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A podcast for hip hop makers, emcees and producers brought to you by the r/makinghiphop subreddit. Join us as we discuss what's going on in the community and resources for making hip hop.
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Friday Feb 12, 2016
Friday Feb 12, 2016
Welcome back to the Pen and the Drum. On this weeks episode Tha 5th Element is not with us but instead we are joined by Andy, Scott and Rory from LANDR. We talk about bit about their online, automated mastering service and then we discuss their No-Bullshit Musician’s Guide to Self-Promotion. We also hear music from Adam and Cuth, Lzu, Mike Holmes, AVerma and Edgar Cards. Enjoy!
Adam and Cuth (u/cuthmakesbeats) - Wasted Time
MHH Thread
No-Bullshit Musician's Guide To Self-Promotion (u/andylacroix)
- Armies of Grassroots Followers Are Built with Trust, Credibility, and Authority
- Set Up a Mailing List
- Building an Audience
- Your Website
- Social Media
Lzu - Eu não sou mais um querendo te fuder, eu gosto de você
From the ablum, Abstrações de você on u/Ridgewell ‘s label, Haju Tapes.
- Press Kits: The Ultimate Calling Card
- Reaching Out To Blogs and Other Outlets for Reviews
Mike Holmes (u/SupImHolmes) - The Last Invasion (prod. BIGOsSoul) (/u/SooWooMaster)
Winner of Best Song - GHH 22
- Debuting New Music
- Playing Live
AVerma (u/AVerminator007) - Reminiscence
Winner of FTC 85
- Budget Your Promotion Time
Outro
Theme Song - Vitamin C - Johann Sebastian
LANDR - landr.com
New free sample database from LANDR: wavy.audio
Edgar Cards (u/edgar_cards) - Farewell
Friday Jan 15, 2016
Friday Jan 15, 2016
We're back with another episode of the Pen and the Drum. Thanks to everyone for listening! This week we discuss NPR's Tiny Desk competition, some e-digging resources, a helpful tutorial about making 808s hit hard, vocal warm up techniques for rappers, and using drum breaks in your beats. We also hear music from host, Johann Sebastian, Andrew Clay, AVerma, Sunrey, Mezzo, BigOsSoul and Ozwell. Enjoy!
Johann Sebastian (u/jbachman) - Fell for You
FTC 84 Winner
NPR Tiny Desk Competition (u/nprben)
Andrew Clay (u/akitter) - Oxymoron
Cypher 51 winner
Sample Blog List (u/Cdirk)
AVerma (u/AVerminator007) - OKC11
OKC 11 Winner
How To Make 808's Hit Hard With Layering (u/GabrielHawk)
Sunrey (u/sunnyhiphop) - Hunger
Cypher 1 Winner
R.A. The Rugged Man Demonstrates Voice Training Techniques (u/krakrocks)
OKC 10 Winner
How Many People Still Use Drum Breaks (u/TheTrueNakedBatman)
BigOsSoul (u/SooWooMaster) - You Are a Toy
From the irCloud Tape
Outro
Logo - Kings County Light Haus
Theme Song - Vitamin C - Johann Sebastian
● Sandurz
- Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building
Ozwell - Pray for the Gods
Beat Fighter Quarter Final Round 3 winner
Tuesday Jan 05, 2016
Tuesday Jan 05, 2016
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
In this episode Sandurz is out on vacation and Hoodrow Trillson fills in as guest host along with Tha 5th Element and Johann Sebastian. Hoodrow is the host and organizer of the popular online beat battle series, Beat Fighter. We talk about how Beat Fighter came to be and a bunch of other threads brought up on the forum such as tips for online collaboration, how to make tracks more aggressive and how awesome the IRC is.
Hoodrow Trillson / Beat Fighter
Chris Wright & Ace Jr - Bury 'Em (prod. Hoodrow Trillson & J MegaStar)
Winners of GHH 21
Online Collaboration
Hobbes Duende (u/HobbesDuende) - Son, No Star
From his new beat tape, Audible Heat. Also available on Bandcamp
SC - hobbes-duende
BC - https://hobbesduende.bandcamp.com/
How do I make a track more aggressive? (u/8bitcrocodile)
The Virus (u/Liam_Cunt) - Don’tTalkJustListen Pt 1 feat Kamiyada
From the DTJL: Live On VHS (Trilogy) EP
The Virus FB - https://www.facebook.com/thevirusuk/
The Virus SC - https://soundcloud.com/the-virus-uk
Kamiyada SC - https://soundcloud.com/kamiyada
TW - @spacegodkami
Recording: Tracked out or Pre-rendered beat? (u/kvdence)
Reptillian (u/sash7) - Blessed
From his project, Spaced Out Instrumentals
http://www.prodbyreptilian.com
SC - thareptilian
TW - @ReptilianBeats
YT - sashworld
Top Cuts: Year End Top 10 (u/BOOF_RADLEY)
TPATD Ugly Sweater Episode
Released on 12/30
Ragnarok (u/Ragnatronik) - Mirin’
Winner of OKC 8
SC - schaabmart
Housekeeping
Join the MHH chat conversation on the MakingHipHop IRC
Please and Vote on Competitions and Upvote for visibility
Outro
MakingHipHop subreddit - r/makinghiphop
The Pen and the Drum Twitter - @TPATD_Podcast
Hoodrow Trillson
TW - @Beat_Fighter
Twitch - beatfighter.tv
plcmt (u/PHtreester) - liife
From his new beat tape, sierra
IG - @rbgilmore
SC - https://soundcloud.com/plcmnt
BC - https://plcmnt.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Razor Boomerang (u/razorboomarang) - Math
From their debut project, Back to School
Razor Boomerang is RexRiot (vocals) & Jeff Milnazik (production)
SC - razor-boomarang
TW - @RazorBoomarang
"Rhythm Roulette" - Large Professor (u/Sushieatinbeast)
Ryko (u/Polarbear36) - Balance
From his beat tape, Feng / Shui
TW - @RKolczaski
BC - https://ryko1.bandcamp.com
How Important Is It to Listen to Old Hip Hop and Learn about the Old Greats? (u/googleplexus2)
Dex Amora X Golden Beets (u/tgoldenbeets) - idntfront
From their collaborative album Ai Level.
