Hip Hop & Beat Making Program – Recording Connection https://recordingconnection.com Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://recordingconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Hip Hop & Beat Making Program – Recording Connection https://recordingconnection.com 32 32 How to Get Your First Gig in New York City https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2023/08/15/how-to-get-your-first-gig-in-new-york-city/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:18:24 +0000 https://recordingconnection.com/?p=14235 Read More

]]> New York City is undoubtedly one of the best places in the world for music lovers. With countless venues, diverse genres, and music fans looking for entertainment on a nightly basis, there are plenty of opportunities for established acts to find work. But if you’re new to the scene, you may be stressing about how to get your first gig in New York City. As one of THE entertainment hubs in the world...

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]]> How to Use Logic Pro X for Hip Hop https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/10/03/how-to-use-logic-pro-x-for-hip-hop/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=9935 Read More

]]> Music production technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade or two, giving anyone who wants to produce their own music the power to do so on a relatively tight budget. You can even download a free app onto your phone and begin making music in a matter of minutes! Which can be a lot of fun if you’re just looking for a way to kill time. If you’re serious about making your own...

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]]> How to Sample in Ableton https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/15/how-to-sample-in-ableton/ Sun, 15 May 2022 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8582 Read More

]]> Generally speaking, most digital audio workstations (DAWs) share many similarities (stages, drum samples, piano rolls, equalizers, and so on), but there are enough nuances to make Ableton, Logic Pro, and Pro Tools just different enough. Depending on the version you’re working with, there may be a few bells or whistles missing, but the main concepts are there. The staples of any digital audio...

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]]> How to Get DJ Gigs https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/02/how-to-get-dj-gigs/ Mon, 02 May 2022 18:24:28 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8568 Read More

]]> Nothing beats the shot of adrenaline you get when standing on stage as a DJ. Getting the people dancing, cheerings, and, most important, getting them coming back for more. A packed house night after night shows you have what it takes to make it as a DJ. And it shows club owners you’re worth having on their stage. Practice makes perfect as they say. Once your skills have reached a certain point...

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]]> What Are the Four Elements of Hip Hop? https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/28/what-are-the-four-elements-of-hip-hop/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8564 Read More

]]> Born in a South Bronx house party in the early 70s, Hip Hop is now a dominant force of nature in the music industry. Permeating almost every other popular genre, musical elements of hip hop and electronic dance music can be found in pop, rock, alternative, and even country-western songs. For those who grew up during the birth of this powerful style of music, hip hop was much more than a genre of...

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]]> Lessons from the Frontlines… Recording Connection grad & mentor DAWSØN Records Kanye West. https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2021/09/15/grad-dawson-records-kanye-west/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:03:16 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8250 Read More

]]> [break] August 5th, 2021, Kanye West live-streams the release of his new album Donda, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Recording Connection graduate Dawsøn is the engineer there to catch it all. [break side=”left”] Sometimes it isn’t ready, go, jump, it’s just jump! When Recording Connection graduate and now mentor, Dawsøn, got the call, he had to act fast. That’s exactly what he and his team...

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]]> Recording Connection graduate Ramy Morales Goes 5x Platinum, Signs with Sony/ATV! https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2021/06/03/graduate-goes-5x-platinum-signs-with-sony-atv/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:27:15 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8169 Read More

]]> [break] When Ramy Morales enrolled in Recording Connection for Audio Engineering & Music Production he was sure about one thing—he wanted to make music. Then he did something so many others fail at doing. He took his passion seriously and started putting in the work, years of hard work. Days that went well beyond any standard nine to five. [break side=”left”] Now, with 5 platinum tracks under his...

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]]> Recording Connection student Miley Knox Places 2 Beats with Wu-Tang Affiliate! https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2021/04/12/student-beats-wu-tang-affiliate/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:11:09 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8133 Read More

]]> Miley Knox has been a hip hop lover since age 8. On the way to finding us, she’s encountered challenges ranging from unilateral vocal cord paralysis, a condition she was born with, to surviving an abusive relationship, to dealing with social anxiety. But don’t think any of that is going to hold her back. In fact, challenges just seem to add more fuel to her fire. [break side=”left”] Within months...

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]]> The Best of 2020 is here! https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2020/12/11/the-best-of-2020-is-here/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:39:25 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=7962 Read More

]]> [break class=”double”] [break class=”double”][break class=”double no-mobile”] [break side=”left”] We caught up with Recording Connection grad Ramy Morales (Lil Baby, Yo Gotti, Gunna, Tyla Yahweh) who’s now got 5 platinum tracks under his belt, a deal with Sony/ATV, and lot more music and beats dropping in 2021! We connected with Ramy and his former mentor, Ricky Rich, to learn more about how Ramy’...

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]]> Recording Connection mentor Steve Catizone on Vibe, Hiring Students & Training Tomorrow’s Audio Pros During COVID-19 https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2020/11/23/hiring-students/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:44:21 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=7953 Read More

]]> Steve Catizone of Infinite Recording (Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Justin Bieber, Wyclef Jean) has decades of experience producing and engineering artists across the musical spectrum. We recently connected with Steve to get his insights on the importance of having the right vibe in the studio, get the scoop on several student hires, and talk about mentoring during the global pandemic.

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