The New School: Day Ten - Jon Phonics

Last up on the New School (and by no means least) is another member of the Den familia Jon "Ill Clinton" Phonics. I first got put onto Jon back in '07 ,he had worked with a buddy of mine English and was up for collabin, after the postman stole the first copy I was hit up with a beat tape (which sounded more like a dope instrumental album) and after a few false starts (1) with joints getting scooped up (2) before I could claim them (3) we eventually managed to lay a track down (4)!! (and hopefully more in the future!!), anyway if you dont know then get to know, but following Louis Den I got no idea how you've slept on the kid! onwards with Luigi's write up/


* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.





Pump - Jon Phonics (THE NEW SCHOOL: DAY 10)

Since the release of 2008's Half Past Calm 1, 23 year old London based Producer, Jon Phonics has progressed into one of the most versatile talents from across the pond.

His latest release on YNR Productions 'Half Past Calm 2' is a showcase of his production work ranging from rugged boom-bap beats, smooth,melodic soulful records to progressive electronic heaters and featuring some of the UK's most notorious rappers. More of which can be heard on his 2009 instrumental release 'Jonathan's Beats & Piece's'.

Although having released 2 full length LP's, in less than 6 months, be on thelookout for more projects from Jon Phonics in 2010. Including productions with fellow Louis Den heads Jeekay, Beat Butcha, and Jaisu, and an LP with YNR label mate, Jyager. Jon also has productions on future releases from Jehst, Skandal, Black The Ripper, Verb T & hungarian rapper 'Speak', to name just a few.

Keep your eyes and ears open for this man and be sure to peep his music available for free via jonphonics.bandcamp.com.

Jon Phonics on Myspace

Jon Phonics on Bandcamp

Follow @JonPhonics on Twitter

The New School: Day Nine - BUG

BUG BUG BUG, what can I say...beast on the boards, constantly evolving and winner of the 2009 league; 2010 marks the year he's out to leave a mark with his few releases surfacing!, check LuigiBo's write up..


* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.





Indica - BUG (THE NEW SCHOOL: DAY 9)

By keeping up with the 2010 Louis Den Online League's Beat Battles, I stumbled upon this insane producer by the name of BUG.

BUG has definitely earned the title "Producer" in my opinion. He is able to create atmospheres with his beats as well as make something that just plain knocks! No matter what style he's displaying, he never falls short of being dope. I don't believe it was a surprise to anyone when BUG was crowned the 2009 LDBB League Champ seeing as he was consistent the whole way through.

BUG also has recently been included in a few compilations such as "Jus Like Music Records: Oscillations" and even was kind enough to give away his debut single "Cosmic Lab/20 winks" for free on his own bandcamp. Being only 24, he'll definitely be around for a while and you will want to keep you eyes and ears open for his work.

Follow @BugMusic on Twitter

BUG on Soundcloud

BUG's Official Site

Bug on Facebook

Bug on Myspace

The New School: Day Eight - Myke Forte

Myke's a good dude!!!, he first came to our attention back in the first Beat Cypher from October 2008, what was crazy was he came to the night armed with beats and his MPC2500 just in case there was an opportunity to get down; since then he built with myself and Kela and even took a trip down to London (solo) after work (he was based in Milton Keynes at the time) just to play some beats with us a the producers event "Beat Shed".

He quickly started being a regular in the Den sessions and is now a permanent stay in Louis Den, here's Luigi's take on his beatmaking talents!


* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.






The ComeUp (Hunger) - Myke Forte (THE NEW SCHOOL: DAY 8)

Unfortunately, I didn't find out about Myke Forte until the tail end of 2009 with the release of his Zodiac : Aries beat tape. Once I gave the tape a listen I was instantly blow away and found one of my new favorite producers.

Listening to Forte's beats, you can definitely sense a strong Pete Rock influence. Myke is excellent at crafting mellow beats that sure to soothe your soul. Also being a member of the Louis Den movement, it's only a matter of time before Myke gets proper recognition.

Be sure to catch up on his Zodiak series of beat tapes and keep a look out for future volumes as the continue to get better and show different sides of Myke.

LINKS

Myke's Myspace

Follow @MykeForte on Twitter

MykeForte's Soundcloud

The New School: Day Seven - S-TYPE

I've had the pleasure of knowing S-TYPE for a minute now and its sure as hell dope to see a whole bunch of heads all come up and begin to break in on the industry and yep S-TYPE is one of em check out LuigiBo's write up below as yet another LDBB head is featured on his New School series..


* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.






Award Winning - S-Type (THE NEW SCHOOL: DAY 7)

Scottish producer S-Type released his infectious jazz influenced debut hip-hop 12", 'Soul For Your Stereo' featuring highly respected Detroit rapper Finale, at the ripe age of 18. Since then the 2008 Louisden league champion's beats have developed and progressed, drawing inspiration from all coasts and genres of hip hop as well as the myriad sub genres of electronica, leading to a powerful yet musical sound constructed from perfectly chopped samples and creatively played elements.

This has led to recognition from respected sources, such as Dart Adams'selection of S-Type as one of his 'producers to watch' and his invitation, along with fellow Louisden alumni Jaisu (also his Tartan Bully cohort), Bug and Kelakovski, to appear at Red Bull Music Academy's recent Glasgow showcase.

S-Type's beats definitely hold a lot of replay value and, with a beat tape due out soon along with production credits for Laws, Reks, Joe Scudda, Jay Rock and the forthcoming Grind Wit Me featuring Sheek Louch on Tek's Autumn album released on Duck Down, plenty more soul for your stereo is guaranteed.

LINKS

S-TYPE's Myspace

Follow @S_TypeBeats on Twitter

S-Type on Bandcamp

The New School: Day Six - Inphy

* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.




Inphy - Jay Z 99 Problems Remix (Instrumental)

This guy is the best kept secret out of everyone on this list; banging out all the way from the Czech Republic we have Inphy.

With a great ear for samples and drums you're sure to love his sound! Inphy is most definitely a graduate from the school of Pete Rock and is definitely going to be one of the torch carriers for the "classic boom-bap" sound in Hip-Hop.

His remix of Little Brother's "Life Of the Party" sounds like it easily could have been the original. From the drums, to the samples, all the elements hit the mark and it compliments the accapella perfectly in my opinion! At the young age of 19, Inphy is only going to get better from here! Get familiiar now!

Inphy's Remix Tape (bonus DL)

Inphy's Myspace

Holla at @mynamesinphy on Twitter

The New School: Day Five - Jaisu

Jaisu - Kosmos (f)/(st)ans will recognise it from his opening blap in beat cypher 2!

Aite well continuing on LuigiBo's New School series (which he is running over at hiphop hypedog and we're dual posting here). Its the first of a few Louis Den residents that made the list in the form of Edinburgh heatmaker JAISU!. Lets see what they had to say about dude! - kos.



* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.


This time we head across the pond to Edinburgh, Scotland to hear Louis Den regular Jaisu. If you're like me, you were lucky enough to randomly run across Jaisu's beat tape series on Youtube. If this is your first time hearing of him you're in for a treat!

