Month: February 2012

Noah “40” Shebib at Winter NAMM 2012

Noah Shebib, better known as 40, has already made a massive impression on the world of Hip Hop in his young career. 40 exploded onto the scene in 2009 making mix tapes with a (previously) underground rapper known as Drake. His bravely individual production style, which is at times both lush and minimalistic, that has…


Oscar Winner Trent Reznor in his home studio

Melena Ryzik visits Trent Reznor in his home studio to discuss his work on the Oscar nominated score of “The Social Network.”


Mixing the Band with Fab Dupont

Fab Dupont is shown tracking and mixing a full band in real-time for hundreds of audience members! This is a rare opportunity to learn some tricks of the trade from an accomplished engineer in a real-world setting. Enjoy!


NAMM 2012 – Line 6 StageScape M20d Digital Mixing System Overview

The StageScape M20d takes a fresh approach to digital mixing, featuring auto-sensing inputs that can optimize channel strips and effects settings to whatever you’ve plugged in. All mixing is done from the large touchscreen interface, which Line 6 claims offers a faster and more intuitive way to mix. In fact, you can even use your…


Compression in Mastering

Compression by Wyner. His credits include David Bowie, Nirvana and Aerosmith.


Ryan Leslie and Kid Cudi in Studio

Cudi, Emile, and Pat, you can see Dot (who produced Day N Night) vibing with Ryan Leslie in this clip. This is how music is made. Tune in!


Piano Lessons – ‘Tension and Release’

Learn the secret of adding non-chord tones to your playing. Master this.


Young Jeezy’s Interview with Statik Selektah and Showoff Radio

Young Jeezy talking with Statik Selektah. Statik talks about how he remembers when he first met Jeezy. Jeezy talks about how he used to promote himself coming up. Then they talk about all things TM:103 and CTE related. Also, about the Snowman t-shirts that were banned from schools.


Maseo of De La Soul Red Bull Music Academy Lecture

De La Soul’s DJ and producer Maseo, aka Plug 3, sat down for the Red Bull Music Academy Lecture in Los Angeles. The Brooklynite shared how he made the beat to “Me, Myself And I” when he was 15 years old. Tune in!


XV x Seven x Just Blaze Create “When We’re Gone”

XV, Seven and Just Blaze get together in the studio to produce the hit “When We’re Gone”. Listen as they work their magic.