9th Wonder talks about his reasons for using Fruity Loops, beatmakers who disrespect his production style, and critics who attempt to define his sound. He also talks about working with different artists and cerebral vs. soulful approaches to making music. Note: 9th admits to jacking open drums from other producer’s records…. hmmm.
Who would have known that a musical conspiracy was developing right in my own backyard? It turns out that while I was focused on tweaking site code and writing blog posts, a group of renegade producers and forum members were busy digging up dusty gems and deconstructing a genius composer with the intention of creating … Read more
Here’s your chance to have a featured instrumental featured alongside a major label recording artist. Soul songstress Eykah Badu and Remix magazine are holding a contest to determine the best remix of “Real Thang”, originally produced by Madlib. Head on over to Cornerstone for official contest rules and to download the acappella. 1 Grand Prize … Read more
Respect to 247HH for dropping this fresh gem of Pete Rock discussing his earliest taste of Hip-Hop, favorite creations, and the importance of having respect for music. Just hearing Pete Rock talk about the records and samplers is enough to get any producer inspired to make something great. Shouts to forum member Kick Rocks for … Read more
NY based producer J. Force is no stranger behind the boards and has the resume to prove it. As the composer of original scores for films such as Rock The Bells, Beef, Beef II, The MC, and Bling, there’s no mistaking his ability to provide the perfect auditory complement to a visual medium. Amazingly, this … Read more
Fruity Loops fans can rejoice over the latest release of Image Line Software’s FL Studio 8. The folks over at FL tend to throw out updates to the software DAW fairly frequently with this particular one being right on time. Check the promo video and FL website which covers all of the new features, fixes, … Read more
Zoom-In Online presents award winning engineering wizard Bob Power as he details the various incarnations of music producers, his personal musical evolution, and the importance of ongoing education and improvement. Power also goes in detail about the creative virtues of Macintosh and working with Apple’s Logic Studio 8. If you don’t recognize his name yet, … Read more
Aftermath producer Focus talks about his upcoming solo release Dedication, working with Dr. Dre, and producing from a source of inspiration. Oddly enough, Focus directly addresses the topic of Dr. Dre’s use of ghost producers and the long awaited release of Detox. Check the Interview at Hip Hop Game
Producers Oddisee, The Unknown, and Kolai link up to form the multi-producer group Avenue.To. Check out how sampling and drum programming are combined with live instrumentation to achieve a unique sound on their track “Sand To The Beach”. Hear more of Ave.To’s music at their Myspace page.
It’s been another interesting week on the Crate Kings front. Just when I seemed pretty damn close to really shaking all the computer issues that have popped up lately, another one unexpectedly rears its ugly head. After kicking off the month of March with a complete site-wide crash & data loss, discovering that Windows won’t … Read more