Jaisu's deft, creative chopping skills, neck breaking drums and deep warm basslines combine to give his beats a unique, captivating feel which will appeal to both boom bap purists and fans of a more modern, forward looking, sample based hip hop sound equally.

The shooter and editor of Jaisu's beat tape series, ab0181, and the founder of Louis Den, Kosyne, featured him on their production DVD magazines: BCD 1 & 2. These DVDs, along with his production work for Sha Stimuli, Marvwon, Punchline, General Steele and on his fellow Beat Fanatic member Slopfunkdust's 'Smoker's Choice' project, are great starting points while you wait for his forthcoming, highly anticipated, beat tape to be released.

Holla at @Jaisu on Twitter

Jaisu's Myspace

Jaisu's SwiftFM page (joints here!)

The New School: Day Four - Nameless

* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.





Nameless - Emerald Dreams

Nameless comes from Flint, Michigan. Nameless is an extremely versatile and talented producer who gives another reason for me to believe that there really is something in the water in Michigan.

Nameless can do it all, from soul samples, video game samples, and originals that bang! Nameless even is dope in the fields of art and graphic design. I strongly suggest that you go to his Bandcamp site and just download everything. He has tons of bangers on all of his beat tapes, you won't be disappointed!

Also, be on the lookout for his new tribute project "Don't Hurt Em Teddy P" dropping this Summer! On top of that he also has, "CORDLESS" [B. Corder + NAMELESS], and "16-Bit: Bonus Stages" and "HellCassell" planned for this sumer also.

Follow @_nameless on Twitter

Nameless On Bandcamp

Namless on Myspace

The New School: Day Three - J.Bizness

* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.





J. Bizness - Why

Championing a West Coast vibe; Ontario, CA's own J. Bizness is finally getting the shine he deserves.

J. Bizness has been making beats for 13 years and has scored placments with Trek Life, Little Brother, Buff 1, and Jimetta Rose. If you're looking for beats to just vibe out to, look no further than J.Bizness.

You may have heard some of Biz's productions recently thanks to his 3P series with FWMJ.

Read the full post at hiphophypedog

J. Bizness Myspace

J. Bizness Bandcamp

Follow @JBizness on twitter

BUG has won the Louis Den League 2009

After deciding to enter the league last minute and being placed in division 3, he worked his way up to the Divsion 1 and managed to battle his way to the stop spot only taking 1 L along the way, during his race to the top BUG squared off against Prolifik, Cyril Snare
Mazzie, Ed Strong, Dockmini, Ill Clinton, J-Trees and Half Baked. Big up BUG for taking the win and delivering some amazing beats!, shouts
to Sivey and S-TYPE (league 08 winner) for coming in a respectable 2nd and 3rd in a very heated tournament with some very talented producers.




Big up to Boombaptist, Ed Strong and Itchy Digits for coming first in the second division.







Finally congrats to, J-Soul , Smith The Mister and Lucina Playmobile take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively in Division 3.






Thanks to everyone who took part in the league as either a producer or a regular voter; all the heads who turned up to the live stream/chat room and contributed samples, we'll be back later on this year with the 2010 league (hosting has already been copped!!) so expect more beatmaking madness and once again, big up BUG for coming through and taking the top spot, apologies for taking so long
to wrap up the league! but theres nothing like closure eh?, we're done.

LOUIS DEN LEAGUE 2009 IS OVER....PEACE!, we'll be back sooner than you think!

Jon Phonics - Half Past Calm 2 (free download)

Half Past Calm 2 is finally here and boy is it serious!. The blurb follows but lemme give you my input!!.

Half Past Calm 2 is the follow up to Jon's free LP he dropped a couple years back. For those who havent heard the free projects he's dropped since are in for treat as you'll hear how Jon's sound has evolved over the past couple; still maintaining the dirt,dust and grit found in his original LP theres the addition of his future funk elements as he encorporates more synth work and space age bounce into his signature sound found in his league heaters over last autumn and the free winter beat tape Jonathans Beats & Peices.

Ok, here comes the official text!.



Jon Phonics - Half Past Calm 2 [2010] (YNR)
01 Intro.mp3
02 Raw Ingredients (Feat. Cyrus Malachi & Jehst).mp3
Buried Below The Ground (Feat. Micall Parknsun).mp3
04 Pump (Feat. Fliptrix, Sonnyjim, Ramson Badbonez & Verb T).mp3
05 Spirit Of The Golden Sun (Feat. 9 Planets).mp3
06 Phonetically Obba (Feat. Obba Supa & Evil Ed).mp3
07 Tug The Rope (Feat. Melanin 9).mp3
08 Wrong Way (Feat. Prophet).mp3
09 The Other Guy (Feat. Kosyne).mp3
10 I See You (Feat. Kal Sereousz).mp3
11 Dark Days (Feat. Fliptrix & Jam Baxter).mp3
12 Mind Over Matter (Feat. Verb T & Kashmere).mp3
13 Rabbit Jab (Feat. Masikah).mp3
14 Road Rage (Feat. Nasheron & Melanin 9 of Triple Darkness).mp3
15 Changes (Feat. T-Bear & Yasine).mp3

LINK 1: Sign up to the mailing list here to receive a link in your email.
LINK 2: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hcgtqc


The wait is over people... Jon Phonics' 'Half Past Calm 2' is finally here! Showcasing the production talents of one of the UK's finest, alongside the cream of the countries MC talent including YNR's very own Jehst, Kashmere, Verb T & Micall Parknsun, extended fam Triple Darkness, Eat Good Records' Sonnyjim & Kosyne, Ramson Badbonez, Jam Baxter & more. Jon has once again provided an eclectic audio snap-shot of what the UK scene has to offer to Hip Hop in 2010.

Sign up to our YNR Newsletter to receive your free download! That's right... FREE!!! You can also head over to our shop to cop 1 of 300 Limited Edition CD's with hand-printed 4-ply booklet and inlay/poster courtesy of Brixton Basement Press. This collectors item is guaranteed to disappear fast and is only available from YNR and Suspect Packages. So don't sleep!.

The New School: Day Two - B.Lewis

* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.



Hurt Hurt Go Away - B.Lewis (THE NEW SCHOOL: DAY 2)


Lewis is a producer from San Jose, California and 1/3 of the group Alora along with RU and Insightful. Lewis started making beats about a year and a half ago and has picked up pretty fast! With a forte in sampling dreamy doo-wop and classic jazz records and his hooks that have that "Take em to Church" feeling to them.

As a heads up, Lewis' new one is dropping in a couple weeks its called Mercury Backburner.

Read the full write up from LuigiBo87 at hiphophypedog
Cop a free DL of B's Talking Chairs Beat Tape

B. Lewis On Myspace

B. Lewis Bandcamp

B. Lewis Blogspot

Follow @blewis17 on Twitter

The New School: Day One - Xperiment

* the following post is a summary/swipe of "THE NEW SCHOOL" series penned by LuigiBo87 and posted at hiphophypedog, Louis Den are covering the articles as LDBB fam are also featured!.


