Beat Making Videos

Pharrell Williams In Studio w/ Big Sean

Some in-studio footage with producer Pharrell Williams and Kanye West’s artist Big Sean.  Pharrell demos a little synth work and lays the foundation for a track… always a pleasure watching him work!

Akai MPC 2500 Lesson With Supreme

Sunz of Man producer Supreme returns with his trusty MPC 2500 to give a quick lesson on how to create your own brand of "Board Funk".   "Skateboard Preme" gives tips on how to chop, extract, and replay samples using the Akai MPC 2500.  Always entertaining… come to find out Supreme was even in Thrasher Mag … Read more

Timbaland x M.I.A. Studio Session

Timbaland and M.I.A. take us in studio for an instrumental session where Tim plays around with instrumentals utilizing video games. 

Note the beat demo at 5:04 and let me know if you see similarities in International Karate for the Commodore 64 after the jump.

[via FWDF]

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T-Pain Proclaims Vocoder Love

I’ve never been a fan, but I’ve gotta give T-Pain respect for not taking himself too seriously.   Check out the parody of him in the studio and his strange relationship with a mock vocoder.

Secondhand Sureshots – J Rocc x Daedelus x Ras G x Nobody

In a documentary entitled Secondhand Sureshots, producers J Rocc, Daedelus, Ras G, and Nobody descent upon LA thrift stores in search of vinyl for beat crafting.  Looks damn good, but I’m not sure who decided that a Technics 1200 would make a great ash tray (I’m guessing Ras G)…  a clear violation of crate digging … Read more