Hi! I'm Lee. Welcome to my blog. Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more. I'm also working on the upcoming podcast Influenced as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends. Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page
Our latest welcome addition to 'Your Beats' is Phil Phlaymz. Phlaymz is a rapper, producer and engineer from Queens, New York. The track he's shared with us is the addictive, meditative 'Keep 'em High'.
The beat has a woozy, down South feel led by a great hypnotic guitar riff. Phlaymz has a strong vocal delivery which has a nice balance of grit and warmth.
About the creative process, Phlaymz says:
'I've had the normal ups and downs of anyone pursuing a lifestyle such as this. I live life and write songs about my experiences. I hope that other people will listen to these songs while they live life.'
His set-up includes: Emu X-Board 49; Korg padKontrol; Dell laptop; REAPER; and FL Studio 10.
The track is instantly catchy and it's always good to hear an artist who can craft both beats and bars this well. Bravo.
SEE PHIL PHLAYMZ LIVE THIS MONDAY!
Phil has a gig this Monday, June 24th @ Karma Lounge in NY: he is on at 9pm. Whilst The New Beat Maker can't make it to NY for the gig, we'll be there, rocking out, in spirit.
To download 'Keep 'em High' click here
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