Xperiment - Wait & See

After moving to Colorado from San Antonio in 2000, Xperiment found a love for Hip Hop music and began to try his hand at beat making. After 9 years of hard work and self teaching, he's finally ready to take over with his unique style of beats.

Having already worked with artists such as Sunkenstate, Curren$y, Braille, and more, Xperiment is definitely one to keep your eyes and ears on!

LINKS

Read the full writeup at hiphophypedog

Xpetiment Myspace

Follow @xperimentbeats on twitter

www.xperimentbeats.com

The New School from LuigiBo87

Music head and blap aficionando LuigiBo87 has been dipping his toes into producer centred blogs/releases/compilations via the hiphophypedog blog and twitter, bringing you his Best Of Beats 2009 compilation at the top of this year to his Dust Of The NES compilation which featured 8-bit / chiptune inspired beats.

This time round (in association with hypedog) he plans to bring you 10 producers to watch for 2010, with some of the list containing Louis Den affiliates we figured we'd may as well mirror his posts here and let you know who else you should be watching out for and hopefully put you onto some new producers!.

lets goo.

Homework 61 - I Usually Rock Around 120 BPM

Ok the Little Brother sample flip challenge was dope, a lot of usual names missing from the mix (come on people!!) but still some great offerings including a full remix EP of little brother accas/samples from Evil Needle..crazy!, ok so this time round we're going to a homework suggestion and is a lot more open to interpretation and not necessarily sample based..lets do it.


Homework 61 - I Usually Rock About 120 BPM


*challenge suggested by S-TYPE

This week we figured going for something a little more different; poached form the "homework suggestions thread" over at the louisden forums S-TYPE suggested having a set BPM challenge rather than a sample theme or flip.

So why not try it out!, the rules are simple; make a beat at this particular tempo!!..theres a lot of scope for some cross genre business (thats not an invite to turn some europop or hiphouse!), just try and keep it funky, to inspire you here are some 110+ BPM hiphop joints you would have heard in the past (just a random selection


LINKS/RESOURCES
A few songs 110 BPM+ to get some ideas!!
De La Soul - A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturday
De La Soul - Me Myself and I
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Creator
Wu Tang - Gravel Pit
EPMD Ft LL - Rampage
Joe Budden ft Busta Rhymes - Fire



RULES

To turn in a fresh beat (samples/non sampled anythings cool) which is at 120 BPM, email entries to homework@louisden.com, ideally attach the mp3 straight we dont really want to be messing with download wait limits and captcha codes!.



DEADLINE

23rd May 2010 (extended!), lab session will be around 18:00 we dont wanna chase links in the session!!..we'll be broadcasting live from the lab at http://tinyurl.com/ldbblive newcomers are welcome!! just email your beats over and get in!.



peace



kos.

New Homework #60 - Little Brother Reflips

Thanks to everyone who came out to Beat Cypher 9 last thursday, we were joined by Eric Lau, Beat Butcha, Metabeats and Louisden's own Jeekay who tore the house down!!, we'll be returning in June with more beat cypher action so stay tuned for news of that (and the footage/dvd...give us time!)

Now, back to the beat battles. It's been a while since we last had one, mostly down to the release of Behind Closed Doors volume 2 and getting the beat cypher geared up for 2010. But we're back with more challenges, starting with this one (if you hadn't realised, the league is now closed, we are on challenges until the 2010 league begins).


Homework 60 - "Little Brother Reflips"




Last week (as well as the unfortunate passing of Guru from Gangstarr :(, RIP!) saw the release of Little Brother's album "Left Back". Their final set contains beats from Khrysis, Denaun Porter, S1, Caleb and more. To mark Phonte and Big Pooh bowing out, we figured why not re-visit some of the samples used by their various producers over the years?



RULES

Dig out a Little Brother sample used in any of their songs over the course of their career (these are LB releases only, not solo projects), standard Louis' Den rules apply, synths are OK, sample must form main part of your beat.



DEADLINE

Sunday 2nd May 2010, submit beats to homework@louisden.com (please email the beats directly, links make the beat collection process a bit tricky so avoid it if possible)....so thats EMAIL to homework@louisden.com no forum PM no myspace message...EMAIL!!.

LINKS/RESOURCES

Google is your friend!, but heres some starting places, although we hate to sample snitch..check the text file - http://www.sendspace.com/file/t4mqvr

and remember you've got the mixtapes "And Justus For All" and the "Gangsta Grillz" releases to dig up samples from if you know them!.


get to it...we're back!.

Beat Cypher 09 - DONE!

* PHOTOS BY PROVERBS of COMABEAT

Man its getting harder and harder to rank the cyphers..the standard is just soooooooo dope.

METABEATS
I knew dude was sick but I didnt know he could drop em like he did; had the whole future soul sound on lock; we had been the in the lab with the rest of eatgood makin new ish and he deffo saved his sneakiest treats for the cypher...SALUTE!.

JEEKAY
Prolly be prepared the most out (incorrectly) thinking he needs to keep up with the big boys but dammmmn he tore it down synth ish, he played across the board with soulful played ish right down to red eye death bangers..stoopid.

BEAT BUTCHA
Standardly dope mixes were on point big booming sound wasn't disappointed in the slightest..all that rugged ish the kids love, a lotta synth action too, Butcha got that heat!!, shame his sample flipped beat got lost in a HD crash but butcha was on point all night.

ERIC LAU
"Eric lau it" as pete kept saying (picked up in the audio haha you are crazy P), Eric came with it..head crack all night; considering he didn't know what to expect he definately did his thing!! superb beats all night.

wowowow gassed at the standard

Aite so props to everyone who came down, Phonics, Shears, Sivey, Jaisu, Arch, Mozart, Raul, Figz, Myke Forte, Dean from 12 Original Players, Dockmini, Kelz, Eyebs, Percy Filth.

and Crizzle / the eatgood fam for holding down runnings Beard, Taharka and Kate holdin down the door for most the night (eek...)

Everyone who repped in the open beats/battle and all the new faces Thomas, Kilawatt, Gifted Music, Proverbs, Soweto Kinch, Vice.

If you missed out...shame on you..DONT SLEEP! WE BACK JUNE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

Beat Cypher 09 Spotlight - Eric Lau

Ok so despite the beat cypher being done, we still had one more spotlight blog to post, Meta's didnt arrive but Eric's was left so here go!.



1) 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 Eric Lau, im a producer and i make music from a hip hop perspective regardless of genre. Been producing for around 7-8 years.

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Yes! My friend lending Hip Hop Ejay to me when I was at Uni! Premier/Pete Rock made me want to become a beat maker. Dilla made me want to become a producer.

3) 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?
First equipment was a standard PC with Hip Hop Ejay and a plastic microphone. Beats were kinda jiggy and a lot more commercial sounding.

