BABP TV Wants YOUR Videos!

We have officially introduced a “Reader Submitted” section to BABPTV.  If you want to get some extra views and some extra shine for whatever you are doing, this will be a good look.  If you have any new or old beat making, in studio & tutorial videos (or anything else that may be useful & interesting to other producers/beatmakers), we will post them up on BABPTV.   There are a few things to consider before you send the videos over….

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Frank Duke Interview Bonus Audio: The Worst Bonus Audio Ever…

I forgot I recorded this…  When I was up in Dukes’ studio, we were discussing drums and I thought of an interesting question to ask him. I left my recorder in my car and had to record this with my blackberry.  At the time, I wasn’t planning on posting the actual audio of the interview.  So please excuse the poor quality & shortness of the bonus haha.  I guess it’s better than nothing…

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A Suitcase Full Of Vinyl: The Frank Dukes Interview

I heard a rumor once… Some may even call it a legend.    It revolved around a producer from Toronto named Frank Dukes.  As the story goes, Dukes landed in New York City with only his MPC, $20 and a suitcase full of vinyl.  Since then, Dukes has managed to work with 50 Cent, Drake,  Ghostface Killah, Joel Ortiz, Kool G Rap, and many more MC’s.

After some searching, I finally tracked down Dukes.  We discussed many things; beat making, 2 tracking, pan handling…  and I found out how true some legends can be.

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Be A Better Producer Turns 100!

Hey everybody…  This is the 100th post on Be A Better Producer.  Technically it’s the 704th, counting sample matrix and BABPTV.  But as far as the real deal blog posts go… number 100!

I figured I should waste it on some type of commemorative deal.   Just wanted to say thanks to all of those who have supported this site thus far.  As I say every time someone tells me they like my blog, “it will only get better”.  I really mean that from the bottom of my heart & soul.  So please stick around for that.

Here are a few fun facts about BABP…

  • Our first post was Feb 21, 2009.
  • 34,586 people from all over the globe have have visited our site so far, spanning 165 countries!  I see you Tunisia…  Douz!
  • If you search for “G Unit Logo” in Google images.  Our picture from this post comes up first!  AWESOME!

Thanks For Visiting!

Jim & The Be A Better Producer Team

New Video Section! 300 videos and counting…!

If you haven’t noticed (some of you have), we have been working hard behind the scenes on our new video section.  We recently hit the glorious 300 video mark, so we decided it’s time launch it officially!

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How To Find Music Submission Opportunities On Twitter!

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Have you ever wanted to know how to find people to send your music to on Twitter?  Look …

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 …

Send your beats to Rick Ross…

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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 …

Send Your Beats To Diggy Simmons…

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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 …

Send Beats To Styles P…

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

Submit Music To G-Unit For Free…

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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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How To Write A Production Invoice…

I got a good question from a reader named Anthony yesterday.  He wanted to know how to write up an invoice for beat sales.   For those of you that don’t …

The OFFICIAL Rules Of Labeling Mp3′s!

I thought it would be a great idea to iron out a simple format, so whenever you send a track to some A&R, artist, manager, etc, you will make it …

The Pros & Cons Of Tagging Your Music.

The last few weeks I’ve come across a few discussions online about whether or not you should tag your music when shopping it.  So I figured I’d throw in my …

How To Place Beats: Networking to “Bright Lights Big City”

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.

E-Digging 101… Soulseek Tips & Tricks

Soulseek (A peer to peer file sharing program) may very well be the greatest thing in the world for hip hop samples. Here are some tips for power usage on Soulseek…

How To Place Beats: Small World

“How To Place Beats” aims to give valuable insight into the music industry through the telling of true stories of real beats being placed… Chapter I – Small World Five …

Music “Industry” Horror Stories… “A Percentage Of Nothing”

This is a gmail conversation I had with a fellow producer a while ago.  This is probably the craziest and most blatant industry rip off scheme I have heard of.  …

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