In 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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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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There are times when you are going through some old music & you get hit with a musical moment of perfection that is so great, you go back and listen to it over and over again. We will call this a REWIND moment.
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I would like that you listen to some of my beats and tell your opinion. Thanks! Greetings!
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You wack son..poop e the kid here to stay ya feel me. Dont waiste yo time ma doo doo..Aint nobody care about what you have to say ma G. You aint helping producers you think you know it all dog. Your opinion doesnt matter in my toilet. Better yet you know when you at a construction site and dem johns be chillin in the hot sun for hrs dog..thats what yo beats is like.
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What parameters do you suggest for using delay on samples like you did on the turnaround(..business man….).Nice one bruh!
Usually they always just end up being 16th notes, 8th notes or triplets