Producer's Survey

[Big Jo]

copied and pasted from Boon Doc's myspace...

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name:
2. Name you go by:
3. Age:
4. Location:
5. How'd you come up with your alias?
6. Crews or Affiliations?
7. How long have you been producing for?

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software?
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever?
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use?
11. Which piece or program is your favorite?
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most?
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get?
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out?
15. Which do you need to learn more?

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch?
17. Chopping or looping?
18. Favorite tempo range?
19. Play any instruments fluently?
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats:
21. Describe your style in 3 words:
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.)
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in?
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do?
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most?
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most?
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most?
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be?

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)?
30. Honorable Mention(s)?
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from?
32. What's your favorite beat of all time?
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most?
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most?

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react?
37. Ever been beat-jacked?
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with?
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing?
40. What do you do once you finish a beat?
41. What did you do before you started producing?
42. Signed or unsigned?
43. Produced for a major artist? who?
44. Who did you learn the most from personally?
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it?
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner?
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat?
48. What do you normally start with?
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal?
50. Where can we check out your work at?

[introducingjmac]

You lucky im bored man.. here goes.

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Luke John MacLaughlin (That **** is gangsta)
2. Name you go by: J.Mac
3. Age: 17
4. Location: Australia
5. How'd you come up with your alias? John MacLaughlin... J.Mac
6. Crews or Affiliations? Meh, I ****s with whoever I can
7. How long have you been producing for? 3-4 years maybe

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? FL Studio & Sony Soundforge 9
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Some DJ program.. Then FL
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL, SF
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? none really
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Pro Tools.
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL
15. Which do you need to learn more? SF

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Chopping, I feel like I cheat myself when I loop.
18. Favorite tempo range? 85 - 105
19. Play any instruments fluently? nope not really.
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Thats a hard one. Im gonna say Chaundon and most of the other BCC
21. Describe your style in 3 words: My Own Style
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.)
I don't really have a fan base where I'm from, but I imagine they would relax and smoke.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B maybe.
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Crunk, Dirty South etc.
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? 808 haha
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Chopping the sample
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? ?

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Premier, Alchemist and Blaze.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Dilla
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Premiers or Dre's
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Oooooo, thats to hard.
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?
Nas Is Like (Premier)
AZ - Awol (Not sure)
Busta - Takin whats mine (Dilla)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? meh
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? that Hello Brooklyn Marvin Gaye remix

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Yeah, Took it fairly well.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not that I know of.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? I don't really collab on beats.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Naww, I eat and produce at the same time
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Save it.
41. What did you do before you started producing? Nothing. Sold Crack? haha
42. Signed or unsigned? Un
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Nope. I was gonna for Apathy.. but that didnt go to well.
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? I taught myself.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Depends if its complete ****.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? Cant remember
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 1 hourish for the layout and ****.
48. What do you normally start with? Melody. Intro then main verse.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? not that many since I lost them. prob 30.
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/jmacbeatzau

[illwittdeez]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: DeWitt W. Austin
2. Name you go by: illwittdeez
3. Age: 32
4. Location: Columbus, OH.
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Switched the syllables in my name and put ill in the beginning and ez at the end
6. Crews or Affiliations? ill elementz and interCHEMISTRY Empire
7. How long have you been producing for? playing around 10 years, seriously 3

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? SoundForge 9, Acid 6.0 on deck Reason 4 & Fruity Loops 7
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? DJ Equipment
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? See ? 8
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Acid 6.0
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Studio Monitors & A Mic
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Nothing
15. Which do you need to learn more? Everything

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? 80 to 90
19. Play any instruments fluently? Violin & Drums
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: I don't know
21. Describe your style in 3 words: ill, witt, deez
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Driving & Walkman Music
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? All
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? None, why limit yourself
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? I'm a BassHead
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? The sounds used in that Laffy Taffy Beat
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Drumtrack and BassLine
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? I dunno

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Quik, E. Sermon, Primo, & Timbo
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Shock G, MegaHertz & RedMan
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? See ?'s 29 & 30
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Funky Worm by Ohio Players
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Can't Truss It by Public Enemy, I Wanna Be Down by Brandy, HeadBanger by EPMD
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Damn by Youngbloods
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? No Pain No Gain by KoKane

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Twice reaction not good
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not yet ( not sure )
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Anybody
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? if it not life threatening everything else gets put on hold
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? listen to it in my car
41. What did you do before you started producing? DJ
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? My Crew
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save everything
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? to stop looping my samples ( I still do it tho )
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 15 mins to 2 months
48. What do you normally start with? DrumTrack
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Over 100
50. Where can we check out your work at? SOHH BEATCLUB (http://forums.sohh.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8) Funkaholikz Anonymouz (http://www.myspace.com/funkaholikzanonymouz) illwittdeez's SoundClick (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=437101)

[DJ TEKNIK]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Jack Daniels
2. Name you go by: DJ TEKNIK
3. Age:48
4. Location:Orlando FL
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Technics turntables
6. Crews or Affiliations? Robbing old ladies crew
7. How long have you been producing for? 3 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Technics turntables/Yamaha su700/Yamaha DJX/FL7/Cool edit
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? A gemini 24 sec phrase sampler
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? same as #8
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Cool edit
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? None for now
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? cool edit
15. Which do you need to learn more? FL7

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? 74 to 98
19. Play any instruments fluently? keyboard but I really suck
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Duck down artists
21. Describe your style in 3 words: I'm tha bast
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) nod there heads
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? house music & Dancehall
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I'll do it all
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? scratches
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? none
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? drums
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? huh?

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Joey Chaves/Preem/9th wonder/Blackmilk/Nabs
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Evidence
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Large Pro
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? EPMD-Sowatchasaying
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Fab-breathe/BDK-Lean on me/Evidence-Mr slow flow
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Digital Underground- Humpty Dance
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? EPMD - You Gotz To Chill

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? nope
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yes
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? I haven't done it yet
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? always
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? finish my weed
41. What did you do before you started producing? drink beer
42. Signed or unsigned? unsign
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Yayo jaked my beat..Yes G-unit
44. Who did you learn the most from personally?
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Man my boys say I'm crazy when I turn off my sampler with a beat I'm not feeling..
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? Your wack n1gga
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? Half hour
48. What do you normally start with? drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 200
50. Where can we check out your work at? Beatclub

[illwittdeez]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Jack Daniels


THAT.S YOUR REAL NAME............:cool:

[DJ TEKNIK]

THAT.S YOUR REAL NAME............:cool:


Naw the bottle is next my pc..:laugh:


Did you peep the age?

[illwittdeez]

Naw the bottle is next my pc..:laugh:


Did you peep the age?


:laugh::laugh:

[The 7th King]

I didn't answer all the questions but here you have some of the answers.

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Juan Mendoza Balboa Villanueva
2. Name you go by: The 7th King
3. Age: 21
4. Location: Sweden / Peru / Bolivia
5. How'd you come up with your alias? In a documentary about the Inca empire. They kept saying that the 7th King brought the culture together.
7. How long have you been producing for? almost 2 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL and ACID 6
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? ACID 6
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? midi controller and I want to go back to ACID 5

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? samples
17. Chopping or looping? chopping
18. Favorite tempo range? 80-110
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? the first beat pattern. sometimes I can sit and fix with that alone for hours

*** RANDOM ***
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it. I might revisit it again when I learn new things.
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? With my 2nd beat I won a beat competition.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? All from an hour to a day
48. What do you normally start with? the sample

[Aje]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Adrian
2. Name you go by: Age
3. Age: 28
4. Location: Jersey
5. How'd you come up with your alias? my friends are lazy
6. Crews or Affiliations? Ellis Island
7. How long have you been producing for? since '99

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Hardware: Triton Pro, iMac 24" Software: ProTools 7.1.1, Reason 3.0
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? SP202 and a 4 track (cassette)
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? (see #9)
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? (see #9)
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? myself
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Reason 4.0
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? haha, none of it cuz I don't read directions
15. Which do you need to learn more? all of it

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? I do both. Depending on the mood or creativity level
17. Chopping or looping? I feel more accomplished after chopping but do both
18. Favorite tempo range? man...75 to 125 BPM. All depends
19. Play any instruments fluently? Trumpet & Keys
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: signed artists
21. Describe your style in 3 words: WTF?
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) hit rewind
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? pop, house, R&B
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I would NEVER limit myself
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? drums
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? corny synth strings and horns
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? bouncing it out of ProTools
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? not quite sure

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Timbo, Primo, Dilla
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Bomb Squad, Just Blaze
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Rick Rubin
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? "The ? Remains", "The Roc (Just Fire)", "Brother's Gonna Work it Out", "We Need a Resolution"....etc
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? (see #32)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Timbo, Primo
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Dilla, Toomp

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Not really. A couple times I've lost one or two beats on the Triton that I haven't imported yet. I get pissed when that happens.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? kinda
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? I don't really like collabo-ing with other producers. But my cousin plays guitar and hand drums. I like working with him.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? ha, not me
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? bounce it then bounce to it
41. What did you do before you started producing? DJ
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? not yet
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? all the producers in the game. Just studying their techniques on beat changes etc.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? If it's REALLY bad I delete it...but if I just kinda don't like it I still save it.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? I wanted to sample Pacewon's "I Declare War". The horns in that song. But my boy was like, "Don't sample that...it's already been sampled." lol
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 1 1/2 hours to a week
48. What do you normally start with? imagination
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 275
50. Where can we check out your work at? on here, homey

[Choc City]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Justin
2. Name you go by: Justyn Time, JT
3. Age: 26
4. Location: MD
5. How'd you come up with your alias? People that know me thought it would be clever to call me that. It stuck.
6. Crews or Affiliations? Choc City Productions
7. How long have you been producing for? 10 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? both
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Turntables>Sampler>keyboard>Cubase VST
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use?Programs:Pro Tools, Acid 6 Pro Hardware: Korg Triton, Korg Trinity, Korg TR-Rack, Korg MicroX, MPC2000XL, Yamaha mixing console, outboard rack stuff (Comps, EQ's, Pre's, Gate, FX)
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? The Trinity
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Hmm I hate the way pro tools dies when I add a certain combo of the waves plugs. I hate the interface of the Motif.
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? More outboard and maybe a control surface.
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Acid, Pro tools, Korg products and sound lol
15. Which do you need to learn more? I wish I could read music.

