HiTech: Reinventing Ghettotech
Detroit-based group HiTech delve into their intuitive approach to producing beats, chopping vocals and the hip-hop and techno lineage of ghettotech.
Posts tagged with HipHop
Cloudchord: Tending The Bloom Bap Garden
Chillhop producer Cloudchord discusses how to develop loops into full songs, provides tips for guitarists and beatmakers and shares a free Amp Rack and stems.
Good Timing – Beatmaking with Auto-Warp in Live 11.3
Warp longer samples or entire songs to the grid with Live 11.3’s improved Auto-Warp algorithm.
Beat Generation: Making Lo-Fi Hip Hop on the New Push
Learn how Jamie Blake brings life to his lo-fi melodies and finger drummed beats on Push’s new expressive pads.
Tiger JK: The Korean Rap Legend on Beats, Rhymes and Life
With Drunken Tiger he was one of the originators of Korean hip-hop, now Tiger JK is starting fresh and talks about making his own beats in Ableton Live.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Improvisation
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music series examines Improvisation – spontaneous creation between chaos and structure as the ultimate source and engine of music.
Kenny Beats: Connecting the D.O.T.S
Rap mega-producer Kenny Beats in an extensive interview with Ableton on making beats and making a career
ZULI: A Very Modern Sampler
Cairo-based producer ZULI discusses methods of sampling and composition using DJ tools and Ableton Live
Kaelin Ellis: The Internet’s Busiest Music Producer
Kaelin Ellis in conversation with Ableton about production tools and techniques, collaborating with Lupe Fiasco, sharing sounds through social media and more.
Studies in Sound: Arbour on Lo-fi, Beats and Musical Exploration
Lo-fi beats artist Arbour reflects on his musical development, production process and influences. Free sample pack included.
Justus West: Nurturing Creativity
Prodigious talent Justus West balances restless creativity and business as an in-demand beatmaker
Just Feeling It: Mapping Liv.e’s Musical Evolution
Modern soul artist Liv.e shares insight into her musical evolution and creative process
Knxwledge: Staying in ‘Go’ Mode
World-conquering beatsmith Knxwledge opens up about his working practices and relentless productivity
Made in Ableton Live: Freddie Joachim
Freddie Joachim chops up some Rhodes samples, slices drum breaks and lays down some live guitar in Ableton Live.
Make 10,000 Beats: The Story of STLNDRMS
Atlanta-based producer STLNDRMS lifts the lid on his sampling and mixing processes and shares some wisdom for young beatmakers.
Deconstructed Roundup: Five Big Beats and How They Were Made in Live
Five favorite episodes of Genius’ Deconstructed series – featuring Kirk Knight, Ludwig Göransson, Brasstracks, Stelios and BREGMA making beats in Live.
5 Things We Learned From Timbaland
Timbaland shares insights, wisdom and Ableton Live and Push workflow tips directly from his studio.
Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats
Neo-soul keyboard wizard Anomalie discusses jazz and classical influences, plus his composition process and live set up with Ableton. Free download included.