Pre Order Behind Closed Doors 2 NOW!

Behind Closed Doors Volume 2 will be dropping next week!, however you can pre-order copies of the DVD and its limited edition box set "The BCD Box" NOW!, all you have to do is head over to - http://tinyurl.com/copbcd2 , dont miss out!! when the boxes are gone..THEY ARE GONE!.

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS VOL.2

Behind Closed Doors Hip Hop Production DVD Magazine Vol.2 (to give it it's proper title) is almost here... and myself and Kosyne are maaad busy putting the final touches on it.
Filming for vol.2 started in July 2009 and concludes next week... after that we are ready to unleash the beast! So stay tuned for another teaser and a brand new BCD website. Enjoy the trailer peoples...1
Andy.

Louis Den Beat Cypher 6 (FS Green, Sir OJ, Shears, Urban Monk) - Round Two

Gotta get this out there for anyone whose been sleeping!...If you havent noticed we've now changed the front page on LOUISDEN.COM (which should be your main point of entry to our sites/blog) and we've got an even more obvious button linking you to my man AB0181's Youtube channel which is the ONLY other place on the tubes you can get LouisDen content other than the ldbb one (which gets updated every now and again!).

Round 2 from the Cypher a couple weeks back which featured FS GREEN, SIR OJ, SHEARS and URBAN MONK. Crazy beats all night and in a similar fashion to Round 1, theres plenty more heaters in round 2..So yeah follow all the heads on twitter, subscribe to Pro's youtube and spread some comment love!!.

FS Green (Twitter | Web)

SIR OJ (Twitter | Web)

Shears (Twitter | Myspace)

Urban Monk (Myspace)

AB0181 on Twitter | On Youtube

Louis Den Beat Cypher 6 (FS Green, Sir OJ, Shears, Urban Monk) - Round One

Here it is the first round of beats from the beat cypher last week which featured FS Green, Sir OJ, Shears, Urban Monk. The first round of beats is always a tense one as it always sets the tone of the night Urban Monk came with a nice opener, Shears some gangsta ish, OJ with a soulful synth banger and FS finishing it off nicely, check the videos out for an exclsuive Sir OJ/FS Green intro and outro beat and always we got the best man for the job AB0181 on the cam...BANG...more videos coming.

FS Green (Twitter | Web)

SIR OJ (Twitter | Web)

Shears (Twitter | Myspace)

Urban Monk (Myspace)

AB0181 on Twitter | On Youtube

Louis Den Beat Cypher 06 Spotlight - FS GREEN

Our spotlight blogs disappeared for the last beat cypher (was a bit too much work planning that one) and this one was tricky too but we've got them to drop and they'll appear today!!, for those not sure whether to attend the beat cypher or those who dont know what to expect (you better decide quick) you can use these blogs to get familiar with the line up!!, read digest download and pass on!!.

Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
I’m FS Green, 20 year old producer from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I made my first beat in FL Studio in 2004, when I was 15, I did my first production on an EP in 2006, so that’s about 3 years back.

Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?
I think it was when "The Ownerz" by Gangstarr and Kanye’s "Collage Dropout" came out in ’03 and ’04. These where probably the first records for me that I started paying attention to the producers behind the songs. When I started off, I was also really influenced by everything that came out of New York basically. I went to NY for the first time in 2004, that really inspired me.


What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first program was Fruity Loops, and I still use it. I never used hardware, just a bunch of different midi-controllers. I remade a lot of beats to get accustomed with the program, I still do it by the way.


Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Whatever you do, just make sure you never flip “Stop, Look and Listen” by Dianne Ross and Marvin Gaye.


What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Not much, haha.

FREE MUSIC PRODUCED BY FS GREEN! Rookie season (2007 - 2009) - 25 track compilation album "Home Made" (FS GREEN, FULL CRATE and GRAND JACKSON) - Feel Like (featuring Mar) (from the upcoming HOME MADE 6 track EP produced for Bacardi endorsed "Visita") The State Beat Tape (produced for State Magazine) iamfsgreen.net Official FS Green FS Green on Myspace Get @FSGREEN on Twitter!