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both.
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? Just about every beat starts at 90BPMs
19. Play any instruments fluently? Keys
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Cant commit to any certain artist. Style varis
21. Describe your style in 3 words: cinematic, dark, hard
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? head nod
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? All, industrial NIN style stuff is very appealing to me
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Snap music or anything that involves supersoaking a ho or supermaning that ho
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Piano, strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Flute
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Melody
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? In PT I would like the scroll wheel to zoom in and out like Acid

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Scarface/Mike Dean/NO Joe, Neptunes, Havoc, D-Dot, Timbo, Alchemist, Grease, PK, N. Myrick, Just Blaze, Dilla... long list
30. Honorable Mention(s)? see #29
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Dre
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Scarface - Mary Jane
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?Mary Jane, Victory, Dame Grease, Thriller lol
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? cant choose
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Mary Jane

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? I didnt lose the beats, just the stems. Very very angry
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Im sure we all have at some point
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? My Choc City Partner
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Of course
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Is it ever really done?
41. What did you do before you started producing? Played with toys.
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? not really
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? hmm, too many to name just one
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save everything. EVERYTHING!
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? I can constructively criticize this question by pointing out that "Constructive Criticism" and "Received" are spelled wrong.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? They are never done until an artist is done recording to it. You will (or should) always add/subtract to fit the song.
48. What do you normally start with? varis from beat to beat but more often than not a piano melody.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? I stopped counting at 600+
50. Where can we check out your work at? Website under construction. For now myspace.com/choccityprod for production and myspace.com/greenlinetime for emceeing

[MACADO]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Keyon
2. Name you go by: Macdo
3. Age: 30
4. Location: So Cal
5. How'd you come up with your alias? An Old Laker Forward
6. Crews or Affiliations? Cash Dough Rydaz, SO Prup, Beat Club
7. How long have you been producing for? Since i had my first dual cassette player (dont know the exact year)
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Cubase
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Dual Tape Deck, Radio Shack Mixer
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Cubase, M-aUDIO Monitors,
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Cubase
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Earphones (always fuccin up)
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? A real good Mic and Pre Amp
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Absolutley Nothin(im always learnin somethin new)
15. Which do you need to learn more? MIxing
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both
17. Chopping or looping? Looping
18. Favorite tempo range? Mid
19. Play any instruments fluently? Weed pipe
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Snoop
21. Describe your style in 3 words: California, Diverse, Damn
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Smoke, Drive and Relax
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Rock or Metal
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Polka
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Piano
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? wacc drums
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Drums
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be?
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dr. Dre, Battlecat, Madlib, Quik
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Preemo, Pharell, Timbo, Rza
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? D.J. Quik
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Elevator-Outkast
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? NYNY, For The Love Of You, Drop It Like It's Hot
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Domestic Violence - Bobby Digital
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Deeper -Boss
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? 6 months ago. I almost cried.....almost
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Yep
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with?
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Yep, but i make up for it
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Dont listen to it for a few days
41. What did you do before you started producing? in elementary school
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsisgned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Dr. Dre
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save It, u never know
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? ****'s wacc homie
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? varies
48. What do you normally start with? Drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? +400
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/macadomusic

[Double Trouble 989]

***Basic Info***

1. R. Rosales (Just always been kinda against posting my FULL name on the net..anyway, last name is pronounced as if you were saying ROSE-AH-LISS)

2. Double

3. 21

4. Saginaw/Detroit MI (I go back and forth)

5. My homies started calling me that...it started off as Double R because of my initials, then just dropped the R.

6. None, just work with any and evrybody who's willing.

7. 2008 made it 5 years.

***Equipment/Programs***

8. I prefer software but I now own a couple peices of hardware and am in the processes of learning to use them. I just want to be able to get down no matter what studio I may go to with both software and hardware.

9. Fruity Loops 4 (Which I still use over 6 & 7 :laugh:)

10. Depends on where I'm at...In Saginaw I'm using FL with a load of VSTi's and an M-Audio MIDI controller, Acid Pro, Cool Edit Pro, Magix Audio Cleaning Lab, and T-Rack Mastering Suite. In Detroit it's Pro Tools, the Yamaha Motif, & the MPC 4000.

11. Probably Fruity Loops

12. None, because if I was that pissed with a program I wouldn't use it.

13. Probably Reason as far as software goes, just to see if it's easy to use or not. Then on hardware I want a Roland Fantom.

14. Fruity Loops

15. In reality, I need to learn how to actually PLAY the piano. Learn notes and stuff.

***Styles/Preferences***

16. Both. So far in my beat library I've got 110 original beats (from scratch) and about 80 sampled. IMO, sampling is more fun.

17. I prefer chopping. ONCE in a great while will I come across a song where I'll sample a loop from it. I feel like looping is to easy and provides me with no challenge to create something fresh.

18. I dunno...from 80.00 to 90.00 I guess...thats what most of my beats are...

19. No. I want to learn to play piano and guitar though.

20. Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, & Common on SOME of my sampled beats...T.I. & Young Jeezy on my original beats...YES, my beat styles range that far...I'm versitile.

21. East Meets South (I like to make southern sounding beats sometimes with East Coast influenced drums...and vice versa)

22. Bob Their Heads :yes:

23. Maybe some Rock...I like to incorperate guitar in my beats...been doing so since I first started producing and it made me :mad: when hip hop jumped on that whole "rockstar" movement and made guitars in beats sound corny...

24. Them bullish snap beats...Somebody should slap Soulja Boy with some tutorials on how to produce real hip hop.

25. Beats with horns (for example Kanye - We Major or Jay - Roc Boys, or Shawty Lo - They Know) and beats with guitars (for example T.I. - Big Sh!t Poppin or B.G. Heart of the Street). Oh yeah, I LOVE brass and synths too. Toomp is a BEAST with those beats like Jeezy - I Got Money or Kanye - Big Brother.

26. I HATE when you can actually tell when a beat was made on FL because you'll hear stock sounds that weren't even tweaked AT ALL. D4l, Franchise Boyz, & Soulja Boi ALL have had this problem in the past...

27. Chopping a sample.

28. Don't Know Really.

***Inspiration/Influences***

29. I know this question asks who is your PRODUCER, but I have two. For the simple fact that I have love for both the East Coast and the South for their contributions to Hip Hop. Two totally different styles but without each other, they couldn't exist. 1st, Mannie Fresh...No Lie. Just based on his consistency to be able to hold down as many albums as he did while he was on Cash Money Records. Next, Just Blaze. The work he's done with Roc A Fella artists over the years truly amazed me at times.

30. DJ Premier, DJ Toomp, Pete Rock, & Dr. Dre.

31. Just BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZE!!!

32. Biggie - Notorious Thugs

33. Jay-Z - Dead Presidents, Young Gunz - Tough Love, Beanie Sigel - What Your Life Like Pt. II

34. 2pac - Troublesome '98

35. Outkast - Da Art of Storytelling

***Random***

36. Yes...I felt like I could've went on a Grand Theft Auto killing spree...but in the end, I guess it just made me work twice as hard to develop my sound and make more material.

37. Yeah, by some local dude around here in Saginaw.

38. Never collabed...but if I could do one beat with Just or Mannie I'd be happy.

39. No, I just take a break from the beat and eat. Seems like I get more ideas when I eat...

40. Nothing, just leave it alone and store it with the rest of my finished beats.

41. I rapped. It was cool for a minute, but growing up I had always had more of an ear and interest in the beat behind the rapper, moreso than the rapper himself. Grew up on too much Pac and Death Row stuff.

42. UNsigned.

43. No.

44. When I used to rap, one of the cats in that same crew used to make beats...he started me off and taught me the basics...

45. Save it and try to give it a different sound later. Experiment with different sounds when you make a wack beat because a wack beat can become something beautiful later on.

46. The first time I ever played a beat for a crowd of people they started laughing...which is kinda funny now when I think back on it because it made me mad and want to make my sound better then.

47. Depends...it could range from a few minutes to a few hours.

48. A sample. Old school rock or soul song.

49. Close to 200.

50. I had a Myspace and Soundclick before but I took them down. I've always been kinda weary about posting my beats up on the net because of the theives. But I'll make another soundclick pr myspace soon you guys can check out...some of you guys MAY remember my beats I had on Soundclick...

[NativeSon]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Patrick-Joseph R. Wilburn
2. Name you go by: NativeSon
3. Age: 19
4. Location: Tukwila (SEATTLE), Washington
5. How'd you come up with your alias? i really liked the book:smoker:
6. Crews or Affiliations? none
7. How long have you been producing for? summer after 8th grade before freshman year (2002) to present.

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Reason, Recycle
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Reason
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Reason, Recycle, and a Axiom 49 (midi keyboard)
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Reason
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Recycle
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? CD- Turntables then and or Pro-Tools
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? none really..
15. Which do you need to learn more? ALL

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both, depends on the mood i'm in.
17. Chopping or looping? both but i have ALOT to learn
18. Favorite tempo range? 88-100
19. Play any instruments fluently? Live Drums and some piano
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: AZ, Naz,
21. Describe your style in 3 words:
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) , congradulate, critique and or ignore.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Go-Go
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? iono...(see #16)
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Horns, Rhodes, Roland 808
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Roland 808 (how it's HEAVILY abused in today's pop-rap scene:thumbsdow)
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? the chorus, gets me in that mode. prolly cuz it's the last thing i do.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? i would play some keys over them but i'm a remedial keys player.

