2009 December | beats & music services

Christmas Beat! All Knowing!

Christmas is just around the corner.  I wanted to take an idea of a song that praises Santa Clause for knowing all things (or so the song goes) and flip it on it’s side and make it about God who truly is all knowing.  Let us take comfort and rest in the God who not only knows all things, but is sovereign over all things and praise the Lord who...

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Producer tip #10: Avoid Gear Lust

Producer tip #10 is one of the easiest traps in music making: Gear Lust!  What is gear lust?  Gear lust is when you absolutely HAVE to get seemingly every single new software, device, etc. that comes out.  It’s a term that comes from the days of music production when everything was an actual beat machine, sampler, or keyboard.  But it still applies to...

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Download (FREE!) Grassroots Vol. 2 today

Lampmode is always keeping it fresh!  Now they’re offering their 2nd volume of “Grassroots” available for FREE.  You can also check out their video trailer which gives you a tidbit of what’s on the album, but let’s be serious- it’s free!  Go download it, burn it and distribute it to all those that you know out there!...

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New Beat Leak: Valentino

New beat leak for 12/11/2009 called Valentino!  This is along the lines of a hard hitting hip-hop track that a ferocious emcee would handle.  Enjoy the beat and don’t forget to share the widget with friends on your social networks!  Click read more to check it out ...

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Produer tip #9: Shopping beats to artists

Shopping beats to artists and labels is probably the most common type of question that I get when it comes to production in Christian hiphop.  “How do I get placement?” is something most producers are interested in.  I’ll start off by saying that I have no idea how I’ve gotten placement on albums other than the simple answer...

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