Are you in the music business?

[avlnch]

Originally Posted by Litos

yes - hence "Screw"

back in the late 80's and early 90's, DJ Screw started dabbling in this type of music.

"...He would take his mother's B.B. King and Johnnie Taylor records and scratch them on the turntable the way DJs did, slowing the spinning disc and then allowing it to speed back up, playing with sound. Davis began buying records of his own and would spin with his friend Trey Adkins, who would rhyme. "Screw had a jam box", Adkins told Texas Monthly, "and he hooked up two turntables to it and made a fader out of the radio tuner so he could deejay." Adkins said if Robert Earl didn't like a record, he would deface it with a screw. One day Adkins asked him, "Who do you think you are, DJ Screw?"..."


ya'll probably don't care about Screw, but this June 27th Freestyle is the most iconic DJ Screw inspired recording ever.

people around Houston still remember this recording every June 27th...

all the hip/hop radio stations play this 35 minute freestyle, which features some of the all-time great Houston rappers and freestylers.

it started with a birthday party for a dude named D-Mo - quite a few people passed around a mic for 35 minutes while DJ Screw the record.

no one knew it would have turned into the most remembered and listened to rap songs in Houston.

+1

[Litos]

this shit can be heard in Houston on a daily basis.

since DJ screw originated it, there have been hundreds of thousands of people who have chopped and screwed every song imaginable.....

[Uber V8]

^^ Nuggets!

My cuz is from Prarie View and I remember the first time she played some screw I was like whaaaaaat? But then I heard it on her friends 10,000 watt sound system and I was like I understand now hahaha

It's not for everybody like purple sprite

[Wakka]

Current set up. Got a 61 key midi controller for xmas, but besides that, its pretty much the same as this pic.

Rack has:
2x Furman power conditioners
1x Saffire pro 40
1x Presonus Central Station

Synth on the left is the Arturia Minibrute, besides that im fully ITB for now. Eying a Moog Minitaur in the near future though

Speakers are Event Opals and Auratones

Computer is a custom built workstation made by Digital Storm (See the computer subforum for its specs)

Room Correction by GIK Acoustics.

[Litos]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

My cuz is from Prarie View

goddamn !!!!!

walk around Prarie View campus and hear nothing but screw all day urrrday...

you ever heard stories of the Prairie View and Texas Southern football game - both schools are HBCU's

you can bet shit gets real during those games HAHA !!!!

[P1]

Originally Posted by Litos

this shit can be heard in Houston on a daily basis.

since DJ screw originated it, there have been hundreds of thousands of people who have chopped and screwed every song imaginable.....

Not a single Fat Pat or Big HAWK song?

[Litos]

Originally Posted by P1et

Not a single Fat Pat or Big HAWK song?

I posted songs of well known artists so he would understand that it's not just "local Houston rappers" that get their songs chopped and screwed

[Foxrus14]

Check out OMAR-A He is one of my best friends. He was signed by Sony Earlier this year.

www.omaraoasis.com

[P1]

Originally Posted by Litos

I posted songs of well known artists so he would understand that it's not just "local Houston rappers" that get their songs chopped and screwed

Post some local stuff. Always looking for some new songs I haven't heard yet...

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by Wakka

Current set up. Got a 61 key midi controller for xmas, but besides that, its pretty much the same as this pic.

Rack has:
2x Furman power conditioners
1x Saffire pro 40
1x Presonus Central Station

Synth on the left is the Arturia Minibrute, besides that im fully ITB for now. Eying a Moog Minitaur in the near future though

Speakers are Event Opals and Auratones

Computer is a custom built workstation made by Digital Storm (See the computer subforum for its specs)

Room Correction by GIK Acoustics.

Nice setup man!

I'm still building my new studio right now. Will post up pics when it's done

[Litos]

Originally Posted by P1et

Post some local stuff. Always looking for some new songs I haven't heard yet...

[P1]

Originally Posted by Litos

[Litos]

Originally Posted by P1et

Miley Cyrus

believe me when I tell you that I open this song on youtube JUST to listen to the beat.

sounds sick......

[Litos]

[Litos]

[Litos]

[Litos]

this beat sounds sick too !!!!!

[DF]

I am. But im on the business side of the industry. I have no musical talent whatsoever.

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by DF

I am. But im on the business side of the industry. I have no musical talent whatsoever.

What is it that you do on the business side of music?

I have a friend of a friend (Migo) who is MikeWiLLMadeIt's business manager. He was telling me they lease tracks to indies for $7,500 a pop!

[DF]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

What is it that you do on the business side of music?

I have a friend of a friend (Migo) who is MikeWiLLMadeIt's business manager. He was telling me they lease tracks to indies for $7,500 a pop!

I work in marketing for the grammy awards.

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by DF

I work in marketing for the grammy awards.

How ironic, I just posted that I plan to get one (A Grammy) for a New Year resolution.

That's awesome though! I'd love to attend the Grammy Awards!

[kobeballer96]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

It's cool to see a few members here that are DJ's, recording engineers, record producer's, etc...

I've been a record producer unofficially since I was 16 years old (just turned 30 couple days ago) and have been officially making profit from music this past year.

My current setup:

FL studio 10
Axiom 61 key midi keyboard
KRK Rockit 6 V2's
Focusrite Saffire Pro interface
2 TB hardrive PC with 8 gigs of RAM (Gonna switch to Mac soon)
Maschine
AKG C414 and MXL-890 Mics with pop filter and reflexion filter
All Mogami cables

Most notable artist I've worked with is The Game.

My genres are hip hop, pop, R&B, dubstep, boom-bap, electronic, and experimental.

I'd love to work with: Jhene Aiko, Lorde, Childish Gambino, Pharrell, (obviously) Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris, AfroJack, Rihanna, and James Fauntleroy.

Here's a link to some older music of mine www.soundcloud.com/tpratt

Let's talk!

I could prob Link you up With Dj carnage. Hes getting big now, does house and trap music. Hes actually living in LA now. He is a DJ. Not sure if you heard of him or not.