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? JDilla(RIP), PETE ROCK, Dj Prmier, Just Blaze, Kurtis Mantronik, Large Proffesor, Hi-Tek, Havoc, Madlib, MF DOOM, DJ Quick, Dr. Dre, Warren G (<<<so underrated):mad: and 9th Wonder
30. Honorable Mention(s)? w/o my pops teaching me the basics i would never be able to do none of this.
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? PETE ROCK
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? "May-December" Mos Def
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? "May-December" Mos Def, "Give Up the Goods" Mobb Deep/ Havoc, "2nd Childhood" Nas.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? don't really know...
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? don't really know, either...

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? :ohmy::gag:"****!!!" then i made more:yes:
37. Ever been beat-jacked? nah, not yet :dry:
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? iono..DJ Teknik
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? :yes:
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? try to forget it so when i come back and listen to it after :smoker: i can be like, "wow, i made that!?"
41. What did you do before you started producing? listen to music ALOT,
42. Signed or unsigned?
43. Produced for a major artist? who? not yet..:blush:
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? my pops, and my pops homie that lives around the way and people (listeners, audience)
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? depends how much time i put into it and how much it makes sense, if i been ****'n w/ it for a minute or it sounds alrite and is missing something i'll save it for another day.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? all criticism, was constructive...it is.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? an hour to a day sometimes a week or more, really all depends on what i'm doing w/ the beat.
48. What do you normally start with?
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 15-20 ones i ****'d w/ seriously and could sell, but i got about 50-80 counting all the ones i did over time.
50. Where can we check out your work at? (see signature)

PEACE:king::smoker:

[DJ TEKNIK]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Patrick-Joseph R. Wilburn
2. Name you go by: NativeSon
3. Age: 19
4. Location: Tukwila (SEATTLE), Washington
5. How'd you come up with your alias? i really liked the book:smoker:
6. Crews or Affiliations? none
7. How long have you been producing for? summer after 8th grade before freshman year (2002) to present.
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Reason, Recycle
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Reason
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Reason, Recycle, and a Axiom 49 (midi keyboard)
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Reason
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Recycle
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? CD- Turntables then and or Pro-Tools
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? none really..
15. Which do you need to learn more? ALL
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both, depends on the mood i'm in.
17. Chopping or looping? both but i have ALOT to learn
18. Favorite tempo range? 88-100
19. Play any instruments fluently? Live Drums and some piano
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: AZ, Naz,
21. Describe your style in 3 words:
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) , congradulate, critique and or ignore.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Go-Go
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? iono...(see #16)
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Horns, Rhodes, Roland 808
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Roland 808 (how it's HEAVILY abused in today's pop-rap scene:thumbsdow)
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? the chorus, gets me in that mode. prolly cuz it's the last thing i do.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? i would play some keys over them but i'm a remedial keys player.
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? JDilla(RIP), PETE ROCK, Dj Prmier, Just Blaze, Kurtis Mantronik, Large Proffesor, Hi-Tek, Havoc, Madlib, MF DOOM, DJ Quick, Dr. Dre, Warren G (<<<so underrated):mad: and 9th Wonder
30. Honorable Mention(s)? w/o my pops teaching me the basics i would never be able to do none of this.
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? PETE ROCK
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? "May-December" Mos Def
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? "May-December" Mos Def, "Give Up the Goods" Mobb Deep/ Havoc, "2nd Childhood" Nas.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? don't really know...
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? don't really know, either...
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? :ohmy::gag:"****!!!" then i made more:yes:
37. Ever been beat-jacked? nah, not yet :dry:
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? iono..DJ Teknik
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? :yes:
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? try to forget it so when i come back and listen to it after :smoker: i can be like, "wow, i made that!?"
41. What did you do before you started producing? listen to music ALOT,
42. Signed or unsigned?
43. Produced for a major artist? who? not yet..:blush:
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? my pops, and my pops homie that lives around the way and people (listeners, audience)
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? depends how much time i put into it and how much it makes sense, if i been ****'n w/ it for a minute or it sounds alrite and is missing something i'll save it for another day.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? all criticism, was constructive...it is.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? an hour to a day sometimes a week or more, really all depends on what i'm doing w/ the beat.
48. What do you normally start with?
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 15-20 ones i ****'d w/ seriously and could sell, but i got about 50-80 counting all the ones i did over time.
50. Where can we check out your work at? (see signature)
PEACE:king::smoker:


:ohmy:

Your 19? You make real dope beats at your age..

[Big Jo]

props to everyone who filled it out so far, i got it off someones my space

[Lone Wolf]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: R. Miller
2. Name you go by: Misery
3. Age: 29 (in 2 weeks)
4. Location: Brooklyn, NY
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Because of how moody my beats sound….plus it just sounds DOPE
6. Crews or Affiliations? Loosely affiliated with Black Marketing, a crew out of Long Island
7. How long have you been producing for? About 7 years (very seriously the last 4)
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Acid Pro 2.0
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Reason 3.0/Recycle 2.1/Adobe Audition 3/Radium49 Keyboard Controller/AKAI MPD24
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Reason 3.0
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Adobe Audition 3
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Just got my hands on Pro Tools 7.3 M-Powered…wanna get good with that & Nuendo 3
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Recycle 2.1.
15. Which do you need to learn more? Reason 3.0, AKAI MPD24
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Samples faithfully….venturing now into working from scratch
17. Chopping or looping? Chopping all day!! BUT, if a loop is THAT DOPE ill rock with it
18. Favorite tempo range? 89-93 bpm range
19. Play any instruments fluently? Not anymore….used to play piano
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Cormega, Ras Kass, Nas, Inspectah Deck
21. Describe your style in 3 words: MOODY, soulful, hard-hitting
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Relax, bob their head, put their screwface on…
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Definitely wanna get into R&B
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Dat Casio sounding, clap/snap BULLSH!T
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Violins, singing wails, a hard ass snare
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Claps, finger snaps, corny ass Atari-like synth sound (i.e. D4L)
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Digging and chopping the sample
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? The bassline (or lack thereof)
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? RZA (no. 1 all-time favorite), DJ Premier, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Dilla, Buckwild, DJ Muggs
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? RZA, 9th Wonder
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Wow…..”Triumph” by RZA
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?
- Big Pun’s ‘Beware’
- Little Brother’s “Not Enough” (off Minstrel Show)
- Busta Rhymes’ “Show Me What You Got” by J Dilla
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Criminology!!!
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Black Moon’s “I Gotcha Opin remix”
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? Yup….apartment got burgularized and computer was stolen.
how did you react? Like a ****in MADMAN.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not that I know of….but it can happen any day now since those f@gs stole my sh!t!
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? My man Rob U of Black Marketing….
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? No question!
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Have it on repeat for a while, drink a beer
41. What did you do before you started producing? Play ball
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? No, not yet. who?
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Can’t really say; basically taught myself
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it, might add to it or change something…if it sits too long w/out me touching it it’s gone.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you received as a beginner?
“Bass notes are not in tune with the sample”.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 30 - 45 mins.
48. What do you normally start with? Sample (used to be drums)
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Wow….about 100
50. Where can we check out your work at? Check my signature below....
PEACE!!!

[FrostBite]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name:
2. Name you go by: J. Preston
3. Age: 24
4. Location: Minneapolis
5. How'd you come up with your alias? My real name
6. Crews or Affiliations? Been working on an album for a group called Fame (if any of you know Sixer from SOHH, it's his group)...look out for the album
7. How long have you been producing for? About a year and a half

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Mostly software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL7, Reason 3.0, Acid 3.0, M-Audio Radium 49
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL7
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? None really
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Whatever I can get my hands on
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? I think there's always room to keep learning more
15. Which do you need to learn more? See previous answer

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Either
17. Chopping or looping? Whatever sounds good
18. Favorite tempo range? Depends
19. Play any instruments fluently? Not really...I'm ok playing drums
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Depends on the beat
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Listen to it
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Love them, haha
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Pop, R&B
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I don't want to limit myself
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? I dunno, strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Anything off-key
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Melody
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? Not quite sure

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Just Blaze, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, DJ Quik, Danja, Kno
30. Honorable Mention(s)?
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Just Blaze
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Hmmm, thats tough...I don't think I can just pick one
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Fabolous - "Breathe", Puffy - "Victory", Nas - "Nas Is Like"
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? I dunno...maybe "Hypnotize" or "What You Know"
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? "93 'Til Infinity"

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Nah
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Nope
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Haven't collabed with any producers yet
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Of course
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Listen to it over and over
41. What did you do before you started producing? Was a regular guy...still am
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? I wish
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Myself...just messing around with stuff
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it, maybe I can flip it differently later on...plus, you never know who's gonna like it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? Just keep grinding and learning
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? Hard to say...I usually start a beat, save it and come back to it later
48. What do you normally start with? Sample or the melody
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? No idea...a whole gang of unfinished ones
50. Where can we check out your work at? http://www.myspace.com/jprestonproductions

[illwittdeez]

props to everyone who filled it out so far, i got it off someones my space

that's funny cause I just put it up on mine in a blog

[bigmanharris]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Dyshaun Harris
2. Name you go by: Big Man and Thuggie Fresh
3. Age: 28
4. Location: Atl
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Big Man was given to me at birth. Thuggie Fresh is just some shyt I came up with. Brizzles love to call me Thuggie!
6. Crews or Affiliations? My boy Antowaun, CTT(Cross Tha Track) and my cousin JAB.
7. How long have you been producing for? off and on for 3 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? software, but trying to incorporate hardware
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL Studio 4 and an HP desktop
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL Studio 4(i'm sticking with it.), a 76 key Casio(which I can't play), Waves Diamond 5(never used), Cool Edit, and other shyt I don't use.
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL Studio
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? my Keyboard
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? a bass guitar
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? none
15. Which do you need to learn more? all

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? from scratch, but would like to learn to sample.
17. Chopping or looping? looping I guess.
18. Favorite tempo range? 160(i'm a chill type dude, but high energy tracks get me hype.)
19. Play any instruments fluently? hell naw
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Someone innovative and versatile
21. Describe your style in 3 words: off the wall
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) get crunk, nod there heads, start bouncing, etc....
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? rock, R&B, Soul, Spoken Word
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? none
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? bass guitar or that BOOM!!
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? cheap instrument sounds
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? drums
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? better melodies(my shyt would be awesome then)

