make your own beats

DJ Toomp shares how he got a call from Kanye and was flown to Hawaii to work on the new album.

DJ Khalil breaks down his view of the difference between a beat maker and a actual producer.

Promo video for the new reason record duo. Can’t wait to try their new feature “live sampling”. First thing i would do with reason 5 is i would record a drum kit out of the sounds i can make in my flat.

Pharrell shares some great information on striving for your dreams.

If you haven’t read my articles on striving for your dreams, you should check them out. "Dream Big & Work Hard” – Part #1, #2, and #3.

I came across this cool site that allows you to see all the people who aren’t following you own Twitter, and unfollow them real easily.

You just visit http://manageflitter.com
Connect with your twitter account
Click the “NOT FOLLOWING BACK” button
Where you see the Page overview, hit the expand button
Highlight the people you want to unfollow, [...]

New Dr. Dre HP commercial.

Bryan composes beat in a hotel room in Nashville, then returns to Atlanta to record demo for song he wrote with Kendrick “Wyldcard” Dean and Marcus Hummon.

A few days back JD posted a video with him making a beat with Native Instruments Maschine, unfortunately that beat was wack. This beat is better.

Unexpectedly awesome dance piece by Sting. Love the arp’ed baseline. The track offers a wealth of remix ideas.

This has to be my favorite video from AraabMuzik. He blends a number of beats from Lil Wayne’s “A Milli“, Clipse’s “Grindin”, Busta Rhymes’s "Touch it", and more.