Enter The Scorpio61… Scorpio61′s Sample Mix Volume 52

Scorpio61 Prod, black, small I am happy to announce The Be A Better Producer Blog’s first official team addition!  Scorpio61 has been  dropping great Hip Hop sample mixes for a few years.  As of now, we will be hosting all of his future and past sample mixes.  He has a great ear for samples and more importantly,  an ear that is very different than mine.  I definitely think this will bring some more balance to the music on this site.

I will be posting his mixes starting from the most recent (52) all the way down to #1.  It would be Hip Hop sample overload if I posted all of them in a short span, so I will be spreading them out every few days.  Download and enjoy!

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The Making Of (The Beat): Jim Jones “Bright Lights Big City” produced by Jim Bond PART III

jim_jones_part3In part 3, Jim Bond shows how he created the beat for the Jim Jones track “Bright Lights Big City”. He highlights how he put the finishing touches on the track with extra samples, sounds and the drums.

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The Making Of (The Beat): Jim Jones “Bright Lights Big City” produced by Jim Bond PART II

jim_jones_part2In Part II of The Making Of (The Beat) In part 2, Jim Bond shows how he created the beat for the Jim Jones track “Bright Lights Big City”.  Jim explains what a “fake” chorus is and the importance of “turnarounds” in beats.

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Window Of Opportunity #1… G-Unit Beat Submission

g-unit_beat_submissionI’m going to be heading over to G-Unit (And probably an extra label or 2) some time next week.   I am taking beat submissions from all the Be A Better Producer Blog readers, to bring up there.  I have helped place another producer’s track w/ 50 Cent and placed one of my own tracks w/ Lloyd Banks.  So I do have a decent track record. As far as the music goes, I don’t want to hear any soft stuff.  Even if you have a club type joint, it better hit hard.   I see all of you are spread out all over the world, so lets find some new talent!  Update:  They need “uptempo BANGERS for 50′s next single – between 90 and 93 bpms. Still hood though!”

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Video Page Updated

donandsoul2manJust wanted to let you know I updated the video page with  some more of my favorite old school videos.  Added 2 James Brown Live performances (1974 & 1976) & one video of JB in a studio session, BB King & Gladys Knight performing “The Thrill Is Gone” King Curtis & The Kingpins doing “Memphis Soul Stew”.

I always keep  track of the stats on this site & not enough people are checking for these classic videos!  Check out the full up to date lineup & get inspired…

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How To Find Music Submission Opportunities On Twitter!

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Submit Your Beats To Juelz Santana…

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Here is a nice fresh one for everybody…  Juelz Santana put out another call for beats a couple …

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Rick Ross put a call out for beats.  So get your best maybach music together and send him …

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It seems that the lovely Nicki Minaj is looking for beats.  She has posted up on her twitter …

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Diggy Simmons posted this email on his twitter a while back.  Please no cursing in your beats… http://twitter.com/diggy_simmons/status/10924744274 …

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As any other MC does, Styles P needs beats. He has posted this email numerous times, so I’m …

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Dre McKenzie, head A&R over at G-Unit records, has put out an official open call to all producers, …

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A bunch of people have been asking me how I placed the “Bright Lights Big City” track with Jim Jones. It was pretty easy actually. I Didn’t need a grand scheme or plan (which has worked for me before). I’ll try to make this sound as interesting as possible… but its really not. This is a straight forward example of how real networking pays off.

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