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Mannie Fresh, DJ Toomp, Pimp C, Kanye, Just Blaze, Zaytoven, Dame Grease, T-Mixx, Ski, Dungeon Family, Outkast, BBTP, DJ Paul and Juicy J, Dr Dre, Shawty Redd, Bink, The Legendary Trackster, Shondrae/Bangladesh, Don Cannon, Primo, Timbo, 8Ball and MJG, Lil Jon, Johnny J, and local old school ATL producers like LA Sno, DJ Smurf aka Beat-n-azz bka Mr Collipark and DJ Kizzy Rock, etc...
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Danja
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Andre 3000
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Ha- Mannie Fresh(I hated it at first. but it is so off the wall and fonky)
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Thriller, Atomic Dog, Sexual Eruption
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Lil Jon- Bia Bia
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Devin Tha Dude - Do What The Fukk You Wanna Do

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Yes, I was depressed for a while. It took me months before I even reinstalled Fruity Loops on my computer. I'm still mad and that was like 04 or 05
37. Ever been beat-jacked? naw, but I jacked my homeboy melody and he jealous I made that shyt hot.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? my boy Dub don't like to colab, but me and my boy Antowaun will be bouncing ideas soon. Thats it.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? I used to. No more
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? save it and put it on cd to listen to in my car
41. What did you do before you started producing? shyt, lived life
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? naw, hopefully my cousin JAB makes it big.
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? no one. I learned from trial and error
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? where are the other sounds?(it was all that BOOM!)
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 20 minutes
48. What do you normally start with? either drums or some unique sound
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? maybe a good 20 complete beats, over 75 total
50. Where can we check out your work at? I don't have a site, but I can zshare it on request.

[bigmanharris]

9. Fruity Loops 4 (Which I still use over 6 & 7 :laugh:)

FL 4 is a classic! WE got similar tastes as far as that and musically.

[Aje]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Dyshaun Harris
2. Name you go by: Big Man and Thuggie Freshhaha, that's rich!

[Drumkitz]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: M. White
2. Name you go by: Seige
3. Age: 26
4. Location: Los Angeles
5. How'd you come up with your alias? I use to be a battle rapper back in high school
6. Crews or Affiliations? 1500/Frontline Boyz
7. How long have you been producing for? Since 88 professionaly since '99

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Both
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Casio CTK 660
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? MPC 3000, Triton Studio, Reasons 4.0
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Korg Triton Studio
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Roland Fantom
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Logic 8 pro
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Triton Studio
15. Which do you need to learn more? Logic Pro 8

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both
17. Chopping or looping? Prefer Chopping unless the loop is hot!!
18. Favorite tempo range? Well I use double time so anywhere between 170-230
19. Play any instruments fluently? Does Keyboards count??
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Redman
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Different, Bangin', Monstracity
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) all of the above
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Pop
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Folk, Bluegrass...lol (no disrespect)
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Strings
826. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? 808's/909's (but it brings me checks)
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? The Drums/Patterns
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? Well the Triton has sucky soundin rhodes so thas about it.. The rhode sounds

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dr. Dre, Rocwilder, Bink!, Just Blaze,Timbaland, Erick Sermon, Neptunes, Dj Quik
30. Honorable Mention(s)? needles, Havoc
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? DR. DRE hands down..(mixing lessons)
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? between All About the Benjamins and HOVI Baby
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? All I Need(jay-Z Blueprint), You Dont Know My Name(Alicia Keys) and One in a Million (Aaliyah)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Looka Here(Rich Boy)
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Bring Me Down(kanye West featuring Brandy)

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Not ones I wanted
37. Ever been beat-jacked? No
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Bink!
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Yeap, Sleep t0o!!!
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Dump in Protools
41. What did you do before you started producing? Smoke a cig and crack open a beer!!!..lol
42. Signed or unsigned? Both/ Non exclusive
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Tyrese, Busta Rhymes, Murs, David Banner, Lil Wayne, Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, Freeway few others
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Tyrese
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Depends if I truly hate it? Delete mode all day.. If its questionable save it..
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? You use too much treble!!! LoL..
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? Depends on mode anywhere between 20-1hr to maybe even 2 days. perfection is key
48. What do you normally start with? No set thing.. could be hi hat one time could be a melody the next track it all depends on the mood
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? uuumm.. over 2,000
50. Where can we check out your work at? Myspace.com/Seigemusic Myspace.com/Seigemusicpt2 Myspace.com/dottda

[STRIKE-WUN]

*** BASIC INFO ***

1. Real Name: Terrion G

2. Name you go by: Strike-Wun

3. Age: 24

4. Location: Chicago/Atlanta

5. How'd you come up with your alias? I was given this name because i sucked at baseball/piggy

6. Crews or Affiliations? JCT boys/Junction

7. How long have you been producing for? Since 2002

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***

8. Hardware or Software? Software, hardware if ya include my midi keyboard

9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Fruity Loops 3

10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Reason 3, Fruity Loops 5, Axom MIDI 25

11. Which piece or program is your favorite? loving reason

12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? reason pisses me off too

13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? cubase

14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? fruity loops

15. Which do you need to learn more? reason


*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***

16. Samples or from scratch? both

17. Chopping or looping? both

18. Favorite tempo range? 70 or 90bpm

19. Play any instruments fluently? nah

20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: twista

21. Describe your style in 3 words: outside the box

22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) either chill or headbang

23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? alt-rock

24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? snap beats

25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? love strings

26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? i use/love everything, anything can sound good if used right

27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? intro

28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? no idea

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***

29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dr.Dre, Kayne West, Primo, Just Blaze, Neptunes, Timbo, Swizz Beatz, Rza, Alchemist, Havoc, 9th Wonder

30. Honorable Mention(s)? Timberland

31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Timberland

32. What's your favorite beat of all time? 2pac No More Pain

33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Come Thru [Styles P & Nore], Nas is Like, 2pac No More Pain

34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? ruff ryders anthem use to make me wild out, matter of fact, a lot to swizz beats tracks use to make me wild out

35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? memphis bleek/9th wonder - smoke the pain away

*** RANDOM ***

36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yep, made more

37. Ever been beat-jacked? yes

38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? never collab'd

39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? yep

40. What do you do once you finish a beat? in my mind, i never finish

41. What did you do before you started producing? construct the beat in my head first

42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned

43. Produced for a major artist? who? nope

44. Who did you learn the most from personally? no one

45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save it, there have been plenty of times that ive sold beats to artist that i thought was wack as hell, whats wack to you maybe creative to another person

46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? cant remember

47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? depends, there is no set time, sometimes i finish a whole beat with 20 min, and some takes me a couple of days

48. What do you normally start with? synth/sample then drums

49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? now, about 50, all time, around 300

50. Where can we check out your work at? http://www.myspace.com/strikewun

[Casso Dinero]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: A. Wright
2. Name you go by: Picasso
3. Age: 18
4. Location: Thorn City
5. How'd you come up with your alias? My sketching abilities
6. Crews or Affiliations? Aniyalataz, SEM, TNE, Masterpiece Productions
7. How long have you been producing for? A year

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Garageband
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Garageband
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Garageband
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Garageband
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? I want to try Fruity Loops
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Song and beat structuring, drum sampling, mixing(kinda), music arangment(kinda)
15. Which do you need to learn more? Mixing, BPM's, e.t.c.

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? 80
19. Play any instruments fluently? Trumpet(used to), Piano
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Cool Nutz, E-40, Jay-Z
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Soulful, Raw, interesting
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? Soulful, Relaxing, and wild(sounds corny)
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B, little bit of Rock
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do?Techno or Super Crunk beats
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Bass, Piano, Drums, e.t.c.
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Depends on what kind of beat I'm Making
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Sampling and experimenting with the instruments.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? The drums

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dr. Dre, Dilla, Daz, Quik, Alchemist, Sir Jinx, Boogiemen and Ice Cube(Ice Cube's Death Certificate), The Bomb Squad, Kanye, Just Blaze, RZA and Wu Elements, Primo, Mr. Porter, Mel Man, Eminem, Erick Sermon, Bosco, Rick Rock, Large Pro, The Neptunes, Lil Jon, Timbaland, 9th Wonder, Havoc, Madlib, MF DOOM, Warren G e.t.c.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Anyone I forgot to name on the last question
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Dr.Dre, DJ Quik, and Dilla
32. What's your favorite beat of all time?
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Jada - We Gon' Make It
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Slum Village - Reunion

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Nope
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Nope, hope not!
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Dilla, e.t.c.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Yep
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? I go back and tweak some things on it
41. What did you do before you started producing? Spent time doing art(drawing)
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Dre, Dilla, and Quik
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Kept it(I might go back and fix it(If I can find it)
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? Work on the mixing, beat structure, and drums.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? Day or two.
48. What do you normally start with? Sample or drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 200(most of them are not finished)
50. Where can we check out your work at?
here's my page:http://www.myspace.com/ghettopicasso

[enfluential]

BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Aaron Funke (pronounced funky, yes its my real last name, and ive heard everything you can come up with, but you can try lol)
2. Name you go by: Enfluential
3. Age: 21
4. Location: Murray, Ky by way of Portage, IN
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Just thought of it lol
6. Crews or Affiliations? none
7. How long have you been producing for? seriously about 2 yrs messed around for about 2 before that
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Ejay lol
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Fl 3.5, Fl 7, mpd 16, cheap yamaha keyboard as midi controller, roland sp-404, mad drunmkits and a couple plugins
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? fl 3.5:blush:
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? sp- 404
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Some crazy plugins
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? fl
15. Which do you need to learn more? need to learn to play keys and other instruments
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? 80 - 90 bpm
19. Play any instruments fluently? nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: im versatile i think i could make a beat to suit anyone
21. Describe your style in 3 words: versatile, unique, me lol
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) all of the above depending on the beat
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? i would like to try everything
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? n/a
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? some nice piano ****s
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? cheesy ass synths
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? intro
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be?
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? dre, primo, just blaze, kanye, timbo
30. Honorable Mention(s)? too many to name
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? dre and timbo
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? way too hard
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? ''
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? next episode or its murda (if thats the name of that joint with jigga, ja and dmx)
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? luven me
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? nope got an external hd just in case lol
37. Ever been beat-jacked? nah
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? never collabed with anyone
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? sometimes
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? see, my main problem is not finishing beats, prolly why ive never sold one:sad:
41. What did you do before you started producing? attempted to rap:laugh:
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? i wish
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? nobody personally
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? delete and then wish i hadnt later:laugh:
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? what the **** is this ****?
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? sometimes it just falls into place, sometimes ill try at something all day long
48. What do you normally start with? if i sample i start with that, if original then drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? prolly 175
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/therealenfluential
www.soundclick.com/enfluential

[mokoreansilk]

1. Real Name: Ron
2. Name you go by: Boogeyman of Boogeyman Productionz
3. Age: 26
4. Location: AL/GA/PA
5. How'd you come up with your alias? KC and the sunshine band
6. Crews or Affiliations? Green is Good Ent./D.I.E.-Deep Impacet Ent.
7. How long have you been producing for? 3yrs

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? soft
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? no name keyboard
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? fl studio 7xxl
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? fl
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? n/a
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Roland Fantom x8/MPC 4000
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? fl
15. Which do you need to learn more? everything else

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? 120-180
19. Play any instruments fluently? nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: all
21. Describe your style in 3 words: brilliant,amazing,incredible
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) all of the above
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? all
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? n/a
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? orchestra sounds/instruments
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? love em all
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? all
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? dunno

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? myself,and all the greats
30. Honorable Mention(s)?
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? amadeus
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? too hard
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? 50 cent many men/shook ones pt 2/elevaters outkast
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? any beat by swizz
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? dilla

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yes-upset but kept my cool
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yes
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? elon
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? yes
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? flow to it in my head
41. What did you do before you started producing? rap
42. Signed or unsigned? un
43. Produced for a major artist? who? yes-hitman sammy sam
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? my father
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save it then comeback to it and blaze it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? use better quality sounds
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 5 minutes to come up wit da idea 20 more to execute it fully.
48. What do you normally start with? melody
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? over a thousand
50. Where can we check out your work at? jus type boogeyman productionz in ya search bar or click on my sig.

[illwittdeez]

1. Real Name: Ron
2. Name you go by: Boogeyman of Boogeyman Productionz
3. Age: 26
4. Location: AL/GA/PA
5. How'd you come up with your alias? KC and the sunshine band
6. Crews or Affiliations? Green is Good Ent./D.I.E.-Deep Impacet Ent.
7. How long have you been producing for? 3yrs
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? soft
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? no name keyboard
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? fl studio 7xxl
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? fl
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? n/a
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Roland Fantom x8/MPC 4000
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? fl
15. Which do you need to learn more? everything else
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? 120-180
19. Play any instruments fluently? nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: all
21. Describe your style in 3 words: brilliant,amazing,incredible
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) all of the above
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? all
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? n/a
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? orchestra sounds/instruments
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? love em all
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? all
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? dunno
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? myself,and all the greats
30. Honorable Mention(s)?
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? amadeus
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? too hard
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? 50 cent many men/shook ones pt 2/elevaters outkast
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? any beat by swizz
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? dilla
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yes-upset but kept my cool
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yes
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? elon
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? yes
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? flow to it in my head
41. What did you do before you started producing? rap
42. Signed or unsigned? un
43. Produced for a major artist? who? yes-hitman sammy sam
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? my father
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save it then comeback to it and blaze it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? use better quality sounds
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 5 minutes to come up wit da idea 20 more to execute it fully.
48. What do you normally start with? melody
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? over a thousand
50. Where can we check out your work at? jus type boogeyman productionz in ya search bar or click on my sig.

yeah man I was just checkin some of your stuff nice I,m feelin that lochness monster

[mokoreansilk]

yeah man I was just checkin some of your stuff nice I,m feelin that lochness monster
thanks yo I checked out ya soundclick page and those remixes are dope that blue magic remix2 beat is hot.

[TheBlackIntellectual]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Tobi Smith
2. Name you go by: T.A.S.K.
3. Age: 18
4. Location: Silver Spring Maryland
5. How'd you come up with your alias? My Initials (im african my name is longer lol)
6. Crews or Affiliations? nah
7. How long have you been producing for? 2 and a half years
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL 5 Cool Edit
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL 5, Adobe Audition, HyperSonic, MiniMoog V, Sony Acid
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL5
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Kord Legacy Edition VST (Great sounds, latency sucks)
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? One I'll pay for lol MPC2000
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL5
15. Which do you need to learn more? Acid
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Looping
18. Favorite tempo range? 83-88
19. Play any instruments fluently? Alto Saxophone
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Jay-Z, Common
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Smooth, Soulful, Hip-Hop
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Nod your head
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? dont know
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Horns
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? dont know
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Chorus
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be?
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? DJ Premier, RZA, Just Blaze, Alchemist, Kanye West
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Dr. Dre, Q-Tip, Ski
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Just Blaze
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Pete Rock - T.R.O.Y, A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation, Prodigy - Keep it Thoro
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Jay-Z - U Don't Know, Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell, Rich Boy - Throw Some D's
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Onyx - Slam
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Electric Relaxation
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? nah
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Yes, an artist tried to take my beat without paying
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? n/a
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? always
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? listen to it a thousand times
41. What did you do before you started producing? listen to a ton of hip hop
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? nah
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? myself, one of my friends
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? delete it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? keep making beats
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 3 hours
48. What do you normally start with? samples
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? total about 80
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/taskproductions

[TurbulentMonk]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Troy Mclure
2. Name you go by: Monk/Pasteur
3. Age: 22
4. Location: Montreal
5. How'd you come up with your alias? lol, it's been so long i don't even remember
6. Crews or Affiliations? Komité
7. How long have you been producing for? couple of years
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Reason/synth/Cool Edit.
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL 3
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? #8
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Reason
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? a sound card and monitors
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? none
15. Which do you need to learn more? everything but mostly Reason
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? depends on the mood, sometimes i do everything from scratcy, sometimes everything sampled, sometimes i blend
17. Chopping or looping? i tend to chop for timing purposes
18. Favorite tempo range? lately i go around 120
19. Play any instruments fluently?no
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: DMX?
21. Describe your style in 3 words: gritty/clean/me
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) lol, all of the above
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? House/electro
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? i would try whatever
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? drums, bass
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? no particular sound.
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? the bridge or the part where it climaxes when there is one
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? i don't get it. i know i need to work on my mixing
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? changes everyday. right now it's between Toomp and Kanye. but if we're talking all time it's the usual suspects (Rza, Primo, Dre, Timbo)
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Just Blaze, Organized Noize, Andre.
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? maybe Andre
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? 93 Til Infinity
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? 93 til infinity, What You Know About that, Ain't Nothing but a G Thang.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? What You Know about That
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Doggy Dog World
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? no just a couple of beats, was pissed for a couple of days, life goes on.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? no
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Tone E. Scott
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? sometimes but i make it up (lol)
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? find someone who will listen to it.
41. What did you do before you started producing? beat my dikk
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? not yet
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Myself (not trying to be cocky but i learned a lot about my own style if that makes any sense)
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? watch the volumes
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? a week
48. What do you normally start with? drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 50
50. Where can we check out your work at?here

[FrostBite]

50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/taskproductions

Just checked out your tracks. That Showdown beat is real dope.

[JackNickelz]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Dan
2. Name you go by: Jack Nickelz
3. Age: 31
4. Location: Hartford, CT.
5. How'd you come up with your alias? My Fav. Actor
6. Crews or Affiliations? Forgotten Soulz, Shattered Iconz
7. How long have you been producing for? 4 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? MPC 2000XL
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL Studio & Adobe Audition
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? MPC will always be my fav.
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? N/A
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Probley get another MPC
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? Both
15. Which do you need to learn more? FL Studio

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? 94 - 98
19. Play any instruments fluently? Piano
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: I can work with any style of artist
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Updated Old Skool
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) If you are an emcee, you would start to write. Others give me the nod factor
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B, Reggae and Pop
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I'm open to make all types of money and to do that you gotta work all styles
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Some good strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? The strange spacey sounds
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Breakdowns and bridges
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? N/A

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Justblaze, Pete Rock, Primo, Kanye & The hitmen
30. Honorable Mention(s)? 9th Wonda, Ro. Blvd, Erick Sermon
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Justblaze
32. What's your favorite beat of all time?
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? "Show Me What Cha Got", "I Can't Wait" & "So Whatcha Saying"
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? "All About The Benjamins"
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? "Let Me Ride"

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? Yes, my original harddrive crashed on me with nearly 200 beats on it. Damn near started crying.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not yet...
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? My boy Tony Benjaminz and Doc Vaporz
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? All the time
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Plug my studio headphones and turn the volume and let the beat run, see if it has the nod factor
41. What did you do before you started producing? DJing & MCing
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? Nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Tony Benjaminz, taught me how to make beats
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it. Because you don't like a artist may love and want to use.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? Switch up your drum patterns
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 10 - 15 minutes
48. What do you normally start with? The sample or sounds
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Overall 600, including the 200 that I have lost
50. Where can we check out your work at? Myspace.com/jacknickelz

[bigpoppa36]

*** BASIC INFO ***
3. Age: 16
7. How long have you been producing for? 1 year

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? reason 3 but id love an mpc2500
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? reason 3
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? reason 3, mpd, oxygen 61, 2 technic sl 1200s
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? mpd w/ reason 3
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? reason 3
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? mpc2500
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? everything i own
15. Which do you need to learn more? mastering

