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One Kit Challenge 123 r/MakingHipHop

Super fun contest that happens frequently on reddit's r/MakingHipHop! You are provided with a random combination of sounds such as drum hits, percussion sounds,...

The Deux Tapes: 000

I have been experimenting with a presentation style for my music. Basically, I am doing a live set with some instrumentals I've made during the 100 days challen...

Billy - SMA Beatbattle S2:R14

I sampled Billy Cobham's Total Eclipse and flipped it into a soulful hip hop beat. Enjoy! instagram.com/p/BkMIzcdnePt/?taken-by=plugdeux ► Listen on DSound ► Li...

Love is Fair

[10/100] 100 days challenge I am currently working on a 100 days challenge where I create something daily. I've been posting it actively to instagram, but I fig...

Endless Sun (SMA BeatBattle S2:R9)

For this quick combo, I used one primary sample throughout the entire beat. It was a vinyl record purchased in Italy. As a child, the summers always seemed so e...

Vinyl Record Shopping in Havana, Cuba [Steemit Music League S2:R8]

Between the time Obama opened travel to Cuba and the time Trump revoked access, me and my lovely girlfriend (@ljanelle) took a trip down to Havana to visit the ...

Needle On Your Record Show - Unreal

Check it out, I might be on The Needle On Your Record Show! This is a sample based hiphop track, but it's having an existential crisis. I made the chops sporadi...

Huge Issue with Steem-Bounty Bot/Screaming into the Void

On this bounty post with 2 STEEM as the prize, approx 150 STEEM was paid out, with 144 STEEM going to an individual who was downvoted for giving a poor answer. ...

#BandsAboutBands S01:E03 Update | A DSound Community Initiative | Write About A Steemit Musician

Do we have some awesome news for you lovely Steemians! BandsAboutBands is now A @DSound Community Initiative!!! That's really awesome and enables us to move for...

The KING of Finger-drumming: Shakazula

I've included a video from his instagram page! DSound, DTube, and DLive do not work on my computer/internet. Here are some of his other links as well, follow hi...

Transparency Bot is going online to help fight the rampant rise in bidbots and their long term devastating effect on our platform.

@TransparencyBot is being launched today in an effort to bring a greater level of transparency to all Steemians. The first mission of transparencybot will be to...

grimy grimes

For this little snippit, I beatboxed into my microphone, ran it through the SP-202, then through the MPC. After that, I added drums and a some chords from the p...

PlugDeux's Introduction & Studio Gear

Image Source Hi, I'm PlugDeux and I make music (pronounced Plug "Do"). My name is a spin off of the group above, De La Soul, plus a combination of my actual nam...

The Heck is going on with Steem?

The Heck is going on with Steem? From a community standpoint and the way things work here, Steem was never a perfect place even if the technology is working per...

#Beatbattle S2:R6 Plug's Island Uku

- Listen on Musicoin (Preferred) - Listen on Bandcamp (Download .wav for super crispy audio) - Listen on Soundcloud I made this on my MPC Renaissance (per usual...

How to win the Educator Showdown

First off, this is not an entry I just wanted to say thank you to NoVili for putting on the contest. Although there isn’t much participation yet, I think it’s o...

PlugDeux - I Love You

Took sounds from garageband, bounced it to the SP 202, chopped in the MPC, layered with drums and added ambient sounds in the background. I saw this photo from ...

#EducatorShowdown Ukulele Techniques 101

Allow me first to identify what this tutorial is not. It is a not a "how to play the ukulele" or a "this is a ukulele" post. It is for individuals who have the ...

Beat Battle S2:R4 - Grainy

First submission, microwaved through the SP 202. Deliberately grainy. Used a flute and piano sample from a record in my collection entitled "Suite for Flute and...