Beatmaking Jump N Funk: DJ Rich Medina and His Celebration of Afrobeat Mariella Gross Dec 8, 2016 0 To speak with Rich Medina, a world renowned DJ, producer, and poet, is to receive a lesson in culture,…
BeatTips Hip Hop Archive The Soul of Curtis Mayfield Oliver Wang Dec 6, 2016 0 In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around. Sure, there are many recording artists who…
Beatmaking Gensu Dean: Production Master, Music Traveler, and Perennial Record Borrower Amir Said Nov 30, 2016 0 With two fresh new album projects on the market — a compilation called RAW and Whole Food with Denmark…
BeatTips Hip Hop Archive Paris Beat: Chance the Rapper Rocks Le Zénith in Paris, Brings Crowd Together with Balanced,… Amir Ali Said Nov 27, 2016 0 A fun night with Chance ends in a series of touching moments. This past Monday (Nov. 14th), Chance the…
Beatmaking Marquee Names: Led Zeppelin’s Approach to the Blues, A Lesson for Beatmakers Amir Said Nov 11, 2016 0 In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around. Sure, there are many recording artists who…
Beatmaking BeatTips Founder Sa’id Drops New Album ‘The Best of Times’ BeatTips Press Release Nov 6, 2016 0 Sa'id, Author of the Books The BeatTips Manual and The Art of Sampling, Releases New Album that Aims to…
Beatmaking BeatTips List of Great Records for Drum Sounds, Vol. 2 Amir Said Nov 2, 2016 0 Record Gems with Open Drum Sounds. I’m a strong advocate for using custom drum sounds. Although I…
BeatTips Certified Music Check This: Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon & Cappadonna – “Daytona 500” Amir Ali Said Oct 29, 2016 0 Popular Bob James sample gets RZA treatment. Bob James is one of the most sampled musicians in hip…
BeatTips Certified Music Check This: Megaloh – Regenmacher Tour live Mariella Gross Oct 26, 2016 0 Megaloh live on Tour for his latest album Regenmacher (Rain maker): Last weekend, while I was on a…
Beatmaking Marquee Names: Stevie Wonder – “Black Man” Amir Ali Said Oct 22, 2016 0 In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around. Sure, there are many recording artists who…