As usual, Su-Preme laces us with another crazy beatmaking demonstration. This time he shows the Christmas spirit and reworks classic holiday music into something completely unrecognizable and new. Also, much respect to Su-Preme for the shoutout in the vid… keep making that heat!
DJ Toomp makes a quick beat using the ASR-10 and explains the difference between programming and production. [Video removed from Youtube]
Producer Jake One talks about getting started in Hip-Hop and the creative process used when making beats on the ASR-10.
Damu of Y Society is back at it again. Here’s some footage of him at Fat Beats giving a demonstration of the MPC 2000. Notable Fact: His MPC 2000 does not have a memory expansion – all beats were made using the factory standard 2 megs of RAM!
West Coast legend Rick Rock lays down some work on the MPC 4000 and Roland Fantom while working on five to six beats at a time.
Studio footage of Timbaland putting together his Shock Value album.
Ohmega Watts takes us through the making of "The Platypus Strut" from the source of the drums to live bass, flute, and saxophone. Ohmega is one of those unique producers who have the ability to take live instrumentation and work it in such a way that a sampled feel is attained. Watch and learn.
Always a flair for the dramatic, with the assistance of an Amex Black card, Ryan Leslie has a pocket trumpet couriered to his studio for the completion of a track. Pay no attention to the improvised dancing and lip syncing, but take note of the stripped down workspace and KRK monitors, simplicity is a beautiful … Read more
Beatminerz Evil Dee and Mr. Walt are at work in the studio putting together a track while Buckshot appears out of the blue. Notice how the production duo still makes use of the E-MU SP1200 and MPC 3000 along with Pro Tools. Also featured is impromptu freestyle by Buckshot.
Apparently Kanye West’s “Stronger” has been mixed about 11 different times. Take a look as Kanye, Timbaland,and a couple of frustrated studio folks rework and compress kick drums to perfection.