Sonic Swagger: The Best Samples Left Naked in Hip-Hop
Sample-flipping is a music production art capable of creating mega-hits, but what happens when songs leave original samples completely bare?
Sample-flipping is a music production art capable of creating mega-hits, but what happens when songs leave original samples completely bare?
Here’s our list of our favorite breakout pop songs of 2021, can you claim to have listened to all of these artists?
A thoughtful OpEd in response to WIRED’s recent prediction of a forthcoming CD revival in the music market. (And why we’re skeptical.)
What if part of your practice as a musician, composer, or producer, was to score an imaginary film scene? How would you tackle that challenge?
What if part of your practice as a musician, composer, or producer, was to score an imaginary film scene? How would you tackle that challenge?
In today’s music landscape, attention spans are at an all-time low. Grab your listener’s attention right away with lyrical immediacy.
Here’s our list of our favorite audio production blogs for 2021, for aspiring producers looking to level up their game.
Whether you’re making lo-fi hip-hop grooves or bedroom pop, the key to getting a “live feel” is to go off-grid as much as you can afford to.
Through means of Dancehall rhythms, modal interchange, and ostinato, Michael Jackson gives us glimpses of Black American heritage in his protest song.
If you’re looking to impart a sinister, mysterious, bittersweet, or jazzy quality into your songwriting, do it using scale modes! Here’s how.