The Funk Lord Eric Sermon heads to DJ Desue’s studio in Berlin and makes a beat from scratch using a Yamaha Motif ES8.
What I do is I take a sample from somewhere or some type of sample sound and make it sound gritty. So **** think it could be a loop or could be something.
[Respect to gg]
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No promotion of projects in this interview, just serious conversation. DJ’s Premier and Revolution sit together in Headqcourterz studios to talk about the history of D&D, the story of moving into his current studio room, and the origin of the of the studio’s name.
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D.C. area producer Hec Dolo shows off his intense record collection while talking of his transition from an MC to a producer and his musical influences.
He also talks about how essential a portable record player is when digging, his process of working with a beat, and when he prefers to work with Logic vs other products. Of course, Hec Dolo also gives a brief sample of his skills behind the boards.
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33 1/3 Media serves up a night of vinyl breaks and samples with D.I.T.C. producer/DJ Diamond. Unfortunately I’m told that one of the SD cards was corrupted and a ton of the footage was lost. Still, it’s great to hear digging stories and see Diamond in action.
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Get ready to get your fingers dusty. Pittsburgh’s newest record show has arrived. The Pgh Record Convention will have its inaugural event on Saturday October 8th, 2011. For true record junkies, the Pittsburgh Record Fest is also taking place the same night. There are no excuses for leaving without a pile of wax.
Pgh Record Convention
Saturday October 8th, 2011 9 am – 5 pm
162 Sheridan Ave. (East Liberty)
entrance directly to the right of Domino’s Pizza
Early admission 9 am – 10 am, $10
General admission 10 am – 5 pm, $3
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The Hip-Hop Chronicle interviews engineer Young Guru as he discusses working with Bad Boy and his connection with D-Dot, Chucky Thompson, and Tracy Lee. Young Guru also touches on his his start DJ‘ing for Nonchalont to moving to New York and becoming D-Dot’s engineer, which finally lead to working with numerous other artists.
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It’s be a while since the last installment of King of The Beats. Director Pritt Kalsi delivers his first full HD film covering the creation of KOTB.
From the opening credits and the familiar two-fisted record crate crawl to the conversations with dedicated record diggers talking about drum breaks and the reworking old creations into something new, all beat head will be able to recognize a bit of themselves in each of the features music makers.
Visit KOTB for more info about the film and competition.
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Legendary producers Boola and Ski Beatz take some time out to have personal conversation about their favorite experiences while working in the studio and individual projects, Cut From A Different Cloth and 24 Hour Karate School Pt. 2. The two then head into the studio to get deeper into the music, unreleased music, and letting out your creativity.
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Many DJ’s, including myself, spent a significant portion of their lives standing behind a Vestax PMC-05 Pro mixer. Here DJ Qbert, Yogafrog, and discuss the birth and evolution of the Vestax PMC-05 Pro mixer, which happened to be first mixer to ever have a hamster switch.
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Lord Finesse talks about the meaning behind Diggin’ In The Crates, hardcore crate digging, the importance of music knowledge, and tells glorious record convention stories.
Notable Quote:
If you’re gonna get in this game. Do it because you genuinely love music. It’s not about the records. It’s not about the drum machine. It’s always about the individual, the creativity of the individual. And most importantly… chase your dreams and not the competition. Do what you feel.
Reader Question:
How much would you give to sit in a room and listen to Lord Finesse tell some of his greatest record digging stories?
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