Good article: http://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-thump-guide-to-music-copyright
I've always looked at copyright as a VERY grey area. I understand that if you were to sample something without permission and then sell your music, that's illegal. However, if you were to give your music away...
The music industry is a tricky game - one that many of us are trying to win at but only a few that really succeed. Many producers, beatmakers, rappers, and everyone in between work very hard to achieve that success without even questioning why they haven't gotten it yet.
I believe that hard...
Episode #79 is up!
TRACK LIST:
Joeburnem - "Duh"
Mike Larrry - "Mike Larrry"
P.A.U.L_E - "Work It Out"
Wazeer Shah - "The Horizon"
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Love this guy's setup! That's what I'm talking about. I think having the proper lighting is important in order to set the mood. But it's also good that you can see how he thinks when it comes to production.
Using samples to make up the backbone of his smooth beats, Bugsy recently won the Beat This! Competition with his beat, "S.O.S.". I wanted to find out more about his beat making process and how he got into music production, so here we go:
Congratulations on your Beat This win, how did you put...
The next competition will be from March 16-17th! See the information below.
Signups
The signups will be on March 16th at around 8am ET, and end around 8pm ET. Voting will be for 1 day, on March 17th, where the results will be posted the same day.
The Signup page is here (it will open up on...
Episode #78 is up!
TRACK LIST:
John Lee - "Losing It"
NONONSENSEBEATS - "Whiskey Neat"
Shuka4Beats - "Assassins Notes"
Steven Dias - "Stay"
Wazeer Shah - "Dark"
@John Lee @NONONSENSEBEATS @Shuka4Beats @Steven Dias @Wazeer Shah
This sounds really good. I can tell that Akai is trying to keep up with NI when it comes to both products and soundpacks, and so far they're doing a great job.
Anyway, this new one is Urban Roulette.
Urban Roulette
Akai Pro & MVP Loops proudly present an incredible new MPC Expansion Pack...
We're going to try something different this time. I've been doing the radio show for years now and I thought I would try to instead give my reviews in a post, rather than do a show. I'm hoping this will get members more involved in the battle and for others too to give their feedback on the...
Being a member of IllMuzik since 2006, Tactik has always stayed the course and continues to consistently put out dope Hip Hop tracks. He recently won the Warzone Beat Battle with his sampled-based productions, so I asked him a few questions about his techniques. Check it out...
So, Tactik, you...
The next competition will be from March 2-3rd! See the information below.
Signups
The signups will be on March 2nd at around 8am ET, and end around 8pm ET. Voting will be for 1 day, on March 3rd, where the results will be posted the same day.
The Signup page is here (it will open up on the...