I’ve always believed that theoretical topics have very important practical applications, especially when it comes to recording sound. For many aspiring musicians and producers, having a functional DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) is enough to suffice, but for those who really want to take their recording to the next level, it is necessary to have at … Read more
Zoom-In Online presents award winning engineering wizard Bob Power as he details the various incarnations of music producers, his personal musical evolution, and the importance of ongoing education and improvement. Power also goes in detail about the creative virtues of Macintosh and working with Apple’s Logic Studio 8. If you don’t recognize his name yet, … Read more
Scott Storch discusses the importance of tuning kick drums and experimentation to achieve a proper mix. He also goes on to offer advice about changing the key of a track in order to allow contrast for speakers to accurately represent lower frequencies. In the second segment, Storch goes on to address concerns relating to the … Read more
Just got my hands on a copy of Pete Rock’s NY’s Finest and can’t wait to deliver a review, which may appear sometime later tonight or tomorrow depending on how well my luck goes with the Chicago Cubs ticket lottery this Friday. In the meantime, to celebrate the release of NY’s Finest, here’s a clip … Read more
Yet another reason why we love Kev Brown. This has been floating around for while, but has been a bit hard to find lately. Kev plays instrumentals straight out of his MPC while giving production insight and commentary into how the beat was made and which techniques were used to obtain his sound. Major respect … Read more
Movement TV presents an exclusive interview with producer Rockwilder where he reveals frustration with boring Hip-Hop and his decision to move onto the new ground of Christian Hip-Hop. While denying that he’s left secular music altogether, Rockwilder states that his primary focus will be on creating music that has a positive message for younger generations … Read more
Berklee College faculty member Erik Hawkins gives simple sage advice on how to become a great producer. He addresses some of the issues that tend to plague aspring producers and offers the most simple solution to get it done! Check the article
The rule for learning about Hip-Hop production is pretty much this: When Pete Rock speaks, you better listen. In this interview with Remix Magazine, Pete Rock talks about the importance of harmonics, the overuse of compression, and reveals a few tricks such as pre-eq’ing audio before sampling. Read The Interview I’d also like to mention … Read more
9th Wonder starts it off by chopping up a "Pretty Brown Eyes" by Mint Condition, then takes us on a digging excursion to Cue Records located in Philadelphia. Store owner DJ Botany 500 offers up some unknown joints while 9th wonder talks about receiving a Grammy shout out from Mary J. Blige and sampling records. … Read more
Bump Hip-Hop Interviews Pete Rock about his upcoming release NY’s Finest, discusses his influence on younger sample based producers, and the state of New York Hip-Hop. Check The Story