Here’s footage of the Seattle heat of the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle and contestants Riggz, Rising Son, Brain Storm, D-Sane, Buddy Ross, BeBe, Kuddie, Budo, and more. Congrats to Brain Storm and Rising Son for advancing to the New York finals!
A quick rundown of the Seattle music scene and 12 producers motivated to take home the crown and represent their city at the Red Bull Big Tune Finals. Still… producers dancing on stage is truly a horrible sight.
The 2008 Beats On The Beach Miami Music Seminar took place last weekend and featured panels, networking opportunities, along with a number of industry insiders. That’s all nice and good, but what we really care about is the producer beat battle/showcase. Respect to producer S1 (Symbolic One) for making the trek and taking home the … Read more
The Producer’s Swap Meet Beat Battle is going down in NYC this weekend for anyone in need of a competition. For skilled producers, the pros might just outweigh the cons. Pros: Solid promo and networking opportunities for the winner. Cons: Undisclosed cash prize, non-refundable $30 pre-entry fee, undisclosed judge panel, no mention of 2nd or … Read more
So you’ve been lusting over a NeKo, but haven’t been ready to plunk down $5k for new gear.
Open Labs is hosting the Gold Rush Beat Competition during the Beats ‘N Treats Music Festival taking place October 24-25, 2008 in Austin, TX. As grand prize, Open Labs will give away a 24-karat gold NeKo Lux valued at $24,000!
Once again it’s on. The Tru Skool "Beat Grinder Championship" is the only beat competition that matters for the DC area. Ten producers battle it out for the Beat Grinder crown. One producer goes home as king. Tru Skool is know for hosting great events, and "Liv" at Bohemian Cavern has provided the arena. Hosted … Read more
Billing itself as "America’s largest hip-hop festival", Scribble Jam will make a stop in Chicago on September 6th, 2008 in order to select a winners to represent the Windy City at their main event. They’ll also hold an mc battle and will feature performances by Decay, Robust, Dirty Digital, Astonish, and Jam One. All mc’s … Read more
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.
Up and coming producer/beatmaker Juney definitely knows how to handle himself when it comes to instrumentals. As the winner of the Crate Kings Summer Beat Battle, he ripped it up with an original track created using Reason 3, M Audio BX5A monitors, M-Audio Audiophile soundcard, and a Numark PT-01 portable turntable. More proof that you … Read more
Once again it was a heated competition with many producers bringing their best instrumental compositions, however, our guest judge K-Def was able to whittle down all of the entries to determine the top producers of the moment. Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone for taking the time to put in such a phenomenal … Read more