Month: August 2012

DJ Tricks & Scratch Techniques with Pioneer CDJ-2000 / DJM-2000

http://www.pointblankonline.net/sample-a-course/ Welcome to Friday Forum Live! The session will kick off at 1pm (BST). This week we welcome back Point Blank DJ tutor Mr Bristow who will be be showing you some scratch techniques and more tricks with the Pioneer DJM-2000 and CDJ-2000s


Big Fish Audio – Soulful Guitars loop library

Checking out a soulful guitar loop library from Big Fish Audio, browsing the samples in Maschine, chopping the samples, and making a quick beat.


Pensado’s Place #79 – Producer, Engineer and Mixer Ryan Hewitt

In the 79th episode of Pensado’s Place, Dave and Herb are joined by GRAMMY award-winning recording engineer, mixer and producer, Ryan Hewitt. (Alkaline Trio, The Avett Brothers, The Band Perry, Blink-182, Dixie Chicks, Flogging Molly, Joe Cocker, John Frusciante, Matchbox 20, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Sum 41, Tom Morello, Tom Petty & the…


L.A. Reid To KeyNote Q&A at Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Conference

Epic Records chairman and “”X” Factor” judge Antonio L.A. Reid will deliver a keynote question and answer at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference scheduled for Oct 24-25 at the W Hotel, Hollywood, Calif. The winner of three Grammy Awards plans to discuss his career in production, songwriting, and his current position within…


Porfirio Pina Launches Managment Company

Porfirio Piña, the longtime senior director of writer/publisher relations at BMI, has left the organization to launch his own management and consulting agency. Porfirio Piña Entertainment, which officially launched today (Aug. 16), will be based in New York. Its client roster includes two producers-Pavel De Jesús and Richie Peña (Chino y Nacho)-and two singer/songwriters-Vladimir Dotel…


RedOne Talks Cash Money Venture, Working With Slim and Baby, New Signings

In the wake of RedOne’s new label deal with Cash Money, many thought the hitmaker would be signing on as the label’s in-house producer. But the man behind the boards for top 5 smashes like Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and Jennifer Lopez’s “On The Floor” (featuring Pitbull) is embarking on a joint venture with Cash…


Stic Of Dead Prez Says He Didn’t Ghost Write For Nas

As a producer can you talk about how you approached your collaboration with Nas? To me, ghostwriting, as far as I know, is hiring somebody to write words for you to actually say. That didn’t happen. The way we got hired for Nas’ project wasn’t clear up front. M1 was in L.A. before I came to…


2 Chainz Back On The Breakfast Club

2 Chainz made his third appearance on Power 105.1′s morning drive. He talked about his new album, relationship with Kanye West, rumors, and not releasing his instrumentals. In the second clip, he touches on killing weaves, the passing of his father, and learning from Method Man. [Rap Radar]


Logic Tutorial – Routing ES2 through Korg Monotribe’s MS-20 Filter

http://www.pointblankonline.net/courses/logic-courses.php In this Logic tutorial video Paul Yarrow explores the possibility of processing the ES2 synthesizer through Korg Monotribe’s fantastic MS-20 filter, taking a digital synth into the analogue domain. The processing possibilities when this is achieved become almost endless as the Monotribe and ES2 fuse together into one powerful multi oscillator synth using the…


Eminem and Dr. Dre Bond Over Beats in Tokyo

It’s not often you get to see Eminem and Dr. Dre in the same room, but the hip-hop icons crossed paths overseas on Wednesday. Dre was at the Apple Store in Tokyo hosting a live fan consumer Q&A about his popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphones line. Slim Shady, who is also in Japan for…