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About The New Beatmaker

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

Jessamyn Rains 'Land of the Living' (Lee TNB Stone Tape Remix)

NEWS: I submit new remix of Jessamyn Rains 'Land of the Living' to Indaba music competition The song style and subject matter brought to my mind films such as 'The Others' and podcasts such as 'Midnight in the Desert'. I was inspired to turn the vocals into a message from 'the other side': whereby you cannot hear  exactly  what is being said, but it still connects with you on an emotional level. The bassline especially was reshaped to act as a 'wall' between the listener and the vocals.  The vocals were distorted in a number of ways to further build this wall or a veil between 'the other side' and 'The Land of the Living'. A slightly psychedelic folk intro gives way to a second half inspired by UK 90's rave and drum 'n' bass.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did creating. All elements (aside from electronic drum sounds) are samples from Jessamyn Rains 'Land of the Living' Electroni

Carlo Muscat 'Explorations'

NEWS: The New Beatmaker favourite serves up more classy, contemporary jazz 'Explorations’ is the most recent album project led by saxophonist and composer Carlo Muscat. It will be released on Saturday 20th August and will be available for purchase in physical format from CDBaby and in digital format directly from Bandcamp. More to be announced soon. For further information, visit the official website  www.carlomuscat.com '     mikebugeja.com Bandcamp | bit.ly/1Wp0HQH facebook.com/carloamuscat   instagram.com/carlomuscat   twitter.com/carlomuscat SoundCloud | bit.ly/11dCu7g   Booking | booking@carlomuscat.com Contact | info@carlomuscat.com Video & editing by www.paulrobion.com ' Follow The New Beatmaker on Facebook , youtube , Twitter and Soundcloud .   

Soundcloud Sessions 14

PODCAST: A mammoth playlist of hip hop, ambient, trap, jazz, folk and more Featuring regular favourites like Mike Regal, AR Wesley, Mad Satta, Ackryte, walkingshoe, Vapor Eyes, Tokimonsta and more; and a warm welcome to artists new to the fold including singer-songwriter Theo Kandel and diverse beatmaker Lester, Nowhere. Enjoy! Artwork: SLVMBER

Shar The Analog Bastard 'The Lost Beats'

REVIEW: 11 rewind-worthy tracks mixing classic and contemporary styles to great effect Featuring '11 raw beats straight from old samplers like the SP1200', 'The Lost Beats' mixes the classic boom bap drums of the 90's with a spacey, wonky vibe akin to TNB family like  Lanzo to great effect. THE LOST BEATS by SHAR THE ANALOG BASTARD 'NIGHT KARMA_' mixes 50's sci-fi film snippets with twisted Indian samples; whilst 'LXST LXV3' is a heater that is begging for a Ghostface, Styles P and Beanie Sigel triple-threat feature. 'LXST LXV3' is a heater that is begging for a Ghostface, Styles P and Beanie Sigel triple-threat feature.' Whether you are a longtime fan, or this is your first time enjoying the sounds of SHAR, 'The Lost Beats' is a great find. Never miss a post again, subscribe below: Enter your email address: Delivered by  FeedBurner Youtube,  Facebook ,  Twitter  and   Soundcloud . From musical instr