Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash appears live on Fox News and killed a Serato free, old school set using real vinyl… flawless! Respect to APC
StadiumRed founder Claude Zdanow tells the story of building his first recording studio at the age of 15, performing on a nationwide tour, and at the age of 20 founding a studio in Harlem originally used by Jazz master Ornette Coleman. He also touches on topics such as changes in technology, label budgets, building a … Read more
DJ/Producer/Turntablist A-Trak speaks briefly about production trends and working on his Running Man project w/ Nike. [via h.e.r]
Guitar Center, Propellerhead, and LIne 6 present a free event for those looking to learn the latest Propellerhead Reason 4.0 and Line 6 TonePort tips & tricks. The session on July 24, 2008 at the Northridge Guitar Center will feature turntablist Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys as he demonstrate the incorporation Reason into … Read more
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson talks about the Roots, their process for creating tracks, mixing skills, and specific recording techniques used to attain the sound of Rising Down. There’s even info given of Quest’s use of the Neve compression plugin- by URS where he reveals that, "I probably got obsessed with using it for the same reason that Erykah Badu did, which she pretty much got from J Dilla, who got that idea from Madlib."
Just a reminder that today is the last chance to enter the Crate Kings Summer 2008 Producer Beat Battle Sponsored by Zoom-In Online. The final deadline for the competition is Friday, July 4, 2008 at 12a.m. EST. at which point our guest producer judge K-Def will be lending a hand to determine who is the … Read more
Daily Fix quickly touches on the upcoming release of 88 Key’s "The Death of Adam" and Kanye West’s role in "reproducing" the album. [via OP]
If the $350 price tag of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones will send your bank account into a tailspin, EM has done a great roundup of seven budget minded pro-studio headphones. With each pair costing a max of $220, models from AKG, Audio-Technica, Grado, M-Audio, Sennheiser, Sony, and Ultrasone were put to the test … Read more
With everyone focused on rumors surrounding the release of Detox, production and gear fans will be glad to hear that Monster’s Beats by Dr. Dre headphones will make their debut on July 25th. The headphones were originally announced with a MSRP of $399, but according to Aftermath artist Bishop Lamont, they’ll carry a price tag … Read more
More studio footage of DJ Khalil showcasing tracks made using Propellerhead Reason combined w/ a keyboard.