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Behind the Beats: STBB#387 – Lady Snowblood
Hi folks! We're back with our weekly report from the Stones Throw Beat Battles. This week, battle winner Lady Snowblood joins us to speak about what went behind her winning track. The STBB is a
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Read moreBehind the Beats: STBB#386 – Breakmaster Cylinder
Hi folks! We're back with our weekly report from the Stones Throw Beat Battles. This week, Breakmaster Cylinder joins us to share some knowledge and talk about what went behind his winning
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Read moreStones Throw Beat Battle #385
Starting from today, we will be reporting to you straight from the Stones Throw Beat Battles, with a weekly roundup of the battles and a few words of explanation from the winners about their
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Apollo Brown makes a beat on Rhythm Roulette
On this latest episode of Rhythm Roulette, beatmaker Apollo Brown picks up three random vinyls from the Record Gaveyard in Detroit. Watch him chop them up, and turn them into a sample-based beat
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The Hip-Hop Years (part 1)
Another interesting documentary about the birth of Hip-Hop culture.
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Apollo Brown Makes A Beat with Cool Edit Pro
Watch grandmaster Apollo Brown making a beat from scratch, using little more than Cool Edit Pro and some dope vinyl samples. This shows, once again... it's not about what you have, it's about
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DJ Premier’s RBMA lecture
The one and only DJ Premier, living legend of Hip-Hop production, talks about his career and shares his insights to upcoming beatmakers and music producers at the Red Bull Music Academy in
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ill.Methodology workshop pt.1 (by ill.Gates)
From managing your workflow to improving your arrangement skills, here are some very wise words from producer ill.Gates.
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Read moreBrian Eno: Composers as gardeners
"My topic is the shift from 'architect' to 'gardener', where 'architect' stands for 'someone who carries a full picture of the work before it is made', to 'gardener' standing for 'someone who plants
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Robot Koch – Beats in the Details
A nice interview with Robot Koch detailing some of his production techniques and favourite Ableton tricks. Source: Ableton Blog
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Sun Ra, Brother from another planet
An inspiring documentary about the great Sun-Ra, who is cited as an influence by many notable beatmakers.
