Vinyl Lovers takes us on a journey to explore the views of various collectors and who have an extreme passion for vinyl. Whether it’s for the cover, sound, or ability to physically manipulate the beautifully made discs, passionate music lovers will always feel the need to dig deep and endlessly pursue these analog wonders. Notable … Read more
Crate digging and sampling culture is examined in the 45 minute BBC documentary entitled Beat Mining With The Vinyl Hoover. Notable interviewees include Steinski, 45 King, Tuff City’s Aaron Fuchs, Mr. Scruff, and more. The audio will only be available until April 4th, 2009, so go hear it while you can. Listen to the complete … Read more
The documentary Vinyl Wax Records examines and explores the views of a records store owner, battle DJ, and an ordinary older woman as they express their love for vinyl and what they feel makes the medium superior.
Here’s something to make you think twice about the music you’re creating. The documentary Before Music Dies examines the music industry’s mass marketing, radio consolidation, and factory style creation of pop stars and sheepish music. Attitudes of fans, artists, and industry insiders are explored as the film’s creators attempt to shed light on often unspoken … Read more
9th Wonder, Cool & Dre, Roger Linn, Psycho Les, and a handful of French producers are featured in a documentary entitled Beatmakerz. Together they address the role of DJ’ing, crate digging, sampling, and beat making. The trailer is half English/French with no sub titles and questionable product availability, but still a good view for production … Read more
Adam Alvarez and Navied Mahdavi produced and directed this short film featuring interviews and commentary from San Diego turntable technicians DJ Sinn, DJ Tanner, DJ Frank Fresh, OpenOptics and DJ Pnuts. Each discusses their discovery of music and DJ’ing.
Producer Daedelus talks about discovering cities through their records and the significance that vinyl can play in learning of a culture’s true nature.
In a clip for Dublab’s film Secondhand Sureshots, producer Ras G talks Rastafari and it’s relationship to self expression and ultimately music.
The Raw Report DVD serves up a documentary about history of The Source Magazine, its ups, downs, and everything in between.
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.