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Have fun with it!

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Me basically! I havent had many hip hop releases recently so expect to hear some harder stuff.

FYI..eric SMACKED IT!!..footage coming soon.

LINKS

Guilty Simpson - For The D (prod Eric Lau) - FIRE!

Follow @EricLauMusic on Twitter

Eric Lau on Myspace

RIP Guru of Gangstarr

DJ Premier (L) and Guru (R) - Gangstarr

Fat shout to Guru of Gangstarr who unfortunately passed away on Monday from Cancer, he had been previously in bad health following a publized coma earlier in March (with reports of a partial recovery early April) but the news of his death still comes as a shock.

Guru formed one half of the legendary duo "Gangstarr" along with DJ Premier on cuts/production; they dropped nothing but classic LP's through duration of the 90's, following their last full set "Ownerz" (2003) if you ignore the contract fulfilling best of "Mass Appeal" (2007); Guru went on to seek outside production releasing another 2 solo albums and followups to his "Jazzmatazz" series which fused elements of hiphop/jazz.

If you are unfamiliar with the music of Gangstarr; then its never too late!! go do some homework and hunt down the classics, I expect Cro to spin some niceness at tomorrows cypher!

Thank you for the music!

LOUISDEN SALUTE!
REST IN PEACE!

Beat Cypher 09 Spotlight - Beat Butcha

Next up we've got Beat Butcha!, formerly based in the UK and now living in the Netherlands; I've been hearing butchas blaps for quite a few years now from his earlier material with UK group Paragon, right up to his international placements of the current day..proof that hard work produces results!! check the quick spotlight and free links at the end!.

1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
The names Beat Butcha, uk producer based in the netherlands, been making beats for about 11-12 years, seriously (release wise) for about 5-6 years. Have worked & released music with alot of ppl, UKwise: Jehst, Klashnekoff, Roots Manuva, Stig, Plan B, Ghetts, Wretch 32, Scorcher, just to name a few, USwise: Havoc (mobb deep), Sean Price (bootcamp), Red Cafe, Sha Stimuli, Infamous Mobb, Immortal Technique, Agallah and had more placements coming which I dont want to disclose incase the demos dont get finished...

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
I always liked rhythm & beats, I got into djing around the same time that I started making beats so it was a natural progression, theres no defining moment, I just decided to try it out one day on my shitty computer.

3) 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?
First equip was my first computer in 98 which cost about 200 quid and it was shit, I used Cool Edit 96 lmao, I eventually saved up for a mpc2000 and my first beats werent actually too bad they were way too quantized and too lofi quality wise but i had good samples and i knew the quantizing was a problem so I soon fixed that. I produced by first vocal track after about a year which eventually came out, obviously Im alot better now lol.

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Creatively, get ur skill levels up and stay creative, try and be unique in some way, try and be as musical as u can be.
Business wise this is one of the hardest grinds u can imagine, there's nothing simple about it, so think very carefully if u want to make this a career. Don't think you're gunna make any decent long term money just selling the beats u make, even to ur american idols, coz the majority of them aint paying decently, u have to have fingers in lots of pies.
Trust me I know, the real money is the trades (self employed electricians & plumbers)

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Ill be wearing a disguise, so rappers wont reckognize me lmao....
Im bringin exclusive jawns u prolly aint heard from me before, some of which are beats from forthcoming placements with some of the US artists im working with.

LINKS

Kill Em With The Flow (instrumental) - Butcha produced Banger for the emcee Skandal

Lil Eto & Jai Black - Captial Murda (prod V Don, Beat Butcha on live guitar & bass!)

Follow @BeatButcha on Twitter

Beat Butcha on Myspace

Beat Butcha on Soundclick (plenty of instros here to cop!)

Beat Cypher 09 Spotlight - Jeekay

Okay so I just posted the beat cypher info below just in case you didn't know (it has been on the right hand side for the last month or so but hey!).

So yeah continuing the beat cypher tradition we've got another set of Beat Cypher Spotlight blogs which profile each of the producers that'll be taking part in the showcase.


First up is youngest in charge Jeekay who was introduced to the ldbb fold via Jon Phonics waaay back in our 2008 league; since then he's been killing the weekly challenges and 2009 league contributing flamers week in week out!!, he chops it up below.

1)Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
Easy folks, i'm Jeekay, i'm 20 years old and I live in London. I've
been making beats for just over three years and i've been involved
with the Louisden family for about two!

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
I remember hearing 'Defeat' by Afu Ra whilst watching a skate video
when I was about 15 and being absolutely mesmerized, to the point
where I was rewinding the tape over and over again just to hear the
beat. That was the moment that sparked my interest in Hip Hop, which
in turn made me want me to get a set of turntables. I lost interest in
dj'ing when I was about 17, but by this time i'd familiarized myself
with guys like Pete Rock and Preemo and I decided it was time to start
making beats myself.

3) 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?
I started out on a demo version of Fruity Loops on my parent's PC in
their spare room. My dad bought a turntable with the intention of
recording his LPs to MP3, but I started using it to record records
into FL and eventually I bought my own PC and set up a makeshift
studio in my room with the help of an old hi-fi my mum's friend gave
me! I got alot of helpful feedback from Jon Phonics when I first
started out and I used to burn new beats to CD and play them in a
friend of mine's car during breaks at school. I'd always try to make
the next CD better than the last which really helped me develop my
sound.

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
It's been said a million times, but just do you. Whether you feel like
making something with someone like Styles P in mind or if you prefer
making beats that sound like they'd work on an Omarion album, don't
hesitate to experiment. I have weeks where all I want to do is make
smooth stuff, but then the next week I feel inspired to make something
a bit tougher and I find it's best to just go with the flow.

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Hopefully a few decent beats, played by someone who looks like he'd
probably fit in more comfortably at a wine bar than a beat cypher.

LINKS

Jeekay - Cheeky Bits (2010) - Compilation of beats and a remix

Hit up Jeekay on Myspace

Louis Den Beat Cypher THIS THURSDAY!

It's been a while since the last beat cypher with GHOSTTOWN, WIZARD, CHEMO and BUDGIE...December '09 to be exact, but after a short break we're back for our run of events for 2010 starting with 22nd April!!.

ON THE BOARDS This time round we've got some smashers onboard for the beat cypher which'll be set to be nothing but a night of killer blaps!!.

ERIC LAU - Having released a few projects including an EP with DUDLEY PERKINS , a solo LP on Ubquity and more, Eric is one to watch with constant name checks from the likes of BENJI B and GILES PETERSON as well as production work for ODDISEE, GUILTY SIMPSON, LUPE FIASCO and more!! he's bound to tear the beat cypher up with soulful headnodders and screwface BANGERS!.

BEAT BUTCHA - A staple on the UK cricuit for a few years and now based in the Netherlands, Butcha has becoming more of a target across the waters with production landed for HAVOC of MOBB DEEP, SEAN PRICE, LIL ETO as well as placements over these shores with TERRA FIRMA, KLASHNEKOFF, JEHST, GHETTO, SONNYJIM, MICALL PARKNSUN and more!...get your screwfaces ready!.

