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Lil Wayne and Bangladesh Squashed Their differences over A Milli and he Produced Lil Waynes New joint - 6 Foot 7 Foot - Check out the Making of the track, It goes to show you dont need a lot to make your Tracks bangers!
Ski Beatz talks about the making of the classic Dead Presidents Off of Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock from DJPremierBlog on Vimeo.
9th Wonder has a smooth and soulful production style that relies on samples from artists such as Al Green and Curtis Mayfield.[4] He attributes the bass lines that he uses in production to DJ Premier, Pete Rock and J Dilla, while he claims to have learned "moans" from RZA.
Vocal Mixing:
This is a random video I found, that will give you basic Idea of Vocal mixing in any DAW not just Pro Tools
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I guess there is a app that lets you link your Mixer to your IPAD...that way automating on the fly. Pretty cool. Check this out...
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006),[1] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an Americanrecord producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. According to his obituary at NPR.org, he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists, working for big-name acts like De La Soul, Busta Rhymes and Common."[2]
Yancey's career began slowly. He has now become highly regarded, most notably for the production of critically acclaimed albums byCommon, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Erykah Badu. He was a member of Slum Village and produced their acclaimed debut album Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) and their follow-up Fantastic, Vol. 2.[1]
In the early 2000s, Yancey's career as a solo artist began to improve; A solo album Welcome 2 Detroit was followed by a collaborative album with California producer Madlib, Champion Sound, which catalyzed the careers of both artists. Just as his music was becoming increasingly popular, Yancey died in 2006 of the blood disease TTP.
Following J Dilla's death, the hip hop community became centered upon his music and image.[3] Many of the artists with whom Yancey worked performed or recorded tributes, and a large group of followers voiced their support for the late musician. Yancey's music experienced a rebirth as the producer gained many times more listeners than he had during his life, partly due to media exposure. Though several posthumous albums have been released and others are planned, the massive amounts of unreleased recordings by the producer remain somewhat undetermined. Yancey's estate has also been controverted.[4]
(taken from Wikipedia)
ScrapDirty Captures Vintage footage of the Original Slum Village Reels being tracked to Pro-Tools
You Must Respect Real HIP HOP....
SOUNDMAN
Producer Mike Kalombo went from YouTube, To Meeting Jermaine Dupri and working with him in the studio. He has documented his struggle for who he calls his Klassmates This is his video describing his music making process
SOUNDMAN
Yea... Go Load up your sounds and Get It in now.
SOUNDMAN
Well after a short hiatus are favorite YouTube Producer Boonie Mayfield A.K.A Boon Doc is back with another banger for 2010. This Producer has been in the game for a while. Whether the smooth soul sound, or a straight Hip Hop Banger it's Good to see Boon Doc Back in The Studio!
In The Video Below He tells us why he has been absent and whats next...and of course bangs out something fresh!
Hopefully 2011 will Treat The Homey Better.
SOUNDMAN