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? samples only
17. Chopping or looping? chopping if the loop can be made to sound better
18. Favorite tempo range? 93-97
19. Play any instruments fluently? drums
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: nas
21. Describe your style in 3 words: soul, funk, jazzy
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) nostalgia
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? bhangra
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? dirty south & general radio ****
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? piano and vocals
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? synth (the way its used now in music is ****ing gay)
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? the hook obviously
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? intro - put in some funny samples or some gay ****

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? dj premier
30. Honorable Mention(s)? j dilla
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? j dilla
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? t.r.o.y.
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? t.r.o.y., the format, memory lane
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? not hip hop so i wont bother
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? too many to mention

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? no i save my work
37. Ever been beat-jacked? nope
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? don't know any
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? no
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? listen to it and up it to my ipod
41. What did you do before you started producing? homework
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? nobody
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? nobody
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? delete it
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? yet to post my **** online so no constructive critisim
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 30-45 mins
48. What do you normally start with? the melody obviously who the **** starts w/ drums or bass?
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 15-20 (im really busy)
50. Where can we check out your work at? my library

[TheBlackIntellectual]

Just checked out your tracks. That Showdown beat is real dope.

thanks homie, im feelin your tracks too

[ThaGovernor]

BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: James
2. Name you go by: The James Experience...Roc Tha Governor
3. Age: 24
4. Location: De
5. How'd you come up with your alias? both come from Jimi Hendrix
6. Crews or Affiliations? TSK
7. How long have you been producing for? off/on 4 years
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Some kind of Roland Drum machine..wasnt mine
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Live, FL..Few others
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? none
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Live
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Pro TOols
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL
15. Which do you need to learn more? everything
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? Chopping..always
18. Favorite tempo range? 77-85
19. Play any instruments fluently?na
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Joe Buddens
21. Describe your style in 3 words: eclectic, hard, emotional
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) nod
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? rock/dance/reggae whatevver
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? techno
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Saws synths
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? whistles
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Verse
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? not sure
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? SaLaam REmi
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Dame Grease
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Salaam Remi
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? too many to mention..But For Current music Flashing Lights
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Why u dont love me no more--jim jones..flashing lights--kanye.. Hovi baby--jayz
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? ANTE UP!--MOP
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Jazzybelle-OUTKAST
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yea..no reaction
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yea man
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? drummers..i like live drums..other producers my man chuck
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? sometimes
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? avoid mixing it
41. What did you do before you started producing? sketch/draw..completely lost that talent tho
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? na
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? me
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? delete
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? sounds to choppy
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 3 hrs
48. What do you normally start with? chopping sample or simple melody
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Only about 40 that id let anyone here..i just started back in august from 2 year lay off..and i delete alot
50. Where can we check out your work at? mysace.com/thejamesexperience

[hicee24]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: C.T.
2. Name you go by: One-O-One/101
3. Age: 24
4. Location: North Carolina
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Fate
6. Crews or Affiliations? Black Diamond Family, The MEC, Nxlevel Music Group
7. How long have you been producing for? About 9 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Both
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Zoom 123
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL Studio, Cool Edit, Motif ES Rack, Oxygen 8 Keyboard, Turntables.
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL Studio
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Oxygen 8 Keyboard
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Final Scratch
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL Studio
15. Which do you need to learn more? Motif ES Rack

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both. Perfer Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? Any
19. Play any instruments fluently? Nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Young Buck
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Epic, Soulful, Progressive.
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Nod they head and/or give me dap.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Pop
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I dont limit myself
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Brass
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? 80s synths
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? The melody
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? I want my Motif ES rack to directly port sounds into FL Studio.
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? DJ Premier, Timbaland, Marley Marl,No ID, Pete Rock, J Dilla, D Dot/The Hitmen/Puffy, Ski, Beatminerz, Kanye, Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, David Banner, Just Blaze, Alchemist, DJ Paul and Juicy J, Pimp C, Lil Jon.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Barry White
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Kanye West.
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? I Can't say
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? "T.R.O.Y.", "One Eleven"(damn u Dilla), "You Know What It is"(Shawty Redd)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? "Stop Being Greedy"
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? "One Eleven"

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? I just stopped making beats for a long time until got over it. I lost all my sessions, but still had the mixdowns. I was highly pissed.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not that I know of.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Will.I.Am, Raphael Saadiq
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Always
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? I listen to it for a good minute and work on the next joint. After 3 solid joints I Drive in my whip, listen and think about ideas.
41. What did you do before you started producing? I used to Rap. Freehand draw. Still do both. Rap alil' less now tho.
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned unfortunately.
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Never. Hopefully I will one day..
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Im self taught. No mentor. I learned the hard way.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it. People like the stuff I dont like.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? "Ur beats sound like a videogame. U need better sounds"
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 1 Hour...or 4 hours.
48. What do you normally start with? The cuts of the sample. Or the main sound of the melody in my head.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Over 1000.
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/oneoonemusic

[Big Jo]

go giants

[lildap]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name:Konstantin Jones
2. Name you go by:Kay Be
3. Age:20
4. Location:All Around The World
5. How'd you come up with your alias?I dont even know...
6. Crews or Affiliations?Real Dough Records(CEO),Ghetto And Proud,Diplomat Records,Paper Chasers and more.phily wud up!
7. How long have you been producing for?2-3 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software?Hardware and Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever?FL Studio
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use?FL Studio,Cool Edit Pro,Pro Tools,keyboards....
11. Which piece or program is your favorite?FL Studio(**** it)
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most?
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get?I dont need nothing else.
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out?
15. Which do you need to learn more?Mastering

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch?Samples
17. Chopping or looping?Both
18. Favorite tempo range?88
19. Play any instruments fluently?keys,guitar
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats:I could work with anybody...so holla!
21. Describe your style in 3 words:
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.)smoke haze,drink beer
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in?RnB
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do?huh?I do what I do and thats what I do!huh?lol
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most?brass,heavy guitars
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most?
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most?everything.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be?I wouldnt

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)?Just Blaze,Kanye West,Premo,Pate Rock,Rick Rubin and me...for real
30. Honorable Mention(s)?
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from?nobody's...my brain works great
32. What's your favorite beat of all time?damn...to many to count.
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?hmm...PSA(jigga),Dipset Anthem,Jesus Walk...
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most?Dipset Anthem
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most?Hypnotize

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react?no comment please
37. Ever been beat-jacked?I don't think so....
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with?1 of my peoples...
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing?hell yeah
40. What do you do once you finish a beat?roll a blunt,start workin on the next one
41. What did you do before you started producing?I really was a great bball player...damn!
42. Signed or unsigned?keep your eyes open
43. Produced for a major artist? who?yall gon hear my ish real soon
44. Who did you learn the most from personally?
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it?save it...
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner?
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat?20 minutes
48. What do you normally start with?sample choppin,loopin
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal?1000
50. Where can we check out your work at?myspace.com/kaybeazy

[Big Jo]

uppin for those who missed it

[Thirty3 Degrees]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Travis Bickle :smoker:
2. Name you go by: Catalyst
3. Age: 20
4. Location: AZ
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Sitting on the john. N/H
6. Crews or Affiliations? None.
7. How long have you been producing for? Made my first "beat" when I was 17.
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software.
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL Studio.
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL Studio, Reason, M Audio 49 Key Midi Controller
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL Studio.
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason.
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Logic once I get better with the keyboard.
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL Studio.
15. Which do you need to learn more? Reason and the keys...
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? From Scratch. I just started sampling though.
17. Chopping or looping? Looping.
18. Favorite tempo range? 88-92
19. Play any instruments fluently? Nah.
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Eminem, Prodigy, Canibus.
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Motion Picture Shyt.
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Bust their guns.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Scoring Movies.
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Southern. :gag
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Keys, Strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? 808's
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Finding dope voice Intros.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? None.
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dre, Havoc, Focus, Eminem, RZA, Alchemist.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? DJ Quik, Premo, Just Blaze, Kanye
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? RZA's.
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? The Watcher
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Till I Collapse, Born And Raised In Compton, D'Evils.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Ante Up.
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Imagine.
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Just my earlier stuff that wasn't any good.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Nah. Not yet.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Anyone.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? I eat WHILE producing.
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Burn it on a CD.
41. What did you do before you started producing? Played BBall, Video Games.
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned.
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Nope.
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? My dude Ca$e.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Stash it.
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? "Shift your sounds."
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? Depends on the beat.
48. What do you normally start with? Drums.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Around 80.
50. Where can we check out your work at?
http://forums.projectcovo.com/showthread.php?t=1743041

[W_pigpen_M]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Frank Dux
2. Name you go by:Pig Pen
3. Age:20
4. Location: Detroit
5. How'd you come up with your alias? i once hid in an empty dumpster when i was like 15 in order to keep my mom from finding me smoking:confused:
6. Crews or Affiliations? one half of Waste Management
7. How long have you been producing for? 6 years

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Hardware all day
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? pair of stanton turntable, Roland sp-303
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? mpc 2500
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? mpc 2500
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? i hate when people are usin FL studio and you can tell!!!
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? a triton or some other workstation keyboard
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? my mpc is like second nature to me
15. Which do you need to learn more? i want to learn more on Pro Tools

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? samples
17. Chopping or looping? chopping, but sometimes you gotta let a loop rock
18. Favorite tempo range? idc, nothin too fast
19. Play any instruments fluently? i can get by on the keys
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: mainstream dudes that rock over decent beats, 50 cent, the game, etc
21. Describe your style in 3 words: clean, dirty, original
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) they get that "i smell ****!" face
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? i like makin an r&b track here and there
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? club/southern/crunk
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? organs
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? i hate fake pianos
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? playing some chops
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? song rendering on the MPC so i dont have to track **** out

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? alcehmist, preemo, jake one, dj shadow
30. Honorable Mention(s)? just blaze, large professor
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? alchemist or jake one
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? wow...probably alchemist- gotta get down
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? breathe-just blaze, Boom-preemo, gotta get down- alchemist
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? dmx- whats my name
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? dj shadow-midnight in a perfect world

