Pint sized production wiz VohnBeatz breaks down the production of a track entitled "Goin’ Gangsta" using Reason and a compact keyboard controller. Expect his mixtape to be available the first quarter of 2009. Did we mention that VohnBeatz is S1’s son? I guess the skills run in the family… keep it up!
9th Wonder and David Banner appear behind the boards to construct an "intimate club" song. An unbeatable production combination… we’ll just have to wait and see how the final track sounds once the vocals and audio is completed. [via TSE]
DJ Egadz heads to the basement, picks up an Akai MPD-24, and breaks down how live drum programming should be done.
No real "production secrets" revealed… just play with your equipment and hit buttons. Still interesting to see that T-Pain is using Logic.
Diddy and T-Pain give us a glimpse inside the studio to show us the "stress" of working Diddy. More Auto-Tune… more pain.
Hip-Hop production heavyweight The Alchemist takes us through the making of the beat for "Key To The City" featuring Prodigy & Nina Sky appearing on his latest release The Alchemist’s Cookbook. Seems like he’s loving those Beats By Dr. Dre Headphones.
Jake One bypasses take part in a very personal panel discussion supporting White Van Music and runs down the beauty of the ASR-10, entering the production game in 1993, past projects, crazy music environments, and rewarding experiences. He then goes about breaking down the construction and creation of the beat for "Glow" featuring Ehlzi and … Read more
Producer 9th Wonder does an in-store beat making session at DTLR clothing store in Charlotte, NC. Nothing fancy, but it shows what can be done with minimal equipment.
Producer Ty Fyffe steps up to the Akai MPC 2500 and takes us through the making of G-Unit’s "T.O.S." Ty Fyffe also discusses topics such as tuning drum sounds, programming, timing (quantize), and showcases some techniques for layering samples.
A quick little behind the boards footage of the Cool Kids at Don Cannon’s S-Line Studios.