METABEATS - Got heads ringing with is debut LP METAPHYSICAL which dropped back in '07, since then he's produced joints for his label mates at ASSOCIATED MINDS, currently he's getting to release the SLEDGEHAMMER KISSES LP with MUDMOUF as well as being busy with other production work and international DJ spots!.

Finally, reppin for LOUSDEN we've got the underdog with the IMMENSE sound....JEEKAY!!, having been down with the LOUISDEN movement since our 2008 league and constantly showing his face (travelling from london to boot!!) we've given the last slot to JEEKAY, currently honing his craft he's putting the finishing touches to a beat tape release with his production camp ILL RHYTHMIKZ (producers JON PHONICS, JJ MALONE), he's been a face of many a bucks fizz beat battle and open beats so we know Jeekz has no problem hanging with big dogs!.

ON THE MIC We've got the legend that is JEHST aka BILLY BRIMSTONE aka THE DRIFTER, you know the name you know the projects over the years and now he's blessing brum again (his first time since our first beat cypher back in OCT '08) to take to the mic in emcee form, he's already blessed us with bangers back in the first cypher and now we'll get a taste of some brand new material (and hopefully a sneak peep of the upcoming DRAGON OF AN ORDINARY FAMILY album dropping this year on YNR)

Joining Jehst will be a mashup of artists from the dope Cardiff based label ASSOCIATED MINDS, with their in house producer METABEATS taking part in the showcase we figured we'd get a couple heads from the camp to bless us with bars also..but they've done one better and are bringing most of the squad with them!!! expect nothing but madness fromsome the emcess on the label (RALPH RIP SHIT, RUFFSTYLZ, SKAMMA) as well as some beatbox action from the legend that is BEATBOX FOZZY.

OPEN BEATS / BEAT BATTLE / DJ CRO we've got the usual OPEN BEATS where producers of all levels are encouraged to bring some material to test the crowd reaction (3 beats max) and those feeling like they want to take something home can compete in the legendary BUCKS FIZZ BEAT BATTLE where names dawn out of a hat can compete for a bottle of bubbly and bragging rites as the Louis Den Bucks Fizz Beat Battle Winner!!...finally it wouldn't be a beat cypher with our very own DJ CRO providing the backdrop of hip-hop beats, breaks and treats inbetween the nights action.

*ARRIVE EARLY TO SIGN UP FOR OPEN BEATS, ONLY 3 BEATS MAX PER PRODUCER AND WE MAY HAVE TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER IF THERES A HUGE AMOUNT OF SIGN UPS (prefence is given to newer names)

* NO MP3 PLAYERS/PHONES/ DATA CD's FOR OPEN BEATS/BATTLE, sorry but its an ache to get all this sorted and the cables/pc's are for the showcased producers only...bring an audio CD or most likely its not happening!!.

Ok Now you know all the details we'll see you there!!
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Louis Den BeatCypher 09
Live Hiphop Production Showcase & Beat Jam
ERIC LAU | BEAT BUTCHA | METABEATS | JEEKAY
JEHST | ASSOCIATED MINDS (ruffstylz / ralph rip shit / skamma / beatbox fozzy)
+open beats/beat battle/DJ CRO


22nd April 2010
Downstairs @Plug Digbeth
79 Digbeth High St
Birmingham
B5 6DY
9PM - LATE
£4.00 ENTRY BEFORE 10PM £5.00 AFTER
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Louis Den Beat Cypher is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Myke Forte - Taurus Beat Tape

Myke is another LDBB head whose been busy in the lab as a few weeks back he dropped the "Taurus" beat tape; the next one in line from his Zodiak series for those unfamilar with his beat tape concept..peep game in Mykes own words.

Anyone for Horoscopes? One day i had an idea for an album, which was to explain in lyrical content what traits each star sign had, but i decided that it was too much work so i thought i would express it through music (Instrumentals). With one of these Beast Tapes already complete here is the next instalment... "Taurus" hope you like this one, was quite trick for this star sign i dont know why maybe cause its not my own, or i just dont know much people who's bithday is around this time of the year. Anyway here it is with "Gemini" to Follow.

Peace.


If you slept on Aries you can pick it up here from when we blogged it on louisden.com


Heres the Taurus joint!!.




01 Layers (Beautiful)
02 Everyword (Loyal)
03 Soulful (Loving)
04 Suspectpackage (Jealousy)
05 Madman Pon Campus (Redeyes)
06 Liveit (Determined)
07 Horns Move (Direction)
08 Hustle (Finnaciality)
09 Fast Money (Wealth)
10 100pennies (Greedylishous)
11 Fruits (Colourful)
12 Talormade (Elegantism)
13 Cosmicpalm (Self-Indulge)
14 Colouredwater (Brightlights)
15 Royal Roses (VenusTrap)
16 Acidsoul (Sensual)
17 Taurus (Quirky)

DOWNLOAD:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T53YUYX7




Props to Myke and keep up the hardwork!

Hit up Myke on Myspace

Follow @MykeForte on twitter

Check his latest blaps over at SoundCloud

Wizard - Chill Pill Instrumentals

Wizard is a busy dude, constantly dropping snippet tapes of fresh beats and blessing the net with free releases; he not long ago dropped yet another free project entitled "Chill Pill" which is an album length compilation of smoothed out head nodding insturmentals, perfect to kick back with and zone out to.

Some joints are brand new and some have been laced by artists, some are sneaky league joints haha!! ALL fire tho..so peep game!.


Wizard - Chill Pill [2010]

01. Call My Name
02. Got It On Lock
03. Rhodes
04. What Now
05. Your Name?
06. Cold City
07. Whole
08. No More
09. You Never Left
10. Good With Those
11. Zone-D
12. Sea Breeze (Do It)
13. I Remember
14. Isaac
15. Swerve That
16. Green
17. AndOne
18. Leave With Me
19. Without Love

DOWNLOAD:http://usershare.net/lo00de4sjj6p



Also if you never got a chance to peep the "Massage Parlour" music beat tape (which featured far eastern samples...be sure to scoop that too, Wizard stays workin; its hard to keep up with dudes work ethic!!


Wizard - Massage Parlour Music[2009]

01. Relax
02. Shank
03. Noodle Crack
04. Sakura
05. The Chase
06. Crazy Village
07. Wilding
08. Chicken & Rice
09. Hey!
10. Master
11. Tradition
12. Swinging Swords
13. Crab Technique
14. Final Boss
15. Rum Music (Bonus Beat)
16. Why (Bonus Beat)

DOWNLOAD:http://sharebee.com/7c21b807

Holla @ Wizard on MySpace

Follow @WizardBeats on Twitter

Jon Phonics - Half Past Calm 2 Trailer & Goodies

LDBB Resident Jon Phonics is putting the final touches to his sophmore release "Half Past Calm 2", If you've been following the league blaps from Jon you'll know he's got a lot of fire in the vaults and with guest features from the likes of M9, Jehst, Obba Supa, Cyrus Malachi, Verb T, Kashmere, Micall Parknsun, ME (yerrrr gettin my raaap on), Ramson Badbones & more its gonna be one this years key releases no doubt!.

