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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

The Drum Broker, Stix and Thelonious Martin 'The NBA Jampack Part 1'

NEWS: New drum sample pack from producers Alkota AKA The Drum Broker, Stix and Thelonious Martin

 From the guys over at The Drum Broker: 'Stix (Official Artist/Drummer for Sabian Cymbals and Ludwig Drums & Drummer for Chance The Rapper) is back with the 5th installment in his Stix - Jampack Series, this time enlisting production & sound design curation from Hip Hop Producer & close friend Thelonious Martin (Smoke DZA, Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Curren$y, Joey Badass)'.

Kit Highlights & Features:
  • 162 ORIGINAL Sounds including all original Breaks & One Shots performed, recorded and engineered by Stix & Thelonious Martin.
  • Pre-Produced using various effects, signal chains, and analog outboard gear 
  • Perfect for layering and mixing with existing sounds.
  • Chop from Live Breaks or using existing one-shot samples for your production 
  • Cole Ribbon Mic -> Analog Signal Chain (3-Mic's)
"What better way to make a drum pack (for producers) than with a producer?" - Stix

Check how 'The NBA Jampack Part 1' sounds below. For more info visit: The Drum Broker.


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