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? i lost a whole batch in jan 07....i switched to JJ OS after that
37. Ever been beat-jacked? not that i know of
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? none yet
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? hell ya, almost skipped my high school graduation
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? start another
41. What did you do before you started producing? dj/skateboarding/tagging
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned at the moment
43. Produced for a major artist? who? none
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? taught everything myself
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? usually delete it
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? "needs a bassline!"
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 10-15 mins possibly less
48. What do you normally start with? drum pattern
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? nearly 1100
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/wastemanagement313 www.myspace.com/pigpen313
__________________

[wilde]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Alec Wilde
2. Name you go by: Wilde
3. Age: 17
4. Location: San Jose, CA
5. How'd you come up with your alias? My last name
6. Crews or Affiliations? Illusive Theory
7. How long have you been producing for? Couple months

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL Studio
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL...
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Imma have to say FL
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? MPK/MPD
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL kinda
15. Which do you need to learn more? Every program

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? 85-93
19. Play any instruments fluently? Guitar
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Blu
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Catchy, Clean, Crisp
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Relax, Smoke
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Trance
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Anything that sounds good
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Fake synth sounds
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Drums, drums, drums...
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? Get a piece of equipment

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Exile, Premier, 9th, and Dilla
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Kanye
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Dilla
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? It Ain't Hard To Tell
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Stillmatic Intro, NY State of Mind pt.2, So(ul) Amazing
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Ante Up, Ruff Ryders, and a bunch of Mac Dre beats lol
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? A bunch of Mac Dre beats lol

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Nope, I'm careful with that
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Yup
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? My boy Optimo
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? I eat while producing
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Listen to it....
41. What did you do before you started producing? Was in the womb
42. Signed or unsigned? UNSIGNED
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Myself
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Decide later
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? Your beats need more depth. Loved that advice
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 30 mins
48. What do you normally start with? Sample
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Like 10 good ones lol
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/illusivetheory Kinda, don't have a beat page

[901cory10]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Cory Todd
2. Name you go by:Cory Todd
3. Age:20
4. Location:Memphis/Murfreesboro Tn
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Real Name
6. Crews or Affiliations? Solo Dolo
7. How long have you been producing for? Like six months or so

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Fl Studio Studio 8/Reason
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever?...Way back in high school i had that MTV generator **** i think it was called lol
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? REason Fl Studio
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Fl STudio
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most?..Old ass PC
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Mpd 32
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out?
15. Which do you need to learn more?

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? depends on the mood
17. Chopping or looping? choping and looping
18. Favorite tempo range? 70-75
19. Play any instruments fluently?
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats:z-ro
21. Describe your style in 3 words:story tellin beats
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) relax
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Pop
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do?....Ill try anything once
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Piano, horns string
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most?
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most?choppin the sample
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be?

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)?Dre, paul and juicy, 9th wonder
30. Honorable Mention(s)?Drumma booy
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from?Dre...drumma boy
32. What's your favorite beat of all time?to many to choose from
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made?Pharcyde Drop, Rich boy- lets get this money. little brother we got now
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most?
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most?

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react?naw
37. Ever been beat-jacked?not that i know of
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? nobody
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing?lol yea
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? listen to it a couple time....move on to the next idea
41. What did you do before you started producing?hoop
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who?not yet...it comin tho
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? my homie i go to school with
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? save it...
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? GOOD DRUMS
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat?depends can bang one out in 30 mins to a hour.....others takes days
48. What do you normally start with?melody
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 50 or so
50. Where can we check out your work at? my space (check the sig)

[Counterclip]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Justin Littaua
2. Name you go by: Counterclip
3. Age: 23
4. Location: Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Got the name bulletproof from playing ball but I thought it was wack... so I thought of some synonyms.
6. Crews or Affiliations? Me, Myself, and I
7. How long have you been producing for? Fukked around since 06 but started to take it serious in 08
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Both but I use more hardware
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL Studio 5
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? MPC 1000 w/ JJ OS 2XL, Triton Classic 61, Reason 4, Logic 8, Audacity
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? MP by far
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason but I still like it
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Studio Monitors
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? MPC
15. Which do you need to learn more? The rest
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Sample
17. Chopping or looping? Chopping
18. Favorite tempo range? 85-95
19. Play any instruments fluently? Hell No
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Whoever's got the most money
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Versatile
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Run away
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B, Neo Soul
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Techno
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Vocals, Pianos
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Autotune
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Chopping
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? Drum Programming and EQ
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dre, Premo, Q-Tip, RZA, Alchemist, Pete Rock, DJ Quik, Madlib, Dilla, Just Blaze
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Marley Marl, Beatminerz, Neptunes, Timbo, Havoc, Exile, Lil Fame, Kanye, Large Pro, Jake One, Diamond D, Battlecat, DJ Pooh, Daz, Lord Finesse, 9th Wonder, Organized Noize, Black Milk, Focus, DJ Khalil, Avila Brothers, Muggs, DJ Kno, Evidence, Marco Polo, Khrysis, Oh No, Johnny J etc. too many to name
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Dre, Premo, RZA, Quicy Jones
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Nas is Like, Supastar, Lil Ghetto Boy (It changes all the time)
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? None. It wouldn't be the same
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Doggy Dogg World, T.R.O.Y., Nothin' But A Cavi Hit, The Symphony, anything from Tribe, Hip Hop (Royce and Dead Prez)
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? The entire Jaylib album
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? I lost them on purpose cause they were garbage
37. Ever been beat-jacked? They're not good enough to be jacked
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? I don't know anyone to collab with
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? No, just delayed them
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Prob sleep cause it takes me the whole day
41. What did you do before you started producing? Been in school, still in school
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Nope
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? A lot of sample based producers, how they chopped, filtered, etc. Youtube is my best friend
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Been deleting but I'll save from now on
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? The entire sh*t's clipping
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? All day
48. What do you normally start with? Kick
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? <10 :smh:
50. Where can we check out your work at? myspace.com/counterclip

[The Nastiest]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: C.T.
2. Name you go by: One-O-One/101
3. Age: 24
4. Location: North Carolina
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Fate
6. Crews or Affiliations? Black Diamond Family, The MEC, Nxlevel Music Group
7. How long have you been producing for? About 9 years
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Both
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Zoom 123
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL Studio, Cool Edit, Motif ES Rack, Oxygen 8 Keyboard, Turntables.
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL Studio
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Oxygen 8 Keyboard
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Final Scratch
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? FL Studio
15. Which do you need to learn more? Motif ES Rack
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Both. Perfer Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Both
18. Favorite tempo range? Any
19. Play any instruments fluently? Nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Young Buck
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Epic, Soulful, Progressive.
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Nod they head and/or give me dap.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Pop
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? I dont limit myself
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Brass
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? 80s synths
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? The melody
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? I want my Motif ES rack to directly port sounds into FL Studio.
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? DJ Premier, Timbaland, Marley Marl,No ID, Pete Rock, J Dilla, D Dot/The Hitmen/Puffy, Ski, Beatminerz, Kanye, Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, David Banner, Just Blaze, Alchemist, DJ Paul and Juicy J, Pimp C, Lil Jon.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Barry White
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Kanye West.
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? I Can't say
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? "T.R.O.Y.", "One Eleven"(damn u Dilla), "You Know What It is"(Shawty Redd)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? "Stop Being Greedy"
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? "One Eleven"
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? I just stopped making beats for a long time until got over it. I lost all my sessions, but still had the mixdowns. I was highly pissed.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Not that I know of.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Will.I.Am, Raphael Saadiq
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Always
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? I listen to it for a good minute and work on the next joint. After 3 solid joints I Drive in my whip, listen and think about ideas.
41. What did you do before you started producing? I used to Rap. Freehand draw. Still do both. Rap alil' less now tho.
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned unfortunately.
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Never. Hopefully I will one day..
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Im self taught. No mentor. I learned the hard way.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it. People like the stuff I dont like.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? "Ur beats sound like a videogame. U need better sounds"
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 1 Hour...or 4 hours.
48. What do you normally start with? The cuts of the sample. Or the main sound of the melody in my head.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? Over 1000.
50. Where can we check out your work at? www.myspace.com/oneoonemusic

U fucc wit Nxlevel? I can't stand them nigqas, even though I'm cool wit half the "lower level" crew, lol

[The Nastiest]

Just realized I never did this, and I'm inda bored, so...


*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Brandon Davis
2. Name you go by: Depends on who I'm talking to. Could be The Nastiest if you know me from these forums, Ocean Spray, Luda if you knew me from college, and a few others girls have given me, lol. I prefer Brandon
3. Age: 26
4. Location: Asheville, NC (been here for a month and this place sucks!), originally from Cleveland, OH
5. How'd you come up with your alias? bc it fits me, in every meaning besides "gross"
6. Crews or Affiliations? none, but I hang wit 20's, and SQ
7. How long have you been producing for? since late '05

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? FL5
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? FL8, Acid, Soundforge, M-Audio monitor, M-audio keystation 64es, IMac 24"
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? FL8
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? FL8
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Logic Express 8
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? m-audio keyboard and monitors. I'm always finding something new in the software programs
15. Which do you need to learn more? mixing, terminology, playing the keyboard and other instruments

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? either or, just depends on where I find inspiration
17. Chopping or looping? usually chopping, but if the loop is that good...
18. Favorite tempo range? 72-96
19. Play any instruments fluently? nope
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: can't pick one bc I try/end up making beats with a bunch of different vibes. I'd love to get someone like Ghost, Ross, Freeway etc. to pick my beats bc they have the best ear for beats so Id take it as a huge compliment
21. Describe your style in 3 words: My, Shyt, Bangs
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Whatever the beat tells them to
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? R&B and film scoring
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? that weird shyt where its just a bunch of sounds and no real recognizable rhythmic patterns and melodies
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Great basslines, hard kicks, clean snares, horns, and strings
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? bagpipes
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? arranging chopped samples or putting a bassline behind a loop
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? I would make FL Mac compatible so I don't need Windows running on my Mac

