Word on the street is that Damu The Fudgemunk is getting ready to release a 75 track deep instrumental box set entitled Spur Momento. While Spur Momento is slated for a 2012 release, Damu plans on dropping additional solo work as well as another Y Society album.
Kev Brown, the low key MPC master, talks about his latest project The Alexander Green Project, the influence of Al Green and The RZA, and departing from his traditional production style. “Most of the time people are sampling classics and don’t even know that what they’re sampling is a classic.”
D.R. Period aka Mr. Rockboy delivers his EPK in which he talks about his deep musical history that includes personal training from Stick Evans, beat boxing, DJ’ing, MC’ing, and Producing.
Producer Illmind takes viewers inside the studio to break down the making of “Champions” from his latest release entitled Behind The Curtain. During the session Illmind shows how he approaches layering guitar grooves, synths, and drums. He also talks about how tends to use progression and emotion during the build up of a track.
Producer Terrace Martin talks about working with Wiz Khalifa and Kendrick Lamar along with the importance of hard work, ingenuity, and remaining humble in the face of success. He also the difference between being a beat and producer and why he refuses to send beats to artists. Important Lesson:Yes, Terrace Martin also lost an enormous … Read more
The Last of The Record Buyers producer showcase returns to the Soundset Hip-Hop Festival on Sunday, May 29th at Canterbury Park, MN. The event will feature such music makers as Evidence, Void Pedal, King Karnov, Paten Locke, Lazerbeak, Brandon Allday, Bobby Raps, The Opus, Katrah Quey, Dimitry Killstorm, and Mike Swoop. The beat making festivities … Read more
Producer 5th Seal (Nick Javis, Immortal Technique, Rass Kass, Lupe Fiasco) delivers the first installment/teaser of his vlog series. The video features a mini-tour 5th Seals stripped down production setup and respectable vinyl collection.
TI50 interviewed Needlz as the producer discussed his move working with G-Unit, Lupe Fiasco, Young Jeezy, Bruno Mars, Ludacris, and more. Needlz also offers his views on pop music in Hip-Hop, the importance of developing his own artists, and his advice to new producers
Most crate aficionados can’t get enough of The Amen Break by The Winstons. The Amen Break iPhone app will permanently solve the issue. Tilt Pitch and Buzz mode allows for easy manipulation of the iconic drum break. Better yet, the cost of the app is only 99 cents. Grab your copy in the Apple app … Read more
DJ Quik stopped by the Big Boys Neighborhood radio show to talk about musical theory, software, and keys to professional success.