BC - https://everydejavu.bandcamp.com/album/ai-level
Golden Beets TW - @goldenbeets
Dex Amora TW - @DexAmora
Making a Beat Less Repetitive (u/Ubereem)
Ending Beats (u/TheTrueNakedBatman)
Noise Witch (u/noisewitch) - The Conjurer
Winner of OKC 5
Master Your Beat before or after Vocals? (u/kvdence)
Jeepz (u/jeepzondabeatz) - Blu Moon
From his album, Soul Spins [The 50th Beat Tape!]
BC - http://jeepzondabeatz.bandcamp.com
TW - @jeepzondabeatz
IG - @iamjeepz
Future of Production in Hip Hop (u/Puntang_Crusher)
Alliswell (u/Ozwel) - Death Wish
Winner of FTC 80. Original sample: Do a Thing by Herbie Hancock
Outro
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Intro
The Pen and the Drum - thepenandthedrum.com
Making Hip Hop - thepenandthedrum.com
Beat Fighter
YLXA (u/Dysaniaj) - Don’t Want
From his beat tape, Cafe Con Leche
Free download on Bandcamp. $5 Painted Cassete
SoundCloud - ylxa
First Show Experience (u/sirDIGGY_)
SoundCloud - sir-diggy
Twitter - sirDIGGY_
Andrew Clay (u/akitter)- Day Job (MTC6)
From his Life Alert EP
SoundCloud - andrewclay
What Does It Mean to Be Cheesy? (u/blk_out_music)
Reeg (u/ReeG)- It Don't Stop
Cypher Vol 44 - Theme: First Time
Twitter - TheRealReeG
Headphone Roundup (u/CircleMeth)
Sony MDR-7506 ($80)
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro ($100)
Audio‑Technica ATH M50X ($150)
AKG K240 MK II ($150)
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Closed ($150)
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Open ($200)
Beyerdynamic DT 880 Semi-open ($250)
Reptilian (u/sash7) - Spaced Out
FTC Vol 77
Sample: Howard Shore - The Silence of the Lambs
Twitter -ReptilianBeats
Question about Singing/Rapping on the Beat (u/AtlasAtlasAtlas)
Khan-Ji - Hank Hill
Instagram - paul.cuh
Resources
Program to Organize Your Drum Kits (/u/agggile)
MHH Thread with instructions
Two Versions:
Advanced - You determine the file patterns and their respective folders
Dumbed-Down - You select a drumkit and it will use a set of pre-determined patterns and folder names for organizing
500mb Free Samples from Prime Loops (u/PrimeLoops)
Grady K (u/GradyK) - Ambience
Soundcloud - grady_k
BALLAS (u/Darellissa) - Central Spirit
From his Office Beats: An iPhone Mixtape
Soundcloud - ballasbeats
Outro
Twitter: @TPATD_Podcast
Email: ThePenAndTheDrum@gmail.com
Subscribe to us on iTunes: The Pen and the Drum by The Pen and the Drum on iTunes
Rate and Review us on iTunes
Plugs and Shoutouts
Aaron Dowd - The Podcast Dude - http://thepodcastdude.com
Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building
Hoodrow Trillson - Beat Fighter
Beat Show on 11/18 at Friends of Sound Records
Ableton 9.5 and Push 2
BLACK DAVINCI - $econd Motion (MTC6)
From his Razor Bumps Vol 8
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
The Pen and the Drum Episode 6: The Last Big Dig
Welcome to Episode 6 of the Pen and the Drum. In this episode we talk about some new upgrades to the podcast, discuss some advice u/TheHound585 wrote about on the sub, and give a goodby (for now) to the Dig This Challenge.
