Are you really a record producer?
Hear songwriter and record producer Rico Love (Beyonce, Usher, Nelly) give us an earful on what it means to be a real record producer. Just producing an instrumental backing track is not enough. You have to guide the whole process from start to the very finish, and provide creative…
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Grammy-winning Producer Timbaland
I just get depressed when I hear Timbaland’s “demo” productions. They are f*****g hot. They are the s****t. Pardon my French. But there’s no other way to describe his beats.
In this cool video, you see Timbaland try to persuade Hip Hop artist Jay-Z to pick one of his beats to flow…
A quick behind-the-scenes look at recording artist Alicia Keys and Eve's work on the song "SPEECHLESS". Pretty cool.
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Jay-Z has parlayed artistic success into financial fortune valued at up to $450 million, according to Forbes.
Jay-Z's forays into the business world are described in a new book by Forbes writer Zack O'Malley Greenburg, entitled Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z went from rags-to-riches.
Zane Lowe and Mark Ronson break the art of songwriting down to their basic elements. A great hour with multi-platinum record and Grammy-award winning record producer and songwriter Mark Ronson, faciliated by Zane.
Hear Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z's views on life and politics.
Have a plan B, C, and D ready people. That's how tough the music business is. Hear some very candid advice from superstar record producer and artist Pharrell.