NAMM Oral History: Afrika Bambaataa

Corry BanksMarch 7, 2013

Afrika Bambaataa is the influential pioneering DJ credited for the early development of Hip Hop in his hometown of the Bronx in New York. His style, rhythmic un... Read More...

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INTERVIEW with Dave Smith

Corry BanksFebruary 22, 2013

Recently awarded the 2013 Technical GRAMMY® Award for the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), Dave Smith is one of the most important in... Read More...

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INTERVIEW with Alkex of Mode Machines

Corry BanksFebruary 15, 2013

While at winter NAMM 2013 I had the opportunity to speak with the man behind the forthcoming SID synth, Alkex of Mode Machines. Alkex, is an up and coming desig... Read More...

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INTERVIEW with ES-K

Corry BanksFebruary 8, 2013

ES-K is one of the hardest working beat makers that I know of to date. This cat's output is crazy. His work ethic is shown and speaks for itself when you take a... Read More...

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Exclusive Interview with DAN GIL of Akai Pro

Corry BanksJanuary 25, 2013

As we covered NAMM 2013 we caught up with Dan Gil, MPC Product Manager for Akai Pro. We got a chance to ask a few questions regarding pending updates for the Ak... Read More...

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Interview with Jim Drew of Beat Society

Corry BanksJanuary 21, 2013

In the early dawn of the hiphop Internet hustle, you know post "dot-com bubble", there were no myspaces, twitters, facebooks, instagrams, iClouds or soundclouds... Read More...

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INTERVIEW with Mike McRoberts

Corry BanksJanuary 11, 2013

In electronic music there are a few names that ring familiar. There are also landmark pieces of equipment that are associated with those familiar names. Then th... Read More...

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MPC TUTORIALS Producer Interview Series with Kay Kay

Corry BanksDecember 14, 2012

Hailing from Chicago, Kay Kay (aka Kay Kay on the Beatz) is a classically trained pianist, music teacher, beat maker and gear collector. Some of you may be fami... Read More...

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INTERVIEW with Michael Minehart of MPCStuff.com

Corry BanksNovember 30, 2012

I think it's great that the companies have noticed that there is a market for customization. Michael Minehart is the owner of MPCStuff.com, Instrumentalparts.co... Read More...

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MPC TUTORIALS Producer Interview Series with ZEEKZILLA

Corry BanksNovember 16, 2012

World traveler, beat maker, web developer and dusty finger vinyl digger, Zeekzilla of MPCTutorials.com is a Renaissance man (pun intended) and hip hop producer.... Read More...

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