Filmaker Pritt Kalsi takes us into the heart of King of The Beats, which, with 9 crews crews from around the world competing against each other for a title, bills itself as "the most hardcore beat battle of all time."
Obviously this isn’t the largest beat battle, but with only a £20 budget and 1 day to complete a track, it certainly ranks in the elite for requiring sampling producers to be resourceful.
World Famous Wake Up Show’s DJ Revolution takes us inside his home studio for a tour of the bedroom vocal booth, stacks of wax, mixer collection, and production setup. [via OS]
Sinista Makes Beat w/ Miko Live At Ozone Awards
Here we’re presented with further testimony on what some consider to be the most significant sampler in Hip-Hop. Two Hand Band serves up a brief history of the MPC, its creation by Roger Linn, and the effect it’s had on the creation of contemporary music. The segment also interviews with Damu The Fudgemunk, P-Fritz, K-Murdock … Read more
DJ J-Rocc talks about his philosophy behind DJ’ing, his preference for performing in Europe as opposed to the U.S., and Keeping Time. He also shows off a little sample work alongside his stellar DJ skills.
305 Uncut Magazine and Florida producers Cool & Dre take us into The Hit Factory recording studios for some behinds the boards video goodness and the making of "My Life" by The Game f/ Lil Wayne.
Instant Thoughts:
Respect to OS for the heads up.
Consequence takes us behind the scenes for the making of Q-Tip’s The Renaissance and features The Abstract on the 1’s & 2’s.
What happens when you put 4 producers and 2 DJ’s together in one room? S1, DJ Big Texas, A.One, J Born, Free, Picnic get down and rock a classic sample with an army of samplers, keyboards, turntables, and laptops. According to member/producer S1, "The main concept behind this group is that we perform making beats … Read more
Some older live performance footage of Scott Storch running through a medley of hits. His talent and hits can’t be denied… let’s hope things come back together for him.
No need for sequencer use here… DJ Shiro drops some footage of live drumming using a vintage Akai MPC 60II.