Here comes the complete version of the “Thought of you” track with vocals from Fred Freeze (@MRfredfreeze). Check it!
Fred Freeze and See What I See : Thought of you
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Fred Freeze Freestyle
Fred Freeze layed this freestyle over my Hypnotised beat. One take – no mocking around!
And a late merry XMAS!
“Thought of You” Instrumental
Another sample-heavy instrumental. Listen and see what I see….
Like this:
Rainy Night in Georgia Instrumental
Hey everybody
I worked on a few new beats, this is one of them…. work in progress
14/12/2011 UPDATE: This is the new version that includes sections for chorus and verse.
Fantasy beat
Here is another instrumental! Enjoy
New Holiday Beat
Check out this instrumental I made in Ableton live…
Social Music Networks
One of the early networking sites that provided a solid audio-feature was Myspace, which become popular around 2006. Even though Myspace enabled artists to upload their music, there never was much of a “social feel” to it, as the now well established “like” and comment buttons were missing.
A lot different are these platforms: Turntable.fm allows you to be a DJ and invite friends from other social networks like Facebook to join your private online party. The guests have the ability to listen to your mixes and vote if they like it or not. Unfortunately, turntable.fm is still going through trial right now and is only available to users in the US so that I wasn’t able to test its features. I came across a similar project though, a online mixing station which goes by the name of Outloud.fm and enables its users to create “rooms” in which they can upload or link their favourite music, listen to it and discuss it with people within that room. Access is easy: Simply visit the website and log in with your Twitter or Facebook account and your ready to go! While certainly having fun uploading my first songs and chatting with some of the users on the site, I realised though, that this startup is relatively unknown to the public and only a few users are yet to be found on the platform. I really hope that this changes quickly though and if anyone is keen for a online DJ session simply contact me on Twitter @Schlauri.
It will be interesting to see how the two projects develop but I believe that such multimedia mixing stations will become more and more popular in the future and I am already excited to have a go at the first mobile apps. Rather than listening to my own music on the bus, I will then be able to share the newest tracks and albums with my friends and comment, remix and link them. And if you are an up and coming musician, why not use those platforms to spread your own music and receive feedback from the online crowd?
For more information about the two platforms, please go to: Mashable or Wired
Kanye West and Jay-Z “Otis”
Everybody’s favourite producer Kanye and the mighty Jay-Z come out with a banging record sampling the great late Otis Redding. The new track will be featured on the Jigga – Yeezy collab album called Watch the Throne which is scheduled to drop on August the 1st 2011. More info about the monster album and a list of the tracks that will be included can be found here. Enjoy….
ATCQ Documentary
The A Tribe Called Quest Documentary hits the movies this weekend….that is in the states. Actor Rapaport directed the controversial movie which documents the rise and fall of the group and the strained relationship between members Q-Tip and Phife Dawg. Personally, I can’t wait to see it…. Putting those Midnight Marauder and Beats, Rhymes and Life album back on my playlist! “You on point Phife? All the time, tip.”
Section #80 dropping July 2nd
Good news for all the Kendrick Lamar fans. His long awaited album section #80 will drop on the 2nd of July 2011 in less than two days. A video of Snoop Dogg and David Banner for proof… Watch out!!
