How's it going. How was your Black Friday? I got a couple of things, not much though. Other than the deals, Black Friday 2020 was the release of the first project from a dope artist that goes by the name of The Original. Bad Influence is the title of this great piece of work and I had the pleasure of recording and mixing a portion of it as well as producing "Fly". Hit the link below and take a listen. Share it if you dig it! https://theoriginal.hearnow.com/bad-influence

Black Friday is always the best time to stock up on music production tools whether that be hardware synths, software effects, microphones, DAW systems, etc. Last year I bought a few hardware pieces and have been doing a lot with those all year. This year my focus is software. There are 1000's of deals out there. Here are my top 5(ish) Black Friday 2020 deals!! 1. Loopcloud 3 months plus Bassmaster for $3 This one has actually been going all week and I definitely joined and ha

Greetings from the lab, anyone that knows me knows how much i love samplers and this week I'll be digging into a selection of my favorite 5 sample playback tools on my computer. There are definitley others I can think of (Battery, Giest, MPC Software) but these are the tried and true and work the best for my workflow. Here they are: 1. Native Instruments Kontakt The King of the soft samplers! Kontakt is no doubt the most advanced sampler on the planet and I am still amazed by

This week I take a dive into the world of software EQs. Some model the classics while others give us something brand new. Here are my favorite 5- 1. Waves F6 waves.alzt.net/gMDPO This one is my Swiss Army knife. I use this one on everything. Carving sibilant vocals, to sweeten bass, cut high end, cut low end, etc. This one makes its way to almost every beat and definitely every mix. Probably my favorite plugin of them all. I mean of ALL PLUGINS! Not just eq. The sound is unpa

Take a listen to this awesome project “Find Me When You Wake Up” by Sycosis that I had the pleasure of being apart of!!! I recorded all the songs and produced Alright Now and All I Know! A+ material, caviar rap.....go listen! Alright Now- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7CAIr3oWOU&feature=youtu.be Full Project- https://song.link/findmewhenyouwakeup

1. Millenia TCL-2 i love this one for vocals because of how fast it can be. Definitely tames those transients in a transparent way. TT circuit gives your signal a bit of crunch and realism. Definitely my favorite “first” compressor on vocals. 2. UAD Teletronix LA-2A This is probably my favorite compressor of them all. I love this one on bass, synths and as my “second” compressor in my vocal chain. The tube characteristic of this one makes it perfect for getting your signal to

This week I said goodbye to a somewhat new friend, MPC 2000XL SE2, and an old one; MPC 1000, and hello to a new beast....Sequential Pro 3. This thing is probably the most advanced monosynth to hit the market, only rivaled by Arturia's Matrixbrute and actual modular (which is definitely next for me!) I fell in love with this thing at NAMM this year. Spent a few hours in the Sequential booth/room over the 4-day event and it was really the only piece I felt I had to get that I s