Louis Den Beat Cypher 06 - August 13th - Birmingham UK

After the amazing BEAT CYPHER 05 which featured ODDISEE (low budget/diamond district) all the way from Washington DC and UK heavyweights CHARLIE DARK, BABY J, MORGAN ZARATE and Louis Den's own KELAKOVSKI we're back!.

This time round we're bringing you the usual homegrown talent from Birmingham in the form of URBAN MONK, an appearence from Louis Den Family...SHEARS and 2 guests flying in from Amsterdam!, producers FS GREEN and SIR OJ, Louis Den Beat Cypher has the sole intention of bringing you the hottest production talents from all over home and across the map live in Birmingham to provide you with bangin beats straight from the lab and inspire all beat heads with fresh new sounds!.

We've got the usual OPEN BEAT BATTLE (bring a beat cd, sign up, get your name drawn and battle the other producers for louisden prizes), OPEN BEATS (bring a beat cd and play your material to the crowd) and DJ CRO spinning hiphop treats, breaks/instrumentals for you good people.

ON THE BOARDS

Producer, DJ and remixer from Amsterdam FS GREEN, ripping up the underground out there and making waves everywhere FS will be joining the line up at Beat cypher 06, yeahhh we international now!! following on from Oddisee at Cypher05, Louis Den has the honor of being the first UK gig FS will be blessing BANNG!. FS has just dropped the dope free release ROOKIE SEASON which is a round up of his various remixes, productions and beats since he started out in the game in 2004, FS is one of the new school producers you need to be taking notice of!



Louis Den OG, record collector DJ; heavyweight producer SHEARS, hailing from Bristol Shears has laid down production work for POISONUS POETS, DUBBLEDGE, GTA and a recent smash remix of "Ultimate Triumph of the Little Guy" from SONNYJIM (which has received airplay from DJ Sarah Love, Mr Lawson and more!). Shears has been waiting in the wings to get in on the beat cypher action and rightly so as he's been reppin with out homework challenges from way back in late 2007 when we first started!...he knows the deal so expect nothing but bangers from him!.


Also from Amsterdam we've got producer SIR OJ, he got his break a couple years back by landing a track on the Rush Hour "Beat Dimensions Vol 1" CD, since then he's dropped various production work for various artists from the Netherlands Jiggy Djé, Turk, Spacekees, Brainpower, GMB, Big Boy Caprice and more. We're all about connecting with like minds at Louis Den so it only made sense getting OJ here to bless Louis Den too!.


Finally reppin for Brum we've got URBAN MONK, vet on the Birmingham circuit he's laid down production for the likes of ESTELLE, AKALA, MOORISH DELTA 7, MALIK and more. Monk is no stranger to the Beat Cypher having dropped beats in the open beats round since we started last year!; its time for Monk's shot at the showcase now with his big brand of beats, get ready!!.

ON THE MIC
Performing at Beat Cypher 06 we've got the usual mix of dope underground talent performing their material adjusting it off the top to fit the soundscape provided by the nights producers.

SEROCEE & J-LEEN
First seen at Beat Cypher 02, Serocee and Leen killed it with an improv set; originally set to perform just the one track (to fall in line with the CrateEscape crate002 launch "Serocee - Youll never find") Serocee and Leen took the mic for an extended set filling in for unforunately absent Verb T. Expect some ill rhymes and insane off the top skills from these 2 skilled emcees.

CHIMA ANYA
Also from the Oxford rhyme duo GTA, Chima is currently tearing up the scene as a soloist with his upcoming album and lead single "New Day" which features former Beat Cypher guest Soweto Kinch. A keen beat cypher supporter Chima knows exactly what needs to be done to bring the right vibes to louisden he'll no doubt bring the noise.

TAHARKA
The Ambassador of EAT GOOD RECORDS, Taharka is a vet on the Brum circuit and one of the founders of EAT GOOD....crazy as Louis Den is all linked in this and he's the only resident EATGOOD performer yet to tear up a set!!, this is chance!; having recently performed up and down the country during festival season and a gig overseas in Austria. T will be getting the crowd hype with his own blend of party vibes and ill rhymes.

