Category: Producers

will.i.am Openly Admits to Jacking Beat from EDM Producers

Earlier this month, controversy arose when people noticed that the beat behind will.i.am‘s “Let’s Go” track with Chris Brown sounds exactly like Arty & Mat Zo‘s EDM hit, “Rebound.” For a better understanding of the similarities, listen to will.i.am’s version here: Then listen to Arty & Mat Zo’s original: Well, instead of dodging questions, will.i.am addressed…


How To Mix A Song Based on It’s Style – Into The Lair #68

Dave Pensado shows how to get the best mix possible based on the style of the track you are mixing in the 68th Into The Lair.


Just Blaze On Joining Combat Jack Show


Quincy Jones talks Playground Sessions, Meeting Martin Luther King & Ray Charles

 


Boi-1da, DJ Camper, DJ Mustard, Harmony Samuels Discuss The Secrets of Urban Hitmaking

Hip-hop producer Boi-1da has worked on hit tracks such as Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” and Eminem’s “Not Afraid;” DJ Camper is known for his work with “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay” ft. Kanye West and Roscoe; DJ Mustard has credits such as “I’m Different” by 2 Chainz and Tyga’s “Rack City” to his name; and…


Hip Hop Producer Danja – Pensado’s Place #111

Musician and Hip Hop Producer Danja joins Dave and Herb via Skype in the 110th episode of Pensado’s Place!


The Best Of Musikmesse 2013

Over 1,500 readers weighed in our Best of Musikmesse 2013 poll, and the Korg Volca Beats came out on top. The entire Volca line was a hit with Synthtopia readers, sweeping the top three slots. But introductions from Novation, Roland/Boss, Nord, Image-Line and MFB were popular with readers, too. Here are reader picks for this year’s Best…


Brian Eno Creates Sound and Light Designs for an English Hospital

Brian Eno has proven himself to be more than an ordinary musician, time and time again, using his abilities in sound and art to help people all over the world. Having previously created ambient music installations to help people relax in airports, he’s now turned his attention to Montefiore Hospital in Hove, East Sussex, England,…


Producing Magic: Master Session with Steve Lillywhite at ASCAP Expo

Steve Lillywhite has worked on over 500 albums, including the first three U2 records and benchmark follow-ups like The Joshua Tree and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. In some bit of twisted fate, he says he owes much of it to Ian Curtis. “U2 was going to do their first album with a producer…


Conversation: Willard Ahdritz, Kobalt Music Group – Midem 2013

Willard Ahdritz, Founder & CEO, Kobalt Music Group