It’s now official, Ski Beatz is calling all singers/emcees/musicians to record yourselves singing, rhyming or playing an instrument to your favorite track off of “Switched On Bap” and post to instagram. @ariasvoice did her thing to the track “When Spring Pull Up”. So are you ready for the challenge? Go on then… Stop looking and buy the …
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New producers and experienced provocateurs of sound, watch this flick to prevent treading in treacherous legal waters. It’s dope video which repeatedly hammers in the importance of sampling the right way (by paying). The video also reveals some hidden gems to achieve similar effects and other nuances that will be a valuable tool when in …
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I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. – Khalil Gibran The Phrophet
We are unlocking training Gems from our private youtube playlist for your musical evolution. These videos are designed to carry you through to an evolved state of rhythmic understanding. How do I know, it’s what I use to tap into the matrix of sound. If you get what I’m saying here cool, if not, …
Your goal is to keep the beat without being distracted and adjusting to it. These are the sounds of the Malinke Tribe. Play the above video and follow for till the end. A nod of the head, a tap of the foot, a clap of the hand either is suffice. Now try to create your …
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These mixes were created to share a different side of the music spectrum to lovers of sound. We are well versed in dope sounds of most genres and prefer to stick to those that have a special energy. Enjoy while relaxing and turn up loudly! and thats #TheBrooklynWord.
Flashback Two moments come to mind, when I think about Marcus Machado. The first is when he did a live performance at socially acclaimed NYC Friday night spot Soul In The Horn for a release or something, can’t quite remember. The way he made the guitar sing that evening was one of those things …
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A few weeks ago, I was invited by Cover (Head of C.O.D) to the Bronx to check out Clean or Dirty Music’s C.O.D studio. It was the end of the night after Ski Beatz’s live listening session of Switched On Bap and all were showing nothing but love. It’s been a minute since I been …
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The Ground Wire video is now resonating, tune in. Ski Beatz artistic direction is just as impressive as his creative direction. For this project he brought on the soulful 3d artist/animator/emcee/composer/designer and more Distrakt. The choice was perfect in our opinion because Distrakt’s mind is not really from this planets time space frequency. He vibrates inter-dimensionally. If that’s …
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