Word form Jon is that they'll be 300 physical copies available to compliment the free download so be sure to scoop one up (Half Past Calm #1 received limited pressings and got CLAPPED pretty much straight away so no sleepy!).

Half Past Calm 2 Trailer



Oh and as a bonus be sure to check out his promo mix of 80's funk/soul and boogie entitled Clean Your Cot Darn Room, I've bumped it a couple times and it serves as the ultimate "Get Sh*t" done mix of 2010...got washing up to do?, housework?, organizing beat files??, months of blogging?? pop it on and watch your productivity skyrocket!! (mix done whilst Phonics was actually cleaning up so he's there in spirit with you)

POP POP...links below..oh and if for some reason you've been on another planet and still need an introudction, 1) welcome to earth and 2) cop a free download of HALF PAST CALM #1 to get you in the mood for what phonics is cooking up for us, and 3) cop the very dope free DL of Jonathans Bits and Pieces an instrumental beattape joint he dropped at the end of 2009.

LINKS

Jon Phonics @ Bandcamp

Jon Phonics Twitter

Jon Phonics @ Soundcloud

Jon Phonics @ MYspace

Super Blog Update Coming!

Yes yes yawl, theres a lot to catch up on blog wise and we've kinda been out of the loop! but hopefully the next few entries will explain why and get us all up to date.

STAND BY!, im goin in.

.kos

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!.

LINKS

Pickup BCD2 NOW from the BCD2 Mini Site

Beat Tape Bizniss

A few Louis Den heads have recently updated their beat tape batches and have new material for sale, check the goods below!.

KELAKOVSKI

MARCH BATCH
Twitter | Myspace



WIZARD

FEB BEAT TAPE

JAN BEAT TAPE
Twitter | Myspace



JEEKAY

£30 BEAT TAPE
Myspace



DOCKMINI

MARCH BATCH
Twitter | Myspace



Ok so peep game, you like what you hear then holla at the man dem either via the louisden forum or on some their social networks of choice!....heat for sale!! (THIS'LL CARRY THE LOUISDEN STAMP OF APPROVAL SO DONT YOU DARE BE WACK!)




bloaw.

S-Type Making a Blap In Logic

Brand new(ish) (sorry I slept) heat courtesy of S-TYPE here as he steps through making a banger in Logic, its not one of those over the top instructional video's (in those the beat seems to be less banging the more talking there is anyway!!) more S-Tizzy just going through the process allowing you to see the construction.

Video comes from S-TYPE but is hosted on AB0181’s youtube channel, the source of many louisden goodies!!, baaang.





Oh while we’re on a type tip be sure to check his new joint with Justus League affiliate Joe Scudda, From This Day (taken from the Not Your Average Joe mixtape) features Carlitta Durand and baaangs the hell out.

LDBB fam Wizard also scored production on the same mixtape on the track “Playing With Me”…go on boys!.

LINKS

AB0181’s Youtube Channel

Joe Scudda’s Bandcamp (peep the Not Your Average Joe Mixtape)

S-Types Bandcamp

LOUIS DEN LIVE DEMO AT RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY GLASGOW FRI.26TH FEB 2010

"Whilst London plays host to an unprecedented series of 30 gigs and events that pay tribute to the past, present and future of the city's exuberant music culture – Glasgow launches the musical summit with a weekend of cutting- edge workshops and gigs."
...and Louis Den will be there!
We have a slot this Friday at the Red Bull sessions at SWG3 warehouse this Friday alongside Toddla T, Caspa, Slam and Marco Bernardi. This is a great opportunity for the Den to bang out some beats, talk about where we've been and where we're going. This time we have BUG, KELAKOVSKI, JAISU AND S-TYPE with myself and KOSYNE chatting nonsense.
We are on at 5pm sharp and guess what, its FREE and there's FREE BOOZE!
Have a look at the facebook event page here for more details. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=328427793124
.A

Lab Session 58 - Soundsci Remixes

Okay so Homework 58 saw us checking out the very dope Soundsci Dig For Victory EP, the guys behind the EP (Jonny Cuba, Audessy, DJ Cro) were kind enough to put the acapellas online for heads to remix and extend the competition for the Louis Den heads to take part in. We recevied a few entries and it was fun being back in the lab for the homework challenges!!, the next challenge "Martial Arts Week" is due Monday 15th Feb so make sure you check the blog out (its open to ALL!!) and submit if you feel like taking part.



Alight so check the remixes out and listen again in the player below to hear them in better quality, let us know your favourites over at the louisden forum (http://www.louisden.com/forum) and be sure to hit the soundsci remixes soundcloud to hear what our non Louis Den counterparts had in store!!.




NOW ON VIMEO!

Yep..myspace made us do it with their new 20 minute limit on videos...we have a new home on vimeo which will be where we'll host the louisden videos from now on!.




Louis Den Beat Battles - Episode 58 "Soundsci Remixes"

(KOSYNE, KELAKOVSKI, MYKE FORTE, DJ CRO)








LDBB 58 LAB SESSION AUDIO







aiite..be sure to enter the next homework challenge (see previous blog)...due MONDAY 15TH FEB!



PEACE



.KOS

Homework 59 - Martial Arts Week

Ok we're back with our next challenge; the Soundsci remixes are almost ready to drop; the blog and music player will surface today but before we get into that lets drop the next challenge from now so you can hit the lab and get busy!!.


Homework 59 - Martial Arts Week






This week the challenge is to flip music from martial arts films or films with martial arts actors..alright so obviously this is open to interpretation seeing as you've had someone like Jackie Chan in all sorts of randomness but yeah try to respect the theme and keep it authentic..and of course turn in a heater!!.



RULES

Create a new beat from a martial arts soundtrack/movie or a film; dig your own sample up and feel free to add your own elements BUT as always the sample has to form the main element of the beat, submit your beat to homework@louisden.com (this address has been verified and unless you get a bounce back email we will have received your blap..TAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE SENT THE RIGHT VERSION as we most likely wont check the entrants until its lab time)



DEADLINE

Beats have to be turned in by MONDAY 15th FEB 2010 18:00, thats right a MONDAY..we're doing this one a little different as we cant hit the lab on sunday..we'll do the usual live stream at http://...com/ldbblive so stay locked to the @louisden twitter for updates when we start.



lets goo!!



.KOS

Soundsci Extension 31st Jan 6PM (GMT)

Unfortunately due to circumstances outside of our control we can't get into the Den to do the live stream so we've decided to extend the deadline to 6pm GMT next Sunday (31st) and do it live then, again hopefully with Jonny and Audessey on skype.

