The Vinyl Factory, current owners of EMI’s Type 1400 press, delivers another video tour of its Hayes, Middlesex production facilities. Sound is physical and we crystalize it into the most beautiful objects on the planet.
The highest profile producer beat battle returns to the west coast with the Los Angeles and San Francisco of the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle. As expected, Vitamin D and J. Moore will host each event while producers DJ Toomp and Rick Rock will be featured at the San Francisco event and producers DJ … Read more
Two massive updates are on the horizon from Propellerhead Software with the release of Reason 5 and Record 1.5. However, rather than unleash all of the news at once, the company has decided to tease all of us with five incremental feature unveilings, each of which will take place on a different day this week.
Classic hip-hop goes hand in hand with classic synthesizers. The Beastie Boys were on hand to cut the ribbon on the MiniMoogseum, an eight foot high showcase dedicated to the life an work of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. Check out an artist’s conceptualization of what the ultimate Moogseum should look like when finally completed in … Read more
SSL takes viewers on a tour of Timbaland’s tour bus that comes complete with a fully operational mobile recording studio. The full Pro Tools setup includes guitar inputs in the co-pilot’s chair, vocal booth with gold plated Neumann U87 microphone, and massive SSL gear.
Sometimes people forget that Havoc produced some of the all-time great hip-hop albums. Here Grind Music Radio interviews Havoc about his favorite creations, his production environment, and working with Eminem.
Pay no attention to what Flying Lotus is rolling in his hands. What counts are his words. On Point and Apollo Magazine Flying Lotus as the producer discusses the influence of video games, Dr. Dre, and life experience on his music. As we’re approaching this new era a lot of things are going to change. Though … Read more
Take a look as DJ, producer, and now director Diplo takes viewers on a journey through Brazilian favela funk music with the film Favela On Blast. Beginning July 9th, Pitchfork plans and Mad Decent plan to allow visitors to view the movie for one week. After that you’ll have to cough up some cash for … Read more
Just Blaze takes a chopper to Stadium Red recording studios where he breaks down his reworking of the A-Team theme song, which was completely reconstructed from the bottom up. Every single instrument you hear in there has been replayed and reprogrammed individually.
Do you remember when a remix meant almost a completely new song? When Soul Culture presented the question of how and why remixes have changed over the years, Just Blaze explains the need to increase song spins and the limits of computerized radio tracking, specifically Neilsen’s BDS system. Nobody stops and asks why does the … Read more