Category: Producers

Dubspot @ Harvard University – DJ / Producer Workshop w/ Shiftee + Dan Freeman

Dubspot instructors and Harvard alumni Sam Zornow (a.k.a. 2X DMC Champion DJ Shiftee) and bassist/singer Dan Freeman of C0 headed up to Cambridge, MA to present a workshop on DJing and production at their old alma mater in April of 2013. Head over to our blog for more info: http://bit.ly/129Jon7 In this recap video from…


Cy Fyre Presents Behind The Beat : Big Boi x Sleepy Brown – The Thickets dir. by Eight Hour Films

Cy Fyre of The Fyre Factory Music Group gives you a look Behind The Beat on Big Boi’s “The Thickets” off his 2nd solo Album “VICIOUS LIES AND DANGEROUS RUMORS” featuring Sleepy Brown, Produced by Cy Fyre Co-Produced by Big Boi & Chris Carmouche. Dir. By EIGHT HOUR FILMS [BeatMakingVideos]


Raekwon Speaks On Working On “Magna Carta Holy Grail”

In this Interview with Montreality, Raekwon speaks about: – His passion for literature, favorite books (0:13) – His favorite cartoon character (1:26) – His favorite videogame (1:57) – His last meal of choice (2:34) – The true definition of a “G” (2:57) – His upcoming studio album – F.I.L.A. (3:33) – Working with JAY-Z on…


RIAA Updates Rules Before Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta’

The RIAA has heard Jay-Z’s #newrules loud and clear. The music industry’s trade organization will update its policies to allow its digital album certifications to be handed out upon release date, rather than after the 30-day waiting period still applicable to physical releases. “We think it’s time for the RIAA … to align our digital…


Tiësto Takes Shots With Giorgio Moroder & Disses Daft Punk

During Electric Daisy Carnival week in Las Vegas, the superstar DJ known as Tiësto had the opportunity to sit down with Giorgio Moroder who had recently collaborated with Daft Punk. Tiësto was honored that Giorgio had stayed the entire 3 hours during his set as he was one of Tiësto’s “youth heroes.” Tiësto admits that…


Pensado Vintage King Gear Expo 2013

WHAT: Pensado/Vintage King Gear Expo 2013 WHEN: Saturday, July 20, 2013 10am-4pm WHERE: VKLA 1176 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA, 90012 Pensado’s Place & Vintage King Summer Gear Expo 2013 is your chance to see and demo the latest gear, talk directly with manufacturer reps, get expo only deals, hear from artist, engineers and…


Cakewalk Announces Overloud VKFX Bundle

Music software maker Cakewalk has announced the availability of their vintage keyboard VKFX Bundle (designed by Overloud) for the ProChannel platform.Overloud VKFX is a virtual rack packed with “outstanding” models of vintage analog effect processors, especially suited for keyboard players. It captures the sound of the original masters, which were often the key element in defining…


Music On Mobile Devices – MIDI & libpd

This video captures a discussion by Peter Brinkmann at droidcon 2013 on Music on Mobile Devices, focusing on MIDI and libpd. Here’s what Brinkmann has to say about his presentation: Over the past few years, libpd has become one of the leading audio synthesis engines for mobile devices, powering innovative apps such as NodeBeat, Pugs Luv Beats, and…


Intellijel Designs Intros Dubmix VC Mixer Suite

Intellijel Designs has introduced the Dubmix Voltage Controlled Mixer Suite:   Introducing the DUBMIX , DUBMIX AUX expander, and DUBMIX MINI expander. This has been a long project and it is finally in production and should ship in a few weeks. We thought a lot about how a VC Mixer would work in a modular synth…


Ableton Live Tutorial: Techno Fundamentals Pt 3 – One Note To Rule Them All – Effects + Automation

In the third installment of Techno Fundamentals, electronic music producer and Dubspot instructor John Selway continues the “one note lead” technique with Ableton Live’s Analog instrument. Selway picks up from the previous lesson, polishes the sound, adds effects, and some real time automation to start the arrangement process. Just in case you missed the previous…