Sean C and LV along with Araab Muzik appear in a promo for the upcoming MPC Renaissance, which seems to be Akai’s first compelling offering in a number of years.
MPC Renaissance feature list after the break!
Record Shopping w/ Peanut Butter Wolf
Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf heads over to Amoeba Records to do a little digging. During the trip he picks up everything ranging from punk and reggae to 80’s soul and jazz. While telling personal stories of meeting Bob James, he even throws in a copy of Herb Alpert’s Rise on reel to reel, … Read more
Making The Beat w/ DJ Premier
45 King interviews DJ Premier to talk about Heavy D, differing opinions on unsolicited material, DJ’ing, and more.
RoddyRodd x J-Live Digging In South Africa
RoddyRod, J-Live, Marco Polo, Tru Master go digging during a trip to Joburg, South Africa. Reader Poll: How deep in debt would you be after shopping in a quality vinyl spot with 6 floors?
DJ Premier x DJ Revolution Talk DAT, Guru: Pt 2
Part 2 of DJ Revolution’s interview with DJ Premier brings out more untold stories such as the first time DJ Premier had ever seen a DAT machine, fist fighting with Guru, and more.
Eric Sermon Making A Beat w/ Yamaha Motif ES8
The Funk Lord Eric Sermon heads to DJ Desue’s studio in Berlin and makes a beat from scratch using a Yamaha Motif ES8. What I do is I take a sample from somewhere or some type of sample sound and make it sound gritty. So **** think it could be a loop or could be … Read more
DJ Revolution Interviews DJ Premier
No promotion of projects in this interview, just serious conversation. DJ’s Premier and Revolution sit together in Headqcourterz studios to talk about the history of D&D, the story of moving into his current studio room, and the origin of the of the studio’s name.
Hec Dolo Behind The Beats: Records, Beats, Software
D.C. area producer Hec Dolo shows off his intense record collection while talking of his transition from an MC to a producer and his musical influences. He also talks about how essential a portable record player is when digging, his process of working with a beat, and when he prefers to work with Logic vs … Read more
Diamond D Live @ Shadow Lounge + Digging Stories
33 1/3 Media serves up a night of vinyl breaks and samples with D.I.T.C. producer/DJ Diamond. Unfortunately I’m told that one of the SD cards was corrupted and a ton of the footage was lost. Still, it’s great to hear digging stories and see Diamond in action.
Pgh Record Convention (Pittsburgh)
Get ready to get your fingers dusty. Pittsburgh’s newest record show has arrived. The Pgh Record Convention will have its inaugural event on Saturday October 8th, 2011. For true record junkies, the Pittsburgh Record Fest is also taking place the same night. There are no excuses for leaving without a pile of wax. Pgh Record … Read more