Dibiase Performs Live At Fat Beats L.A.
Dibiase grabs his Roland SP-404 and goes to work at Fat Beats L.A. during an in-store producer showcase, which took place during the last days of the famed retail store.
I’m Dat Digga Vinyl Exchange Event (Orlando)
In an effort to foster vinyl appreciation Post Renaissance presents the quarterly vinyl exchange event entitled I’m Dat Digga, which will take place at Orlando’s Park Ave CD’s on Sunday, October 3rd. Pack up your crates and plan to head over. According to its organizers this unique vinyl event will free dealer tables and food … Read more
DJ Roddy Rod Interview, Beat Making & DJ Demo
Behind The Beats goes in-studio with producer DJ Roddy Rod to talk about his work with Maspyke, various production equipment, and favorite producers before offering a brief turntable demo and constructing a quick beat using an Akai MPC2500.
Beat Swap Meet October 2010 (Los Angeles)
The Beat Swap Meet is happening once again on Sunday, October 10th, 2010. FREE W/ CANNED GOOD $5 Earlybirds 11-12 12-6 Free w/ donation of at least 1 canned good (canned goods go directly to the LA homeless community) Grandstar Jazz Club 943 N Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 Get a little preview of previous … Read more
Flying Lotus & The Search For Deeper Meaning In Music
Goodie Bag caught up with producer Flying Lotus at Chicago’s North Coast Music Festifval as he spoke about upcoming projects, the influence of John and Alice Coltrane, and searching for deeper meaning in music. I feel like maybe it was just something that was instilled in me as a child. Ya know, to search for … Read more
N.E.R.D. Lists Their Favorite Producers
N.E.R.D. member Pharrel Willimans, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley quickly run down a list of the favorite hip-hop producers. No big surprises as the usual suspects make their appearance. DJ Toomp Kanye West Christian Rich DJ Khalil J Dilla Q-Tip DJ Premier Swizz Beatz Just Blaze Timbaland
Adrock Says “Beastie Boys Was The First Sample Lawsuit”
Propellerhead serves up a gem with deleted scenes from their interview with Adrock of the Beastie Boys. Adrock tells the story of buying his first drum machine, a Roland TR-808, with $250, discovering LL Cool J, creating pause tapes, the rise of the Beastie Boys, and being sued by The Jimmy Castor Bunch for their … Read more
DJ Eclipse On The Early Days & Future of Fat Beats
Under The Mush interviews DJ Eclipse during the last days fo Fat Beats to talk about the early days of the store, favorite retail memories, the future of the brand and business. None of us knew what we were doing. It was just all kind of like flying by the seat of our pants. Just … Read more
Avid Updates Pro Tools Mbox Interface Line
Pro Tools users have reason to be excited as Avid has announced an update to its much loved line of Mbox interfaces. Head over to Avid for complete details about the Mbox, Mbox Mini, and Mbox Pro, which are available for $679, $399, and $899 respectively. All models are currently available for pre-order and feature … Read more
Drum Programming – Philthy Beats Aka Phillip Drummond
Another old school Cool Edit Pro/Adobe Audition user, Philthy Beats Aka Phillip Drummond goes through the process of making a beat from scratching including sample chopping, filtering, and programming drums shortcuts before moving into a discussion of shifting notes, variations in velocity, and layering sounds.