In this video we produce a beat for an R&B singer like Summer Walker. Inspired by producer London On Da Track we sample an R&B song from 1995 and use it as the foundation of our beat. s of the modern Trap dominated era.
In this video, we produce a beat for an R&B singer like Kehlani. A beat influenced by classic songs from the late 90s, early 00s era & constructed with the sounds of the modern Trap dominated era.
So Reason 11.2 just dropped and it’s a big one. Why? Because it adds the much requested feature of MIDI Out functionality to its plugin. This opens the door to using Reason’s Redrum and players like Scales & Chords inside of third party DAWs like Logic Pro X.
In this video we look at a chord progression from Teyana Taylor’s – 3 Way ft. Ty Dolla $ign. Make what you will of the lyrical content lol but the chords are definitely nothing to turn your nose up at.
Having dope chord progressions is only half the battle, so knowing what sounds to use with your chords is essential. In this video we take a brief look at my sound selection process for R&B chords.
I had “Girls Need Love” on repeat all day every day when it dropped back in 2018. It’s such a dope track, from its beat, to its lyrics, vocal arrangement and of course its chords.
In this week’s chord progression video we look at a chord progression by R&B legends Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. These are the guys responsible for the music behind Janet Jackson, S.O.S band & New Edition to mention a small few.
In this video we look at a H.E.R inspired R&B chord progression I cooked up for this lesson. This chord progression features some of my favourite types of chords; the minor 9 in root position, the dominant 7 flat 9 and the dominant 9sus4. If you take nothing else from this lesson, here’s three chords to add to your arsenal.
In this video we make an entire beat from scratch using just one VST – Lethal by Lethal Audio. Lethal is a ROMpler synth with over 50 GB of sounds & is available through LANDR on a rent-to-own basis. So let’s see what we can cook!