Hey everyone, welcome back to Sunday Skool. Today I want to introduce you to a FREE site that I turn to quite often to learn a whole host of things. Here you can learn how to use an MPC-60, how to produce a remix, how to construct beats, how to properly take samples, and even a little bit about DJ etiquette. But more importantly, this database has over 240 video archives with interviews of some of the most influential artists, producers, Deejays, record label owners, etc. Of course I am talking about the Red Bull Music Academy in London.
Red Bull Music Academy video
This is the kind of stuff that I really wish would have been available to young bucks like me (in 1989+)! On the Red Bull Special Features page you will find a ton of quite useful production techniques and history about subjects such as:
SAMPLING
BEAT CONSTRUCTION
THE ART OF THE REMIX
DJ ETIQUETTE
Probably one of the most educational pages would be the Red Bull Lecture Series page with such influential speakers as:
THE ROOTS
AMP FIDDLER
BOB MOOG
CARL CRAIG
CHEZ DAMIER
CUT CHEMIST
CRAZE
GOLDIE
MIA
MIA at the Red Bull Music Academy video
A-TRAK
A-Trak from Red Bull Music Academy video
And over 230 more!
This site is just one of the immensely valuable resources now available on the web. There is simply no lack of info available to the new DJ, Producer, or Artist these days. The only problem a newbie might have is that there is too much information and it is difficult to sift through. However, for me… I would’ve loved to have that problem back in the ’80s & ’90s versus having ZERO instructional material available. Have fun.
Classic Track of The Week
Goldie – Inner City Life (RITM Short Attention Span Edit) [FFRR Records] (1996)
Sasha EM Live @ Amnesia 1996
AND NOW, YOU CAN CONSIDER YOURSELF SCHOOLED!
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