With the anticipated 3G release date of June 9th, the iPhone may be the next producer weapon of choice. Roventskij has just released the IR-909 1.0 Beta 2 version of their drum machine for a donation of "a dollar or two." The IR-909 comes complete with a 16 step sequencer, 4 patterns, and 8 drum … Read more
Bay area producer Traxamillion (Keek Da Sneak, E-40, Hood Starz) sheds light on his biggest influences, describes his sound, and production process. Along with studio footage, he also talks about upcoming projects.
Life has gotten even better for home pro-audio users now that Solid State Logic has announced the release of the SSL Mynx. With up to 8 X-Rack modules to choose from, the small aluminum case can holds up to two modules simultaneously and offers budget home DAW users an affordable option to obtain big studio … Read more
Producer/MC/Engineer Vitamin D takes us on a tour of his studio equipment (Moog, Six-Trak, Juno 106) and tells of when he first realized the calling of being a producer. Also addressed is what he considered the original spirit of Hip-Hop and making beats with limited equipment.
Myx and Built from Skratch presents the Attack of The Blaps Producers Showcase taking place on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. The event is will be hosted by Rakaa Iriscience and features Illmind, Traxamillion, Amp Live, DJ Babu, with music provided by DJ Icewater. Each producer will play instrumentals, remixes, … Read more
Eothan "Egon" Alapatt takes us on a Toronto record digging mission at Cosmos Records. We’re treated to a a rare off stage interview with the metal faced villain MF Doom along with other key artists on the Stones Throw label.
Some vinyl addicts take the vinyl lifestyle to the extreme, but this poor guy is truly suffering. I truthfully don’t even know what to say about this one. "I GREW UP IN SCARBOROUGH and I’ve been living in rooming houses since I was about 20. I don’t invite friends here-it’s a pretty small place. For … Read more
Grandmaster Flash talks about his upcoming book "The Adventures of Grandmaster flash: My Life, My Beats", hard lessons learned from the record business, cocaine addiction, and returning to DJ’ing. With a release day of June 10th, 2008, it looks to be damn entertaining read. Check the video for a preview of what will be revealed.
Gnarls Barkley production mastermind Danger Mouse talks about his hands on approach to making music, his belief that musical talent doesn’t really matter too much, and the origins of his alias. He also goes on to talk about his musical influences, studio philosophy, creating the Gnarls Barkley albums back to back. Perhaps the most entertaining … Read more
Guitar Center presents producer Waajeed as he talks about his start in music as a DJ, working with Slum Village, and the exact moment where wanted to make beats. He also tells a great story of being given his first beat machine (Akai MPC 2000) by J Dilla, learning to make tracks without a manual, … Read more