Turntablist extraordinaire DJ A-Trak talks about spinning different venus, styles, and live improvisation.
New Jack Swing legend Teddy Riley steps up and performs a remix demo of the Open Labs Miko with Steinberg’s Nuendo as he shows how to make tempo adjustments and other manipulations. Catch one of his live clinics when you get the chance.
UGHH decided to pull one out of their archives and drop an interview with The Alchemist as he talks about growing up in Beverly Hills, picking up skills from Soul Assassins producers, the influence of other producers on his work, and various studio affiliations.
Part 2 after the jump.
I know that I vowed to keep personal politics and gossip away from here as much as possible, but this needs to be seen. Please view and pass along to someone still considering who to cast their vote for. [via Lessig]
For DJ’s, producer, and others on the musical side of things… Milk Crates = Hip-Hop. The BriefCrate by Things Matter is a briefcase/laptop bag for those that can’t help showing off their crate loving roots. 2 sizes, multiple colors… get you dig on! [LL via Make]
Calvo Da Gr8 (Ciara, Bow Wow, Omarion, Chingy) talks about getting started in production at the age of 13, his first track placement, and current trends in music production.
Living up to their brand name, Skullcandy is dropping a little something special with their headphones equipped with color mirasol screens. Apparently the mirasol displays are will offer a color effect similar to the shimmering of a butterfly’s wings along with low power usage. [Qualcomm via CG]
A major digging event is going down! NYC area residents and beyond will need to mark their calendars for this event. The WFMU & CD Fair has a reputation as being an ultra serious digging event with the chance of dramatically improving your collection from a wimpy stack of records into a tasteful vinyl dream. … Read more
Over on his MySpace blog Black Milk just dropped a collection of exclusive instrumental joints. Some interesting experimentation with Prince is going on with this… Words from the MPC master himself: PUT THE TRACKS IN ORDER FROM 1-11 BEFORE LISTNING!!!! Listen to the end of each track to find out what the chop is (shhhhh … Read more
Yeah, we’re not into pop over here, but the production team Soul Diggaz still deserve your attention as they talk about universal studio concepts like work ethic and fixing elements in the mix.