BUCKS FIZZ BEAT BATTLE
ANDDDDD following on from last time the totally pimped out extravagant BUCKS FIZZ BEAT BATTLE which was won by JAISU, we've got the got head to head with the other battle entrants for EAT GOOD / LOUIS DEN / SOAPBOX / BEHIND CLOSED DOORS goodies, sign up on the door and bring a beat CD with your deadlist blaps!!.

hosted by KOSYNE, SONNYJIM & REDBEARD..

PLEASE SUPPORT THE NIGHT!....ITS TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND PLANNING TO PUT THESE NIGHTS TOGETHER; ESPECIALLY NEGOTIATING WITH THE PERFORMERS AS THERES SO MANY HEADS ON THE BILL...BUT IF YOU SUPPORT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THESE NIGHTS ON..

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LouisDen BeatCypher 06
Live Hiphop Production Showcase & Beat Jam
FS GREEN | SIR OJ | SHEARS | URBAN MONK
SEROCEE & J-LEEN | CHIMA ANYA | TAHARKA MUSIC
+open beats/beat battle/DJ CRO


13th August 2009
Sunflower Lounge
76 Smallbrook Queensway
Birmingham
B5 4EG
9PM - LATE
£4.00 ENTRY BEFORE 10PM £5.00 AFTER
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LouisDen BeatCypher 06 - Aug 13th

Keeping it moving (one month on, one month off) for you hungry beat heads!! BEAT CYPHER 06 is coming in AUGUST!!, the date is Aug 13th (yes a Thursday, thats beat cypher day!) as #5 was a one off to allow for a bigger spot we're back at the Sunflower Lounge (see Beat Cypher 04 with Myke / Sivey / IQ / Ranx, Msi / Asaviour etc) so yeah it'll be cosy but sick vibes as always, We'll slowly leak the names of the performers this time round (have some fun with it) but I think we've got a dope mix again and it'll be another memorable night once again!. Alright SO.....on the boards so far we'll be having.

Producer, DJ and remixer from Amsterdam FS GREEN, ripping up the underground out there and making waves everywhere FS will be joining the line up at Beat cypher 06, yeahhh we international now!! following on from Oddisee at Cypher05, Louis Den has the honor of being the first UK gig FS will be blessing BANNG!

Waiting in the wings since day dot we've got LDBB resident SHEEEEEEEARS!..producer/DJ/record collector and mojhito aficionado Shears has been killin LDBB since the homeworks its a shame we couldn't have put dude on earlier (our list of fam is just that big) but he's been waiting patiently and now its time!!, im hoping he'll have a huge stash of new crack rocks to play us!.

So yeah 2 producers in and the bill is already super sick (who else is waiting!??!...) we'll leak perfomers/producers before the end of next week then start hittin you over the head with flyers!.



oh and before I bounce...those wondering about the couple week hiatus!!.

New Homeworks
Alright so you would have noticed that as we've been busy the homeworks has suffered so once again theres a few videos waiting to appear and a new challenge could do with getting set..well the good news is you dont have to wait much longer, we'll probably have a run of a couple more homeworks before the league is full swing and use this time to generate sign ups from the myspace / other networks.


So yeah we're still here!! as you can see theres lots going on!....stay tuned!!

Behind Closed Doors 2 in Amsterdam!

Doin the 'Dam thing..
What up people, been a minute since some blogging / homework action on the louisden front but dont get it twisted we've been very busy!...since we dropped Behind closed Doors Vol 1 myself and AB0181 have been carefully planning the next installment off the magazine and the weekend just past saw us visit to Amsterdam to officially start work on Volume 2. We dont want to give too much away on the planned features but with what we captured over the weekend I think we're well on to making more than a worthy sequel, we'll leave you with some teaser shots from SOME of the action!.









Oh and if you've no idea about the dope Behind Closed Doors project then scoot over to the mini site here (www.louisden.com/bcd) we're down to the last few copies so order NOW if you wanna own a peice of hiphop beatmaking cinema history lol....forreal tho if/when we do repress the project it wont be in the hand numbered DVD/Beat CD form it is now so once these are gone they are GONE!!.