The Runners

The Runners

Beat smith’s Dru Brett and Mayne Zayne who compose THE RUNNERS are quite a deadly combination. In less than a year and 5 months they’ve earned over  11 platinum plaques and sold over 4 million ring tones.  Together, they started the company in the summer of 2003. First time they heard their record on the […]

STIX DA FOREIGNA

STIX DA FOREIGNA

If you record  in Central Florida and don’t yet know of STIX, you surely will soon. Ask any local emcee what’s their favorite place to record at and you will probably hear about Wyldelife studios. Wyldelife studios is currently located in Kissimmee, Florida. A very comfortable place to record at, not only do they offer […]

PRODUCER TIPS by Troy James

PRODUCER TIPS by Troy James

For this edition I’m going to reveal some compression methods that the real heavy weights use to get their kick drums knocking. All you need is your favorite compressor and drum sample and I will guide you through the rest. Ratio & Threshold: Now this is the section dictates the amount of the kick. Ratio […]