Three Examples of Dilla Swing
In this lesson from Ian Chang’s course, “Warped Rhythms & Abstract Beats,” he explores three ways Dilla inspired his sense of time and feel.
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New Course Out Now: Craft Compelling, Off-Kilter Beats with Ian Chang (Son Lux)
New course out now on Soundfly: Ian Chang explores and demystifies his uniquely warped rhythms and abstract, broken beats behind a drum kit!
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Son Lux’s “Live Another Life” — Breaking Down the Design of a Unique Sound (Video)
In this new video from Ryan’s course, we watch along as he breaks down the unique custom instrument design behind one of Son Lux’s hit songs.
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Rhythmic Foundations: Terms and Techniques for Beat Making
In this exclusive lesson from Jlin’s Soundfly course, we explore some common terms and techniques that explore her beat making style.
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3 Things Son Lux Does to Make Their Songs So Unique
We take apart Son Lux’s incredibly unique sound, and breakdown three main tools of expression composer Ryan Lott uses to achieve it.
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Jlin on How to Play With the Impact of Your Music (Video)
Courtesy of her brand new course on Soundfly, Jlin shares her thoughts and advice on how to play with the impact of your beat.
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What Is Going on in This Noname Beat?
Today we try to break down the puzzling mathematics of Noname’s unquantized, Dilla-esque beat in “Sunny Duet” (Nerds unite!)
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A Harmonic Analysis of Michael Jackson’s Protest Song “They Don’t Care About Us”
Through means of Dancehall rhythms, modal interchange, and ostinato, Michael Jackson gives us glimpses of Black American heritage in his protest song.
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What Is the Hemiola Effect?
You might recognize hemiola as being a foundational polyrhythmic beat of African music, but did you know you can also compose hemiola melodically?
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Hearing the “Bo Diddley Beat” in Everything
A powerful OpEd on hearing familiarity through artificial musical boundaries and what happens when we look at our own aesthetic tastes under a microscope.
