Traxamillion Interview And Beat Construction
Traxamillion (Keak Da Sneak, Brook Hogan) tells how he became involved in music, learning to produce Hip-Hop, and takes us through a quick beat construction.
ATL Record Pool Hip-Hop Conference & Beat Battle
Producers in the Atlanta area might be interested as the ATL Record Pool presents a 3 day Hip-Hop Conference for DJ’s, producers, Hip-Hop, and R&B artists. The conference takes place from Thrusday June 26th to Saturday June 28th and includes events such as: DJ Power Panel Extreme Marketing for the Independent Artist/Label Power Management & … Read more
Jermaine Dupri Says The DJ Is Dead
The ever controversial Jermaine Dupri declares that the DJ is dead. He talks about the self-promotion of DJ’s and their lack of focus for helping new artists. Not necessarily sure if I agree with JD that a DJ is obligated to promote others without promoting himself. Wouldn’t this be considered a form of cross-promotion, which … Read more
Gnarls Barkley Interview w/ DJ Enuff
DJ Enuff sits down to talk with Gnarls Barkley about their musical styles and artistic freedom. In particular, it’s interesting to hear Danger Mouse addresse the need to interrupt listener habits in the age of short attention spans.
Peanut Butter Wolf Interview / Q&A
Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf talks Broken Beat, dj’ing a party for Usher, and the original idea behind his video mixing. We also quick taste of VJ’ing live… Showbiz & A.G. "Fat Pockets" Remix… classic! Respect to Mr. Floyd
Brainwerks Music Production With Reason 4 Giveaway
Up for grabs is a study package consisting of a copy of Brainwerks Music Production With Reason 4, Propellerhead notebook, and a pen. The DVD features step by step instruction by songwriter Josh Mobley (aka Neoverse) and was directed by Reason speaker/instructor Kurt Kurasaki with over 50 tutorials in the following categories: Introduction to Reason … Read more
Evidence Says To Avoid Having A Set Rate For Services
Definitely slept on for his production skills, Evidence of Dilated Peoples talks about his solo release The Weatherman. He also mentions an album consisting of Alchemist/Evidence album in sort of a "Jaylib" style with each showcasing their production and MC’ing skills. Much of the interview is spent talking about music in general, but one very … Read more
Digidesign Announces Pro Tools 7.4.2 Pre-Release for Mac Leopard Users
What a day for home based producers! Almost immediately after today’s announcement by Apple of the Mac OS X 10.5.3 update, Digidesign announced that a pre-release of Pro Tools LE 7.4.2 will be available for Mac Leopard users in a few days. I know that many of you will be relieved to hear this. Unfortunately, … Read more
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update Release Announced!
I’m sure a number of audio folks will be happy to hear that the latest Leopard release is supposed to fix issues involving stuttering USB video & audio playback and external harddrive recognition. Now all we need is Pro Tools support for Leopard (a rant that’ll be saved for a later date). Also addressed are … Read more
Godfather Don Interview: Talks Early Equipment And Records
4XL over at One Leg Up treats us to a crazy interview with 90’s production stylist Godfather Don as he talks about influences, equipment, recording his first album, and getting signed to Select Records. As a little bonus, check the video from the Beat Diggin’ documentary some years back. One word… "raaaaaer!" Read the … Read more