Warbeats

Don't be a sucka, backup yo ish

nfx — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:23:00 GMT

You might never need to recover from lost or damaged data, but don't take that risk. Time is money and the second you get bit by a trojan, virus or simple data corruption, your entire work might be lost forever. Learn to backup your data.

Interview with Boi-1da

nfx — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:49:00 GMT

How many of us will ever say that Dre rapped over one of our beats? Boi-1da can. He took some time to tell Warbeats a little about himself and his production.

Interview with Ryan Hitz

nfx — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:01:00 GMT

The producer of the "Stanky Legg" which was #1 song on 106 & Park and now getting radio play nationwide Rayn Hitz talks to Warbeats.

Interview with Canei Finch

nfx — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:16:00 GMT

Romanian Warbeats member Obicek a.k.a. Andrei Popa interviews beat battler extraordinaire Canei Finch (co-producer of TIP's Live Your Life). Canei has been descibed as "Just Blaze on Steroids". Dude is sick wit it.

Interview With KDE

nfx — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Another Warbeats family member who is on his grind and making moves working with artists like Lil Wayne, 17 year old KDE shares some of his knowledge with us.

Sindustry Interview By Royal Beatz

nfx — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Sindustry is doing his thing making music for commercials and artists for a while. Warbeats member Royal Beatz recently got a chance to ask him a few questions for us.

Interview with Lyr1kz

nfx — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:28:00 GMT

Heres a guy that has Beat Making in his DNA. Whether it's beats for Stat Quo, Lil Wayne, Styles P or others, he's got serious game.

Hip Hop VSTs Enlightenment

nfx — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:47:00 GMT

I get asked a lot about "What are some good hip-hop VSTs?"

Read on for the answer and some elightenment.

Interview with FOC

nfx — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:11:00 GMT

Cory Harris aka FOC is moving up the ranks in the hip-hop scene working with people like Game, Glasses Malone, AKON and Neyo to name a few. He chops it up with Warbeats...

Artistic vs Commercial Beats

nfx — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

In this article I touch on the differences and importance of being artistic and commercial in your approach to beat making.

Copyrights For Beat Makers

nfx — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:20:00 GMT

A brief explanation of Copyrights from a non-lawyer type. I've tried to give it a little beat maker spin to help make it a little easier to understand.

Hip Hop Production 101

nfx — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Bigg Rome is a cool dude and he makes some great music. He dropped some knowledge on his site recently and gave me permission to repost it here.

Interview with MdL

nfx — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:36:00 GMT

Warbeats member MdL has been making moves for only a few years now but has risen through the ranks like a man on a mission. Read on...

Interview with Dae One

nfx — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:00:00 GMT

Dae One has worked with many well known West Coast artists coming up in the New West Movement but has also worked with some of the classic West Coast artists like Snoop and Xzibit. In this interview he blesses us with some information about himself and the production game.

Interview with N Gage

nfx — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:07:00 GMT

Here's an interview with a fellow Warbeats member making some positive moves in the game. N Gage chops it up with me....

The Producers Vision

nfx — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:50:00 GMT

In this world, people come and go in the music industry. Coming in with one hit wonders to being extravagant musicians. We all know who the big producers are but we all don't know the little guys, from the Warbeats members to the kid down the street making hits. When we...

Interview with David Bowes

nfx — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:55:00 GMT

David Bowes is a man to watch in the production game. Brought up and schooled in NY and now repping Florida, this cat has some serious skills. His remakes are arguably better than the original versions. He took the time to talk with Warbeats...

Interview with Ronald Jenkees

nfx — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:10:00 GMT

For those who don't know Ronald Jenkees is a musician who has posted many videos on YouTube. With an often humorous angle, he often displays his musical prowess. At first sight you might not believe the talent this guy has for playing music much less his hip-hop influenced style.

The Music Industry In A Nutshell

nfx — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:59:00 GMT

The music industry is basically comprised of two main entities - Labels and Distributors...

Describing Sounds - Terminology

nfx — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:42:00 GMT

Communicating the way things sound will improve your mixes because you will be able to identify what to fix. This article comes originally from a post in the forums by LONELY_THUG.

Developing Your Skills

nfx — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:20:00 GMT

Everyone needs to develop their skills no matter how talented they are. If you don't continue to push yourself and seek challenges you'll get old real quick. Here is some advice on how to keep your skills sharp.

Unlock The Secrets Of The Pros

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:36:00 GMT

One thing every professional songwriter, beatmaker or artist in any field can do is observe what other pros are doing in their field of expertise and study it. You can too.

Tagging Your Beats

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:30:00 GMT

Overall tagging is fine as a protection method but I have some pretty solid opinions on the right way and the wrong way to tag your beats.

How to make abeat in 6 easy steps.

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:33:00 GMT

In this aticle I tried to break down the process I use to the most basic elements. You may find that you work better using different methods, but it never hurts to see a different side of things.

Selling your beats - How much to charge?

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:24:00 GMT

This article gives some advice to the beatmaker about how to best determine what amount to charge for beats.