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? RZA and Dr. Dre
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Just Blaze, kanye (pre-synthesizer crazy, homo era), Neptunes (mainly their non-rap shyt), Timbaland, and recently a lot of west coast producers like Quik, Battlecat, Warren G, Daz, etc.
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Quincy Jones, RZA, Dr. Dre, and that dude who did the score for Star Wars
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? can't call it
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? can't call that either.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Ambitionz Az A Ridah
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Can't Wait - Sleepy Brown & Outkast

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? Ive lost about 700 beats over the course of three hard drive crashes. I was pissed each and every time. And everytime I learn something new to make my beats sound better, i get pissed again bc I can't go back and tweak my old joints
37. Ever been beat-jacked? not that I know of, but I've heard a lot fo samples I've used get used by "mainstream" artists a year or two after I made my beat. Charles Hamilton has done it way too often, so Im not a fan of his anymore.
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? My nigqa Dean is probably the only person Iv'e ever collabed with that I feel like anything productive came out of it.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Meals, Sleep, Tv Shows, but never puszy, lol
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? play it for like two hours straight on my monitors. If it still sounds good, I put it on the ipod and play it on headphones and in my car.
41. What did you do before you started producing? basketball, write rhymes, read, college, drink, club. I still do all that, except I work instead of college
42. Signed or unsigned? Unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Not that I know of, lol
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Honestly, nobody. I learned from these online tutorials and by trying to teach other people how to do shyt.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Save it, then maybe come back and change it up later on,
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? "Damn, you better than ----- already and he's been doing this for years"
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? anywhere from 2-5 hours. then I might come back days later and change it up completely
48. What do you normally start with? melody/sample
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? about 1000, but I'd only let people hear about 300 of them, lol
50. Where can we check out your work at? I got old beats @ myspace.com/darksideoftheson I had a soundclick, but I don't remember the web address. Otherwise look through BC or just holla at me

[illstrick5]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Hakeem Kemp
2. Name you go by: Illstrick5
3. Age: 22
4. Location: Down South
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Air Jordan switch the air to ill
6. Crews or Affiliations? Future homeless emcees
7. How long have you been producing for? Wouldn't call it producing playing around for year or so

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Fl
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? Fl
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? Fl
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Firefox
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? Trigger Finger, Better Mic, Mpc
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? None
15. Which do you need to learn more? Fl

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? Samples
17. Chopping or looping? Chopping
18. Favorite tempo range? 80 to 90 something
19. Play any instruments fluently? No
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Autistic Kids
21. Describe your style in 3 words: Strange Weird Offtilt
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) Try to find the rhythm, run to the bathroom
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? Blues
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? Can't think of
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? Strings, ill ****
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Crying baby sounds
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? Chopping a sample in the slicer
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? Get some pads to make it live.

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)?Madlib, exile, anything thats dope
30. Honorable Mention(s)? That other dude
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Anybody thats found self enlightenment, and reached all their life goals.
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? Changes by time
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Common Faithful, The first ever beat in the world, this one beat i made in my head when i was high **** was sick as ****, can't think.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most?
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? Exile Frequency Modulation

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? My beats suck, but at the time mad.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? Haha
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Myself
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? Rarely unless i'm high
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? Jack off
41. What did you do before you started producing? School, work, chill, life.
42. Signed or unsigned? Un
43. Produced for a major artist? who? Depends on the definition of major.
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? My fam.
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Delete
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? More switches, alot more practice.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? No average depends.
48. What do you normally start with? Sample
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 30 erase from time to time.
50. Where can we check out your work at? Beatclub

[pimpadelic]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Dave McDonald
2. Name you go by: Davey Dave/Daveybeatz
3. Age: 26
4. Location: Australia
5. How'd you come up with your alias? thats just what my boys call me - i can't really seem to come up with anything else tats decent
6. Crews or Affiliations? i got boys from all around Oz, Sydney, Adelaide, NT, one of my boys grew up in Buffalo NY, some of them are affliliated with the top crews in Australia like the Funkoars & ive had some well known MCs spit over my beats
7. How long have you been producing for? on & off since about 2004. at times i haven't had any equipment to produce with & things like that

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? Software but i want an MPC bad
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? i ganked Reason 2.5 from a school in 2004
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? ACID - thats it
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? GarageBand & a turntable. thats what i had when i was making what i feel are my best beats. i hope to get a mac again soon
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? Reason 4 pissed me off because they changed it & i couldnt work with it the way i had done previously
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? i wanna get a Mac again so i can get Garageband again
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? nothing really
15. Which do you need to learn more? everything

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? 100% sample i can't play anything for ****
17. Chopping or looping? a bit of both but at the moment i'm looping more, with GB i was chopping more, the ideas just don't seem to translate at the moment on ACID
18. Favorite tempo range? anywhere from 75-100
19. Play any instruments fluently? no
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Nas, Devin, Scarface, a lot of the beats i make are either laid back or serious type **** not too much happy or club type stuff
21. Describe your style in 3 words: boom bap, sample, vintage
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) nod their head, relax, hopefully drink
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? i've done a couple of RnB type beats but nothing too successfull, i'd like to branch out to that because it's more accesable in Oz at the moment
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? down south beats are just something i can't get, my drums sound wack & IMO overall when i do it it just sounds bad
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? i just love making drums that smack you in the face
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? Bass i can't get the hang of making ****ing basslines
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? chopping the sample & then laying down drums that bang
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? on garageband i'd like to have the ability to timestretch sample like ACID does, thats one thing i love about ACID

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Premo, RZA, Mr. Trials, Dan The Underdog, Prince Paul
30. Honorable Mention(s)? Madlib
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? RZA, everytime i listen to the sample for Wu Tag Aint Nuthin Ta F Wit i think he must be crazy
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? too hard to pick
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Come Clean Premo), Nothing To Give (Kno), Breakadawn (Prince Paul)
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? don't know
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? don't know if it's famous but def See What i Can Pull (Devin The Dude)

*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? just felt sad, start going through a beat-block slump
37. Ever been beat-jacked? not jacked but i've made a number of beats & then heard the same sample used in the same way on a new album by a famous rapper & it pisses me off, sometimes my beat is better IMO
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? i work 98% of the time on my own but i've done a few joints with my boy Dan, we make some cool **** together
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? if i do that i must be on the grog
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? listen to it a bit, if i really like it i keep it on repeat for a while, when i had MCs around i would show them & usually they would take it or write to it then & there
41. What did you do before you started producing? just a big ass fan of Hip Hop music & culture, just living Hip Hop really i dabble in MCing but i sucked & i never had the money to buy some decks
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? no but i sent a beat to Devin that i thought was perfect for him, havent heard aything back yet who?
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? just listening to Dan's beats, hes been producing for years so just hearing the structure of his beats got me up on it, i used to (& still do sometimes) just loop **** up untilt he MCs spit on it then make changes
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? delete usually
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? when i used the same sample as some famous producer & someone said my beat was better
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 30 mins-1hr less if i can transfer what i'm hearing in my head efficiently
48. What do you normally start with? listening to songs for samples
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 200-300 all up
50. Where can we check out your work at? myspace.com/daveybeatz

[Hazalah Hendrixz]

*** BASIC INFO ***
1. Real Name: Berry
2. Name you go by: Hazaduz aka Hazalah Hendrixz aka Hazzy Warhola aka The Hednoddic
3. Age: infinite nah just kidding 32
4. Location: right now San diego but I rep Seattle and Greenville, SC
5. How'd you come up with your alias? The hazaduz moniker is from when i used to rap and someone wanted to battle me but i had no name so i saw this hazardous material sign on the wall and it stuck.
6. Crews or Affiliations? Clickwest Entertainment and the Magnificent Seven
7. How long have you been producing for? dabbling for about 4 years but I played violin for 8 years.
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***
8. Hardware or Software? both
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? a boss dr-5 drum machine.
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? mpc 1000, fl studio 8, roland groovebox mc-306, cheap yamaha keyboard.
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? fl studio.
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? mpc 1000.
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? a nice midi synthesyzer.
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? nothing really i just go with my gut.
15. Which do you need to learn more? mpc 1000
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***
16. Samples or from scratch? both
17. Chopping or looping? both
18. Favorite tempo range? 93-125 (i produce house music also)
19. Play any instruments fluently? i can play the violin but i havent picked one up in like 15 years.
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: probably myself because i think sometimes i'm the only one who gets my stuff or Elzhi.
21. Describe your style in 3 words: weird, percussive, repetitive.
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) most want to freestyle...i only let a select few hear my stuff because i like then i start to hate them cause i nitpick too much.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? west coast deep house, bossa nova, rock.
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? italo disco.
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? rhodes organs
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? pizzacato
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? drums and percussion.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces of equipment, what would it be? mpc i would make more user friendly
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***
29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Dilla, dj quik, black milk,doc dre, kanye, timbaland, ryan leslie.
30. Honorable Mention(s)? battlecat, terrace martin
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Dilla and Madlib
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? not my favorite but I am Music off electric circus because it was hip hop but combined alot of genres of black music ..it was like black music appreciation 101 in on beat.
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? let me get back to yall on this one.
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? ante up by mop
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? climax by slum village
*** RANDOM ***
36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yes..my hard drive got erased after i remixed the black album, a jay live album and all my stuff..i almost wanted to cry but i just started building new stuff.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yes
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? Cession Daventport
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? yes
40. What do you do once you finish a beat?play it in my car to see if it got that knock.
41. What did you do before you started producing? played violin
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned
43. Produced for a major artist? who? no
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Cession Daventport
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? Delete
46. What was the FIRST "constructive criticism" you received as a beginner? that my stuff was wack and to practice more and find my sound.
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 3 days to a week. depending on if i'm in a zone.
48. What do you normally start with? drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? 80 mostly incomplete
50. Where can we check out your work at? working on a new myspace at the moment.