Many thanks to everyone who's already submitted remixes, if you want to do some more work on them and resubmit them please do. Details can be found here

Our sincerest apologies for the delay

Cro
Louis Den / Crate Escape Records

CDR Knowledge - Birmingham Session Jan 21st

Just a quick note to any local Birmingham heads, some of the Louis Den squad (myself, Kelz, Raul Supreme, Myke Forte) will be heading to the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham for the free event CDR Beat Innervisions. Put together by Tony Nwachukwu of CDR the event will play host to Morgan Zarate (Spacek, Louis Den Beat Cypher 05) and Henry Keen (Soundspecies) who will have open sessions on Logic and break down song construction.

They'll also be some hands on Logic opportunities and demos. Regardless of what setup you use it'll be a good experience for any producers as the panel contains indsutry heads who will have vital input and knowledge to share oh and registration puts you in the runnings for an ipod touch! fair play!!, check the flyer to your right and a 5 min trailer of the last session did.

see you there.

Registration page for event (needed if you want to turn up!)

dont forget! BLAP special @EOW on Friday too, details in the events column to your right!.

Homework 58 - Louis Den x Soundsci Remixes +LDBB @EOW Brixton Fri 22nd Jan

What up world?!, LOUIS DEN BEAT BATTLES IS BACK!!!!!!!, yep after a 3 month (and change) break we're returning with the weekly beat battles, for those who dont know what the deal is we've had the break due to our 2009 league season which is currently wrapping up and started back in August 2009..After almost 400 samples/battles the competition is coming to a close with the final week of voting taking place over at - http://louisden.com/league2009.



We're actually going to be revamping the louisden site and making our own community driven site (a little similar to the league site) in an effort to move the challenges away from Myspace and more to our own platform..but until we actually get the development out the way we'll be using the submission proces detailed below, but first the new challenge!.




Homework 58 - Louis Den x Soundci - Dig For Victory Remixes





We've teamed up with Crate Escape Records to bring you the Louis Den own Soundsci remix comp, ok so who are soundsci?, well its pairing of producer Jonny Cuba (formerly of Dynamic Syncopation) and emcee/producer Audessey (formerly of Mass Influence). Last year they teamed up DJ Cro (louis den beat cypher/crateescape) to release their much talked about EP "Dig For Victory", in making the project DJ Ollie Teeba (Herbaliser) and U-George (Hemisphere) became members of the crew.



Ok so the EP has been out for a little while (limited red vinyl) has has received album of the month in HHC Digital; from the jump the Soundsci guys / Cro had remixes in mind as part of the deluxe package they were selling (T-Shirt, Wax, Poster) came with a limited edition CD with full accapellas of each track, although there is a seperate open remix contest (which closed today), they've gracefully extended the deadline (our homework week) to turn in LDBB flavoured remixes, so thats the aim for this week, SOUNDSCI REMIXES.




RULES

Check the links below to download a copy of 1 of the 3 soundsci songs to remix, theres "The Remedy", "The Illness" and "Lost And Found" available for the remix treatment, the BPM's of each song are provided in the title so theres no way you can get it wrong, theres no samples provided for this challenge so simply check the original versions out (hit the soundsci bandcamp, links are at the bottom) and see which track you get the best feel for and can bless with your style! Beats chosen by the Soundsci crew will end up on a future release (excellent promo) but be warned theres already been some heaters handed in by non ldbb alumini (seeing as this was an open contest), however we'll no doubt pick our favourites out in the stream/chatroom.



HOW TO LINE UP AN ACAPELLA

Im not even gonna go there!, if you are having trouble doing this then simply submit a beat and let us know which song youd like to remix..if you cant get the vocals on point then DONT BOTHER..nothing hurts the ears more than an out of time remix, if you need to hear the original joints for reference then simply hit the soundsci bandcamp page in the links section.



DEADLINE

Remixes must reach us by Sunday 24th Jan.



HOW TO SUBMIT

Email your submissions to homework@louisden.com, make sure the subject and the title of the mp3 let us know who you are and which track you've remixed, we'll be playing the submissions back on the live stream at http://tinyurl.com/ldbblive with Jonny, Audessy and Cro tuning in to check the beats out...DONT SEND BEAT LINKS TO THE MYSPACE THEY WILL BE IGNORED, OF YOU ARENT ABLE TO EMAIL THE BEATS THEN SEND A MESSAGE TO HOMEWORK@LOUISDEN.COM WITH A LINK TO THE BEAT!




LINKS/RESOURCES

Remix pack feauring x3 soundsci acapellas
Soundsci bandcamp (listen to the original versions here)





We look forward to hearing the submissions.

LOUISDEN HOMEWORKS!!! we're back!




.KOS




PS, any london LDBB fam in town on friday, be sure to check out a a few louisden heads (Pete Cannon, Kelakovski, Dockmini, BUG, Jeekay) playing beats at the 1st heat of the new End Of the Weak MC challenge @ JAMM Brixton, its gonna be siiick! PA from Sha Stimuli (USA) Kingpin and hosted by the Speakers Corner/EOW crew.

Sonnyjim - The Purple Patch (produced by Kelakovksi)

Heres a new year treat for you, brand new Sonnyjim material courtesy of EATGOODRECORDS, this new track is titled "The Purple Patch" and serves as a middle finger to the x3 16 bar 3:30 radio friendly joints stuffed down yer face!, here we got SJ spazzing out for 4:30 over stripped down Kelakovski production.

Take a listen and see what you think, heres youtube audio if you want a taste!.

SONNYJIM - THE PURPLE PATCH (prod Kelakovski)



Link To MP3
Link To Cover Art (Hi Res)
Link To Cover Art (Lo Res Web/Blog)






LINKS

Sonnyjim's Youtube Channel

Follow @Sonnyjim01 on Twitter

Eat Good Records Homepage

Follow @Kelakovski on twitter

Jon Phonics Treats - Jonathan's Beats & Pieces +Crazy Ill Mad Rowdy

Myke and Raul arent the only ones getting busy over the holiday season, Louis Dens own Jon Phonics aka Ill Clinton has served up some treats in the form of Jonathan's Beats & Pieces, a free download which is mostly a collection of his Novemeber and December blaps..

Check it aaaaaaaaaaaaaat!.



Download Jonathans Beats & Pieces Here
+Bonus Free Download, Crazy Ill Mad Rowdy, Sonnyjim over Jon Phonics Production
Follow @JonPhonics on Twitter

LDBB Fam Xmas Treats

What up people, Kos reporting in for a couple festive treats. First off I hope all you guys had a safe and peaceful xmas/holiday break (I know we're still in the midst of it) but yeah, hopefully most of you would have got a break of some sort from the the grind and got to chill/spend some time with family!.

A few LDBB fam have been up to mischeif in the lab over the last few days so I thought id drop some links and let you guys know whats up...more blogs on the way also.

Myke Forte - Zodiac Beat Tape Series (ARIES)
This dropped a couple weeks back but we didnt get the chance to blog it, lab regular MYKE FORTE has launched his new beat tape series entitled ZODIAC in which he'll be travelling through the star signs dropping a beat tape for each one, I've been told through these (and where possible) Myke will make the beats match the characteristics of the star signs or at least have links to each one within the music, and with Myke being an aries he started with his own sign first (big up lol aries in the house!)





