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Beat Lounge Beat Battle (Cincinnati)

Semantik — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:27:38 +0000

Kontrax, founder of the Beat Lounge Beat Battle, and producer Yon L.I. talk about the Cincinnati hip-hop production scene and the importance of beat battles.

Visit Beat Lounge on Facebook for more info about upcoming events.

Beatroot History Lesson w/ Kavet The Catalyst

Semantik — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:23:45 +0000

Kavet The Catalyst, founder of of BeatRoot, takes viewers inside of LS Lab to talk learning production out of necessity and eventually founding Hawaii’s premier producer event.

Shout out to Upstairs Records, which used to advertise in all of the hip-hop magazines. This is where I too purchased my first belt driven Gemini turntables and later Technics 1200’s.

Young Guru @ Miltown Beat Down Battle (Milwaukee)

Semantik — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:39:24 +0000

Jay-Z’s tour DJ, recording engineer, and Roc-A-Fella/RocNation/Def Jam A&R Young Guru will be in attendance to judge the 6th annual Miltown Beat Down Finals, which will take place on June 10th, 2011. In addition to acting as one of the event’s judges, Young Guru will perform a special DJ set showcasing his work as an engineer.

Head over to Miltown Beat Down to grab your tickets and watch the 8 finalists do extreme beatmaking battle.

Beat Society NYC Footage f/ Don Cannon, Illmind

Semantik — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:10:32 +0000

Here’s a little something for those who didn’t have a chance to attend Beat Society’s first NYC event in six years. The live producer showcase took place on February 12th at Tammany Hall in NYC and featured such producers as Don Cannon, Khrysis, Illmind, Nottz, and DJ Revolution saddled up with their trusty laptops and samplers.

Slump Fest: The Cali-Troit Beat Battle (San Francisco)

Semantik — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:59:01 +0000

This Friday Bay area producers will come together to do battle at Slump Fest: The Cali-Troit Beat Battle, which will take place in San Francisco. The beat battle is also a canned food drive, birthday celebration, video shoot for Sacred Hoop’s “Chick’s Pack Heat”, and release party for Phillip Drummond’s Roll With the Punches EP.

$7 w/can of food
$10 w/out
Free copy of album and poster at the door with paid entry
Free admission (suggested $1 contribution that will go to Doctors without Borders in Haiti) before 10:30pm w/ RSVP.

Visit Philthybeats or Going for more info. Email Phillop Drummond to enter the battle.

Unbeatable Beat Battle & Showcase (Corpus Christi)

Semantik — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:59:13 +0000

Texas production fans get ready! On Thursday, February 24th 16 producers from across the state of Texas will do go to war to determine winner of the Unbeatable Beat Battle & Producer Showcase.

The event will also include performances from Johnny Moog Performance, DJ Dus & Qbdaproblem along with audience judging and special guest judges.

Doors Open @ 9
Show Starts @ 10
$5 Admission

Aria
326 N Chaparral
Corpus Christi

Participants Include:

Teknician

Napalm

Alpha Davis

Sickboy

Top of the Hill Ent

Nu Clutch Fam

DJ Moon Pie

DaAce

Gabe Parker

Henroc

Sol100

Joe Smack

Freshmuzik

DJ KNO

Slo-Mo

Three Sixx One Kingz

araabMUZIK vs 8th Wundah @ Winter Wars MPC Face-off

Semantik — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:48:46 +0000

Producer araabMUZIK went 8th Wundah went to war against each other at Rhode Island’s Winter Wars MPC Face-off. The two producers grabbed their Akai MPC2500’s to determine the victor after three rounds of live MPC performances.

Beat Society featuring Roc Marciano & Nottz (NYC)

Semantik — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:21:33 +0000

Beat Society returns this February for an NYC edition featuring producers Nottz, Illmind, Roc Marciano, Buckwild, and Khrysis. With Evil Dee of Da Beat Minerz on the turntables, it’s sure to be a good event.

Saturday, February 12th 2011
Doors @ 6pm.18+ / $10
Tammany Hall
152 Orchard St.

Visit Beat Society for more info.

Soundtrack Beat Battle (Nashville)

Semantik — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:34:39 +0000

The Soundtrack Beat Battle takes place on January 29th in Nashville, Tennessee. Prizes include cash, a trophy, production kit, a feature in EQ Magazine, a pitch meeting with Sony/ATV, and more.

Soundtrack Beat Battle
Saturday, January 29th
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm

Limelight
201 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37213-1216

Head over to Soundtrack website for more event or competitor information.

Hit the break for highlight footage of past events!

Belly Of The Beatz 8 Man Beat Battle (Los Angeles)

Semantik — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:33:18 +0000

Los Angeles competitive production fans may want to head over to the Belly of The Beatz combination 8 beat battle / 8 man MC battle takes place this weekend.

Friday December 10th
Doors open 8pm
Entry: $7 / Ladies: $5

2nd Street Jazz Bar & Grill
366 E 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA