Beats with The Professor

In this series I will show case some of my friends work and how they approach their productions and re-edits hopefully they will be useful to you.  Here we have one of my DJ/Producer friend from Singapore called Kaye (DTW) ( https://www.darkerthanwax.com/kaye ) who happens to be a very good musician and even jammed with Kink ( http://pbpm.net/artists/kink ) at KYO (Singapore) for a MNShift Party ( http://www.mnshift.net/ ) Part 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgPuZMtQSf0 Part 2  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QRKv7a1zao&t=142s Part 3  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooVnDegnAfM Here is a video of him explaining his approach to Re-editing a classic Indian tune from the 80's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRt_gJA20Bc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1Glh9nKAQgcjIGyhk1Em-Ai6yLK6PDYNYhOWIxLl96Eda5m8Deh1UsBko Link for the website he used: https://melody.ml/ To buy this edit:  https://kaye.bandcamp.com/album/india-italo-bandcamp-day-exclusive Hoped you...

Having just made friends online with Red Rack'em ( https://www.facebook.com/red.rackem.9 ) ( https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/redrackem/biography )   through my best friend Kavan Spruyt ( https://www.facebook.com/kavanspruyt ).  Red Rack'em is offering  workshops on music production, how to finish a track, how to be a better DJ, building up your artist profile, how to approach big labels, setting up your own label, how to market your music to the press and lots more stuff - it's all going to be super relevant for todays producers and DJs. There will be monthly guest masterclasses from handpicked artists (He has some amazing people lined up) and industry professionals. There will be live track feedback sessions, exclusive video content, networking sessions and lots lots more... If you are interested here is the link for you to sign up for the above: https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-guest-39996613?fbclid=IwAR1WizMmOeFWIryRS9BFpx1VXdXWKmQ-bx1opZUSevECNpYhEkvd10_FY6U ...

Today marks a special day for the Roland 808, you may ask what is a Roland 808?  Well  The   Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer , commonly known as the   808 , is a   drum machine   manufactured by the   Roland Corporation   between 1980 and 1983. It was one of the first drum machines to allow users to   program rhythms   instead of using preset patterns. Unlike its nearest competitor at the time, the more expensive   Linn LM-1 , the 808 generates sounds using   analog synthesis   rather than playing   samples . Launched when  electronic music  had yet to become mainstream, the 808 received mixed reviews for its unrealistic drum sounds and was a commercial failure. After building approximately 12,000 units, Roland discontinued the 808 after its  semiconductors  became impossible to restock. It was succeeded by the  TR-909  in 1983. Over the course of the 1980s, the 808 attracted a  cult f...