Announcements:
You can now reach The Pen and the Drum at www.thepenandthedrum.com
You can now reach r/MakingHipHop at www.makinghiphop.com
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes now at
Cypher 42 - Andrew Clay - Refreshed
Point Blank Music School Deconstruction of Roots Manuva - Witness (1 hope) w/ Ski Oakenfull
Daniela Andrade - Hotline Bling (Alliswell edit)
Johnny Rocket - Peter Irontail Prod. by Meez
Flip This Challenge 76 - Radaghast - Gigin’ the Sky
RIP Dig This Challenge - The Last Big Dig
Constrobuz - The Death Of Benkei
Outro
Follow us on twitter: @TPATD_Podcast
Email: ThePenAndTheDrum@gmail.com
Subscribe to us on iTunes: The Pen and the Drum by The Pen and the Drum on iTunes
Plugs and Shoutouts
Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building
Listen to Reeg - Heavens (feat NDGO, prod BigOsSoul)
Watch all of Sandurz stuff at Beat Breakdown including his Hotline Bling breakdown
Watch the Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Ice Cups b/w Anthony Mason prod. by Constrobuz official video.
Come see me rock a beat set on 11/12 at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia, opening for the Bul Bey
Listen to Semi Hendrix - Breakfast at Banksy’s
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
This week, it’s a listening party. We listen to, enjoy and critique various tracks from the subreddit. Come hang.
Time's Progression - Agee Flame & Mowgli (prod. Keithpetersen7 & Alliswell) - Voted best song of Game of Hip Hop 19
Agee Flame - https://soundcloud.com/imaquickscopa
Mowgli - https://soundcloud.com/lilmo2407
Keith Peterson - https://soundcloud.com/keithpetersen7
Ozwell - https://soundcloud.com/alliswe11
Never 2 Late - Verism X YLXA from pcp.n.glxies
Verism - https://soundcloud.com/verism
YLXA - https://soundcloud.com/ylxa
Freckle Bae - Riley Urbano - from Butterface Instrumentals
FFXIII - BigOSoul - Winner of the Flip This Challenge Week 72
A new mixing competition with a $50 cash prize from the artist.
Tell Em - Chit Maker - Winner of the Flip this Challenge 73
New Neighbors - Sandurz - Winner of Cypher 39 (prev. season)
One Kit Challenge Volume 1 - New production challenge where competitors produce tracks from the same set of samples
Thanks for hanging!
Saturday Oct 10, 2015
Saturday Oct 10, 2015
Booking Live Shows
How to Book Shows
Why Play Live Shows?
Helps build your fan base
Helps develop your flow and skills
Finding the Right Show
Find a show that matches your experience, following and skill level
You are going to have to play for free at first
You are going to have to open up shows at first
You are going to have to play weekday shows at first
You might have to travel if your right show doesn’t happen in you town
Get creative about meeting other artists
Kinds of Shows
Open Mics - A safe place to develop
Pay to Play Showcases - A bad idea (mostly)
Organizing Your Own Show - A lot of work and money
Dr. Bobby Banner's Step by Step Guide to Booking a Show
Unconventional Shows
Opening for a Local - A good opportunity
Venues
Look for venues that throw the kind of show you could get on
Go to some shows and introduce yourself to the owner/manager
Facebook event subscriptions for venues near you
Artists
Go to some shows with local talent and meet people
"Where Are You from?" Threads on MHH
Promoters
Primary bookers at some venues
Promoters are often genre specific
Subscribe to Promoters or Venues events on Facebook
Electronic Press Kit
How to Prepare for Your Show
Get Details
21+
Price
Times / Schedule
Set length
Prepare Your Instrumentals
Practice Your Set
Promote
It is your responsibility to promote
Make a facebook event
The Night of the Show
Show up on Time
Set Time aside in Your Day for the Show
Perform in a Sober State of Mind
Work with the Staff Not against Them
Be Ready for Your Set Time
Have a Set List Prepared
DON’T CUP THE MIC
Ask for Adjustments from Your Sound Tech
Introduce Yourself
Respect Your Set Length
Get off the Stage Quickly When Your Set Is Over
Stick around and Meet People
Invite Someone to Photograph or Shoot Video of Your Show
Follow Up
Thank Your Fans on Social Media for Coming Out
Share Some Photos of the Show
Thank the Booker / Promoter
Label your beattape/mixtape posts and provide descriptive content
Posting projects is for recently active members only
Plugs
Friday Sep 18, 2015
Friday Sep 18, 2015
Badtouch (aka u/cesarjulius / Noho Fidel)
MHH origins. Early music and collaborations. Atlanta -> NYC -> LA
Bulletproof Tux (f. Sum, P.U.D.G.E., Felix) by Malkovich Music
NoHo Fidel / New Music
Gear Particulars. Cool Edit Pro -> Acid -> Protools & Maschine
The Middleman by Noho Fidel
Beat Fighter - First MHH online 3 hour beat battle. Thanks u/theBRAVEstNoob for putting this together!
plastic, jerry! plastic! by Sandurz
Buying lotto tickets / Success
U Kno by Reptilian
Cyphers 35 & 36 / Lyrics & Flow
Home by Mowgli
Matching samples in different keys and tempos
25 bucks (Instrumental) by Danny Brown
Trap Successor - Don’t chase anything
Native Locals by Noho Fidel
The Pen Take
Q by Space People
Warbeats File Archive
Outro
Whose Booda (f. Sum, Chris Clarke, Ali Baba Abnormal) by Malkovich Music