Platinum Pied Pipers producer Waajeed stopped by KCRW for an interview to talk production and upcoming releases, but that’s only the half. While stopping by the show he was given the chance to play guest DJ and decided to hit us off with new joints straight from his beat tape! Unfortunately, you’ll have to stream … Read more
I knew there had to be a secret reason why I like the wacked out sounds of Flying Lotus… turns out his aunt is Alice Coltrane! In this interview with XLR8R he talks about the crazy sounds of video games, his involvement in filmmaking, getting track placement with Adult Swim, and his latest release Los … Read more
Cosign drops an interview with prolific artist/producer Count Bass D as he talks about about working with STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), their upcoming live album entitled "L7", and touches on past production techniques using the TR-808 drum machine and using only vinyl. Count Bass D even goes so far to express guilt over the … Read more
Dork Magazine presents an interview with 88 Keys as he tells of breaking into the music business, inspiring producers, getting paid $700 for his first project, and becoming involved with the Black Star album. He also goes on to discuss his first production setup (Akai S950 w/ keyboard), discovering the Akai MPC 3000 while interning … Read more
Check The Credits DVD interviews Chris Styles as he takes a few moments to discuss how he began producing, starting his company Dangerous LLC, and the responsibilities of a record producer. Styles also goes on to openly talk about rumors about past production controversies.
More controversy in Jermaine Dupri’s 4th installment of The State of The Music Business. In this segment JD asks why do people want to get into the music business and goes on to comment that the music industry is the only place where people outside of the business concern themselves with music sales stats. He … Read more
Our favorite year end wrap up provider, Skillz breaks down the making of his first release From Where???. He goes into untold stories about the specifics that went into production, samples, and J Dilla beat tapes (even confesses to passing up the beat to Pharycyde’s "Runnin"). Some of the highlights include Skillz touching upon the … Read more
A little older footage with Mark Ronson in the studio laying down strings for his album Version. It’s interesting to hear his views about about having a grand sound and coming from a background of Hip-Hop and sampling.
Ill Roots sat down with No ID to discuss the state of music, increased global access to music, new models for music distribution, and the opposing concepts of music vs. art. He also tells of his first meeting with Kanye West, celebrities as regular people, and the importance of maintaining proper manners. Read the complete … Read more
DJ Epik talks production, working with Mos Def on "True Magic", and gives a nice scratch demo. He goes on to talk about his first equipment setup with belt drive turntables (sound familiar anyone?), shows off a few records from his deep collection, and gives the MPC 2000 XL a quick workout. He also advises … Read more