TAKING PRODUCER EXPOSURE TO THE NEXT LEVEL DATE: FALL 2013 HOSTED BY: CELEBRITY PRODUCER - METRO BOOMIN Submission: - Your confirmation email will provide an email to send beats to. - Beats to submit: Hip Hop, R&B, POP, Samples, & Dubstep Exposure: - 20 producers from different genres all on one producer mixtape. - Digital Promotion - Cds printed & distributed - Hosted by a producer with clout - Website dedicated to the mixtape - Mixtape will be posted on several blogs - Placement opportunities - Placed in studios, passed out at networking events, & given to industry execs and label reps - Email blast to DJs, Producers, & Artist
THE MIXTAPE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OUR 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER DEADLINE IS AUGUST 1, 201
Creative control, looking out the window, a new beat, good music... These things inspire Detroit producer Apollo Brown. Watch this clip from The Bee Shine Series 'What Inspires.' Apollo goes on to list other inspirations - his hometown, his fan base (recognizing the blessing of him having one), and more.
Unreleased heat from the lord Rakim. Dominic Owen did the production for the track, recorded in 1995, "Get Visual." Kept under wraps ever since Owens shares it with the world now.
'Another classic unreleased Rakim song from my archive."Get Visual" is the third song out of four I recorded with Rakim. This would later turn up on the "18th Letter" Album as "When I'm Flowin."'
Scoop DeVille looks to be locking things down with a series - "Scoopaloops: Vol. 1" (with Famous Stars and Straps). Check out this flip of Hall & Oates' classic "One On One."
Show the skills at the start. Like that! In this episode of Fuse TV's Crate Diggers, the legendary Kid Capri speaks on his funk and soul days (the 1970s, when he came up, including his love of James Brown and Michael Jackson, his break and sample sources, and shows us the first record he scored back in 6th grade. Kid Capri... aka 'Poochie' rocked the house way back then, too... Hahaa!
K-Def drops a single - "The Fundamentals" featuring Blu and Quartermaine - from his latest LP ("The Exhibit"). Eleven instrumentals, two vocal tracks. Listen to this one below. You can grab the album now, too.
Banging! The upcoming project from Australian producer Ta-ku entitled "Dowhatyoulove" is scheduled to be released June 21, 2013. However, Ta-ku drops a taste here for you. Stream "Boom" below. To get in early on the release of the rest, hit the other link below:
KLSH remixes "Shotgun" (from Rochelle Jordan's EP "Pressure") for the masses. Airy, haunting... keeping with the original Ro track's sensual essence. Appropriate. FREE download below.
Puerto Rican/American songwriter Angélica Allen has been compared to the likes of Kate Bush and Bjork; and the group she helped start - My Midnight Heart - continues to make moves that put its and her career on par with such greats of alternative pop culture. Latest example of a big marketing move: The "Solace" remix contest. It is drumming up a participant fan base of producers (who have fans of their own) whose appetites will be whet for the first official release from My Midnight Heart, a forthcoming four-track EP entitled "Chest of Hearts." The winning remix contest submission earns its producer $2,000 and a Converse Rubber Tracks feature. That's some motivation right there!
1990 was my first first year in radio when I was doing a hip hop show called 'Strictly Hip Hop' in Pennsylvania. I had also started a cable access show of the same name later that year & it wasn't uncommon to receive dozens of new records & videos in the mail every week. Back then most of the videos we would receive from the record labels & indie promoters would arrive in the form of 3/4 inch tapes or on VHS. I need to get on my job like Tampa Bay area DJ Sandman who digitized one of Gangstarr's old video press kits from back in the day. I know I have this same video on VHS somewhere in storage. I'm literally kicking myself to get on it because I do need to take the time to digitize many of my old shows & interviews from the 90s. In the meantime check out the video of GURU & DJ Premier's video press kit. Rest in peace GURU! On another note....I'm definitely feeling how DJ Premier is rocking my favorite NFL team's baseball cap. #RAIDERNATION BABY!
"This was a VHS Promo sent out by Chrysalis Records at the time the legendary Hip Hop group, Gang Starr was getting ready to release their 2nd album, "Step In The Arena" (Released 1/15/91) This video tape has been sitting in a box in my studio for years..I've always wanted to share it with Hip Hop fans who may have never had a chance to see it. It includes rare footage of Dj Premier & Guru in the studio working on their album and also a rare interview." - DJ Sandman
"It's like all the records got up and died and went to Japan." - DJ Babu
Whatchu talkin' 'bout Babu? Watch this episode of Crate Diggers and see.
'In this episode, Dilated Peoples and World Famous Beat Junkies member DJ Babu talks about his love of country western music and hitting up flea markets in Brazil with Cut Chemist and J. Rocc.' - Crate Diggers
And he shows us the vinyl collection. It's D.I.T.C. TV!
Anybody can make a dope beat from digging in the crates, right? Hahahaaa...No! Now imagine if you are digging blindfolded. In effect, you're not even consciously choosing the records to make that 'dope beat'... Them's the rules of Rhythm Roulette!
'In the second installment of Rhythm Roulette we linked up with Grammy award-winning producer 88-Keys. From a Steve Martin standup record with no music to a hardcore noise metal record, 88 wasn't given much to work with but stuck with the challenge.'
The best music usually comes from a truthful place whether the topic of discussion is bad, good, or in between. Toronto emcee & producer Rich Kidd understands that & it works for him on this DJ Dahi produced track called "I'd Be Lying" where he laments about how things aren't all good in his life at the moment in his quest to greater things. Hopefully it gets better with his next project 'In My Opinion' due April 16th. VIBE to this joint below......
"This song is about me coming to terms with shit in my life and being real with myself. I usually smile and brush shit off like nothing can dent my armor but in my head i have insecurities and doubts like the next man. The same way you got to live with regrets, you also have to live with the truth. It's inescapable. Many try and hide from their own truths because they fear failure, non-acceptance, or maybe it's a pride issue. Either way, this is me venting because I felt I needed to. I'd be lying if I said this wasn't one of my more personal songs but I'd be dying if I didn't share it with you."
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