How To Gain Confidence Recently I was asked the question how to gain confidence in your beatmaking. I thought this was a very powerful question. I know that I’ve experienced many times where I felt that I just wasn’t good
Top 5 Music Production Myths All Beatmakers Should Know There are many myths that have been lingering on for years within the music industry. Many I don’t care for however, I wanted to break down my top 5 music production myths.
Upgrade Yourself Getting ready for the new year, my mind has constantly been spinning. I’ve gone through a lot of changes in 2015 and I truly believe everything happens for a reason. If you are anything like me, you want
Can yall believe that 2015 is almost gone! As I write this post during the last weeks of December 2015, I wonder how many of you guys have goals for the new year. It seems that every year passes by
One way to move your beats from sick to very sick is to incorporate elements from different genres. Just recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of Dubstep music and what sticks out the most is it’s use of the
Wassup to my fellow beatmakers and anyone else reading this! So I decided to talk about trap music which may be surprising to those who follow me on social media. I say that because I’m mainly about soulful boombap styles of
Wassup everybody, one of thee most common questions I get is “how to use a drum machine“. I’m always surprised by this question because it’s so general. At the same time, I welcome it because there is no such thing
Sampling is an art form that I can never see myself stop doing. It is the essence of HipHop and the foundation of the sound. Having said that, what if you want to make your own music? I know this
Seven Free Drum Kits Wassup everybody! JFilt coming back at ya with some quick thoughts. I wanted to be real with you guys because that’s the kinda guy I am. When I see the words free drum kits, my eyes automatically
Top 10 Hip Hop Songs With Good Bass Greetings to all my beat making fanatics and especially to fans of hip hop songs with good bass. Recently, I came across an article discussing the top 10 bass lines of all
Create Hip Hop Bass Lines If you are anything like me, you love to hear great hip hop bass lines in beats. I’ll be honest. I’m a fiend for them and I can’t get enough. You can just go ahead
Quantize When it comes to the subject of whether or not to quantize, many will have their own opinions. When engaging in the process of making beats, we all must come to a realization. That is, will I be satisfied
Workflow Hey guys! If you’re like me, then you are constantly trying to practice and improve yourself. My goal is always to make my beat sound better than the last one. When I say “sound”, I don’t necessarily mean the
Let’s Talk Drum Samples If anyone was to ask me what’s the most important part of making a beat, I’d say the drum samples. The drums is the foundation of the beat which lays the groundwork for everything else. For
I’ve come to notice that we as a people get bored easily. Think outside the box and think about this for a second. How many of us are waiting for the next big thing? The next high tech gadget or