of the type of ingenuity and independence that I was referring to.
Apparently music is not the only place that vinyl is making a comeback. With artist Jean Shin’s Sound Wave appearing at NYC’s Museum of Arts and Design, artsy types are even beginning to appreciate the visual aesthetic of vinyl. [NYTimes via Dvice]
This time Freeway chimes in on Jake One’s solo album White Van Music.
Crate Kings would like to send our congratulations to the winners of the 2008 DMC World Championships that took place this weekend… your skills are extraordinary! Battle For World Supremacy 1st: Switch (UK) 2nd: DJ Nelson (France) World Team Championship 1st: Kireek (Japan) 2nd: Traumateam (France) 3rd: Intellivision (Italy) World DJ Championship 1st: DJ Fly … Read more
Q-Tip once again shows his loyalty to the Akai MPC 2000XL for the November 4th release of The Renaissance.