So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri flips out on Billboard Magazine for allowing Danja to share the cover with Usher. When asked if he recognized the person (Danja) on the cover, an office staffer replied "Danja… that’s that reggae artist?" With the consensus of the office being that the cover was bought by Danja’s label, … Read more
Earwaks and Large Professor talk about changes within Hip-Hop, technology, and the change from analog to digital recording media. It’s interesting to hear his take on downloading, album leaks, and the digital distribution of music. Read The Full Interview
Boston producer/DJ Clinton Sparks takes us inside his studio for the construction of a mixtape. After previewing a couple of tracks, Clinton clues us in to how he gets the big names to appear on his projects.
Cypha Sounds has been bringing some great producer oriented material on his show. This time Ryan Leslie plays keys over Lil Wayne’s "Lollipop" to bring out little more flair in the track.
The somewhat elusive Danja talks about the joy of having "infected people through music" and how the nature of being a musician prevents one from being limited to a particular style of music. He also talks about playing the keyboard at age 6 and connecting with New Jack Swing master Teddy Riley. Read The Full … Read more
Amir "Questlove" Thompson and Reverend Al Green show the making of Lay It Down. We also get a couple of quick glimpses into the infamous record room of Brother ? There’s some really great studio footage where Amir talks about the artistic goals behind the album and the focus of engineering the proper sound. Complete … Read more
Producer RJD2 talks about the process of putting a record together and building a beat into a song. He also addresses the transition of moving from being a studio musician to working with a live band with release of The Third Hand.
Reason manufacturer Propellerhead gears up for another city with their ongoing Producer’s conference series as they hit up Chicago on May 24th, 2008. Some of the schedule guests include Tommy Coster Jr., Donovan Knowles, James Bernard, Peff, and Chris Petti who, among other things, will covering inside tips and tricks for Reason, mixing techniques, and … Read more
Producer Ryan Leslie steadily provides entertaining and enlightening studio footage. This time he takes us through the making of "Addiction" including laying down the drums, piano, and synths to create yet another high powered track.
Timbaland production conspirator Danja was the champ at SESAC’s 12th annual New York Music Awards that took place on May 8th, 2008. In addition to being awarded Song of the Year for Nelly Furtado’s "Say It Right", he also shared the award for Songwriter of the Year along with Brian-Michael Cox. Big congrats to Danja, … Read more