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
INTERVIEW: Hip hop legend talks sampling, meeting J Dilla, 'Shut 'em Down' remix and more
One of the top three hip hop producers of all time sat down with The Combat Jack Show and NPR Microphone check this week.
Pete talks about, amongst other things, how quickly he crafted the classic 'Shut 'em Down' Remix; how the prevalence of sampling was lost from hip hop; and how he felt when he met J Dilla, who made no secret that his number one influence was 'The Chocolate Boy Wonder'. Enjoy.
One of the top three hip hop producers of all time sat down with The Combat Jack Show and NPR Microphone check this week.Pete talks about, amongst other things, how quickly he crafted the classic 'Shut 'em Down' Remix; how the prevalence of sampling was lost from hip hop; and how he felt when he met J Dilla, who made no secret that his number one influence was 'The Chocolate Boy Wonder'. Enjoy.