01 April (Freewill)
02 Chocolatesauce (Generously)
03 The ComeUp (Hunger)
04 Turkishdelight (Mystical Future)
05 Streetfighterchronicles (Quiet Rage)
06 Spectrum FM (Scientific)
07 Jayfunkismsoulistickal (Funkisocial)
08 Simmerdale (Impatient)
09 Nineteeneighty (Stargazing)
10 Layitdown (Passion)
11 LabtimeLDBB (Dedication)
12 Elevate Beneath (Courage)
13 Victory (Triumph)
14 Dramology (Fire Nature)
15 Takeitbakeit (Positivity)
16 Crystalmistics (Optimism)
17 Ginsengpsyche (Insightful)
18 Caughtontape (Curious)
19 Butkissfakers (Extrovirtuos)
20 Baptisewater (Moody)
21 Zodiachocolate (Dreamy)


LINK:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SRA9WX4L
Follow @MykeForte on Twitter


Next up we got a fresh new blap from LDBB FAM "Raul Supreme", busy in the lab over the holidays he's dropped us a new joint entitled TOKYO MOON, be sure to hit him up with feedback I hear a new project is underway with Raul so 2010 should be an interesting year for him!.

Raul Supreme - Tokyo Moon
Follow @RaulSupreme on Twitter

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Budgie

Ahhh man what a day...some behind the scenes MADNESS going on with the beat cypher tonight (pretty much had to sort a backup plan for travel for the London people only to abandon it last minute..props to the postman on the late time phew!!!)

AITE!! Last up with the spotlights we got BUDGIE...the man with the smoothest beats and swagger off the meter!!



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
What up! my name's budgie, i make beats, dj, collect records, work in a record store and do anything i can that's music related.. I've been doing beats for about 7 or 8 years.

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Theres not one defining moment, it's mix of different music, people and events. My Dad has a record shop (www.honestjons.com) so he always played me alot of Jazz, Soul, Reggae and Hip-Hop as a little kid. My favorite track when I was really young was Masta Ace 'Me & the Biz', mainly because of the record cover and the crazy Biz voice,but I think it left a lasting impression. I also did piano lessons as a kid (hated it, just wanted a synth to make 'cool music'), then a few years later my music teacher at school recognised I had an ear for music and got me out of my maths lessons to do cubase lessons and I learned how to program drums and lay down chords. Around the same time I got some turntables and started collecting records when I was 13, and I actually thought this was all I needed to start sampling, so I had to wait til the next year to get my first sampler.

3) 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 sampler was the Boss SP505, kinda similar to the SP303 that Madlib uses, except my one has a little LCD screen. The beats I made on that were alright, but I was just learning and had no idea about how to get my beats to sound in reality, the way I heard them in my head. I'd basically pick a random record from my dads collection and chop it up. Eventually I had used up all 99 user save slots and didn't wanna delete any of the beats I had made so I got Reason, started doing all my stuff on there and I've never looked back.

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Keep workin on it, don't get frustrated if you make a wack beat, just make another one and eventually you will make something worth listening to..

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Some smooth, hard, funky music..

Budge Loadables

Follow @budgiefirebeats on Twitter

Watch Budgie vs Jon Phonics from Beat Cypher 05 @AB0181 Youtube

Watch Budgie vs Jaisu from Beat Cypher 05 @AB0181 Youtube

Budgies 2009 LouisDen League Beats

and we out!!! for now!...stay tuned to the @LouisDen Twitter for news on streaming BEAT CYPHER 08....better yet turn up for it in the flesh!! details here - http://bit.ly/5Qb9TC

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Wizard

BEAT CYPHER TONIIIIGHT!, get excited...for those who cant make it I got word from the venue that theres wi-fi up in the spot! so we may get our blogTV channel goin for those overseas who cant get in on the action...hell we might even give up a couple open beats slots to the heads tuned in!!.

Annyway we got the last 2 spotlight blogs to drop so lets get on with it; reppin Hastings we've got Louis Dens own WIZARD up next.



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
Wadup wizard aka big wiz beatmaker/rapper/part time dj for money i can't scratch. i been making beats for about 5 years come along way since day one gota new album 'ear to the beat' out that features verb-t, micall parknsun, lil e, verbal kent, ramson badbonez and many more please support and cop it off i-tunes, suspect-packages.com, cdbaby.com

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
My brother got me into it and i always just liked hiphop/gangster shit so i wanted to do it and pull groupies


3) 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?
I started using Ejay like alot of people did I'm sure? I hope! then I found Reason and thought this is fucking complicated but then learned and stuck with it I still use only reason I dont have any other equipment really.


4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Stick at it takes a while to get your name around and just make shit you actually like yourself also telling females your a producer usually works!


5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Nothing but bangers. at the min im on some screwface gangsta beats i duno why must be the weather but hopefully theyll like the h-town style.

WIZARD DOWNLOADS/LINKS

Wizards MySpace

Follow @WizardBeats on Twitter

Wizards LouisDen League 2009 Beats

Wizards latest instrumental project "Massage Palour Music" composed from Japanese samples...click to DL.

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Chemo

Beat Cypher countdown starts now!! I know a lot of the Den fam are going to be making the trip up and down the country for whats become our every other month geek out!!, looking mad forward to it!

We've got another Spotlight blog to drop, this time on Chemo, man of many aliases and many a dope beat...read and digest below and check out the links for more info and free music!.



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
My name is David Webb | Young Dave | Chemo | Papa Chemo | Telemachus | Mick Tape | Cheembo Slice | DJ Bum Hands, and i paint with sound.


2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Medina Green - Crosstown Beef, Jehst - 1979 (dont tell him that though)


3) 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 foray was when i used a mixer to play sped up drum breaks over classic fm and record them to tape, I'm sure you can imagine the results were somewhat erratic yet i was so impressed with myself at the time.

Then i started using Acid Pro 1 briefly and progressed to the MPC2000 which i used for 2-3 years, becoming quite proficient (even teaching a few people some MPC tips along the way!). I subsequently moved back to Acid Pro which i have been using ever since which has really shaped how I work. I have a real love-hate relationship with the MPC, I seem to buy one every year and sell it again after 6 months... I currently have a 2500 at home which im still undecided about... I need someone like Jaisu to show me the light!

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Your arms are too short to box with gods.

AND

Stay away from THE BELLTREE. Please. Please.

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Long legs, bad jokes and a shit beard.

Bandcamp page for Kilamanjaro Music

Chemo's Myspace

Follow Chemo on twitter @chemouk

And of course it goes without saying, CHEMO along with GHOSTTOWN, BUDGIE and WIZARD will be providing the beats at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER 08 which is TOMORROW (10th Dec '09) at Soundbar, Birmingham UK, more details here - http://bit.ly/5Qb9TC.