Protective case manufacturer Incase shows its mastery of new media by featuring an interview with Oh No. The producer talks about growing up with his brother Madlib, making beats with the iPad, technology, and the freedom to create. All I do is kick that raw, raw stuff. That raw, nasty, gangreen go jump off a … Read more
Novation has announced the Novation has announced Dicer, a fully integrated digital vinyl performance controller. The USB powered Dicer comes in sets of two for placement on a turntable, laptop, or CDJ’s and can be programmed to control Serato Scratch Live, Native Instruments Traktor, Ableton Live, and even Propellerhead Reason. Dicer comes with an expected … Read more
Looking for an alternative DJ controller solution? Billing itself as the world’s first turntable contoller, Quickswitch promises to deliver 120 different programmable buttons that fit neatly around your turntables with complete software compatibility using MIDI and HOT KEY macros. Though no officially available yet, when it finally ships Quickswitch will be available in in 3 … Read more
DJ Premier and Pete Rock sit down with Defrag to talk about the personal competition and being responsible for entire eras of classic hip-hop. We both ran a whole decade. A lot of producers and artists can’t do a whole decade.
Grind Music radio bring Q-Tip into to studio to talk about how he started producing and meeting Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Phife. Q-Tip breaks down the art of the pause tapes and 4-tracks before revealing that his first production equipment was purchased after making the first A Tribe Called Quest album. When I was doing … Read more
Image Line has just released a quick teaser that showcases Bridged Mode, an upcoming memory management feature of FL Studio 9.5 that promises to deliver better performance when using memory intensive plugins. Visit the ImageLine forums for complete info.
The Alchemist paid a visit to Grind Music Radio to discuss his favorite producers and thoughts about Vibe’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time Bracket. Dr. Dre DJ Premier Rick Rubin Large Professor RZA To be honest, if I’m even mentioned in any list along with those names, I’m super honored. Ya know, I’m just … Read more
A night of production mastery comes to Toronto with The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo Beat Showcase: Toronto Edition. The event will feature producers Marco Polo, Rich Kidd, Moss, and Frank Dukes. In addition to performance by Tanika Charles, Promise, and Shylow, the showcase will be hosted by Arcee w/ DJ Grouch & The Mixtape … Read more
Noisemaker Media serves up classic park jam footage of Afrika Bambaataa, Jazzy Jay, Lord Finesse, Red Alert, Kid Capri, Biz Markie, and more in a promo for New York’s 2010 True School Park Jam Series. Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ Red Alert, and The Original Jazzy Jay reunite on the wheels of steel for the first … Read more
The Last of the Record Buyers producer showcase will be held at the 2010 Soundset Festival, taking place on Sunday May 30th in Shakopee, MN. If you’re in the area, head over to the DJ / B-boy tent to get involved.