Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘Hip-Hop Money Beat’

Some Outstanding Podcasts For Musicians

Not only am I a podcast author, I’m a podcast lover. And recently I’ve come across some podcasts that I’m really enjoying.
If you’re a jazz lover, then you’ll love both NPR: Jazz Profiles and The Traneumentary. NPR’s Jazz Profiles covers the lives and music of artists like Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. It’s fantastic! The [...]

Music for 07-13-06b

Melody added. I came back from the pub after a couple of… ahem… a few pints with a melody inspired by the divine feminine. Awww yeah.

Music for 07-13-06

Hammond organ, wurly, and clav in Amin over a 105bpm Apple loop.

The World’s Most Important 6-Sec Drum Loop

This brilliant twenty-minute video is about the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music. It became the foundation for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second sample that gave birth to several entire subcultures.