Black Milk provides a update of expected projects for 2010 along with thoughts about his love of wah wah tubes and hatred of keyboard horns. Later on he also provides behind-the-scenes studio footage of recording live drums for “Album of the Year”.
Stack those beats and brush up on your poker skills, the 4th Annual One Stop Shop Producers Conference will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although an official 2010 date has yet to be announced, the conference typically takes place sometime in March or May. Stay tuned for details.
Exile and DJ Day explain live “MPC’ism”, finger drumming, and sample based music performances while demonstrating the concepts during an appearance at the Rooms of Red Bull.
Face masks are a must. One of the world’s premier vinyl spots, A-1 Records opens the doors to its basement archives to reveal some of the never before seen stacks of music treasure. The store’s vinyl specialists explain the significance of A-1 Records within NYC and tell tales of encountering producers, crate diggers, and music fiends … Read more
Forget the exclusive leaks and promo material, here’s the backroom production conversation that you’ve been waiting for. DJ Khalil and Tha Bizness have a candid conversation about recording techniques, plugins, Reason, Logic, and the virtues of simplicity. Takeaways: Share information with other producers. Simple + sweet = good. If you’re curious about the AU plug-ins … Read more
Pioneer DJ and original turntable technician, Grandmaster Flash spins an all vinyl set featuring Chic, The Incredible Bongo Band, Roy Ayers, and more.
Again, the professionals take to the stage for a heated exchange of beats and samples. Producers Sean C & LV, Green Lantern, Scram Jones, Statik Selekta, and Chris Styles battle it out live at the iStandard Celebrity Beat Battle.
Noisemaker Media presents the trailer for the 2009 DMC US Finals DVD. Hosted by Red Alert, the event featured battle performances by DJ’s Shiftee, Mista-B, Shmeeze, Concept, Steel, As One, Ohm, Tyhandswell, Q-Base, and Fascinate. Bonus footage includes: John Swan vs DJ Supreme, DJ Solo vs DJ SPS and DJ Supreme vs DJ SPS head … Read more
Digidesign has announced its Pro Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered 8.0.3 update for Mac OS X users. The update is free for all Pro Tools 8 owners and features a number of fixes, including Snow Leopard support. Specific Pro Tools 8.0.3 update details: Pro Tools HD 8.0.3 Update for Mac OS X Pro Tools LE … Read more
Registered SONAR 8.5 Producer, SONAR 8.5 Studio, and V-Studio 700 users can now download Cakewalk’s SONAR 8.5.2 update. The free update delivers over 100 new features, enhancements, and optimizations to Windows XP, Vista, and, Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) versions of SONAR 8.5. Visit Cakewalk for a complete list of updates and download information.