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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

JAY-Z '4:44'

REVIEW: The King of Hip Hop gets personal on tidal e xclusive Here are my initial reactions to the brand new JAY-Z / No ID collab project '4:44'. More 'first take' album reviews coming soon!

Tracy Cruz Announces Pledge Music Campaign

NEWS: Soul superstar in the making takes to Pledge Music, offering great rewards to donors Longtime favourite and The New Beatmaker family, soul singer-songwriter Tracy Cruz has announced a Pledge Music campaign which offers not only the chance for fans to help fund the creation of a musical trilogy but offers great rewards in return. For more info and to pledge, visit:  pledgemusic.com/projects/tracycruzmusic Youtube: Soul Superstar in the Making Tracy Cruz Announces Pledge Music Campaign Tracy is not only a superb singer-songwriter, being included in several of The New Beatmaker 'Soundcloud Sessions', but she has also been one of thenewbeatmaker.com's most dedicated supporters. Pledges start from as little as $8. Check out the video above and then head over to Pledge Music to help a very deserving artist realize their musical vision at: pledgemusic.com/projects/tracycruzmusic

Six Bar Break 'Nashville Calling'

REVIEW: An understated, haunting country rock track with plenty of replay value This post is in association with Push Power Promo . For more details see the bottom of the post. The melancholic instrumentation is understated but pleasing throughout; the introductions to both the first and second verses are especially nice.  The guitar melody is very catchy. There are plenty of evocative and quotable lyrics here and Ben's delivery is heartfelt and memorable.  I am not 100 per cent taken with the refrain ('all I know, know') although I am not entirely sure why. Also the ending feels a tad abrupt.  I would have loved to hear Ben and band let loose with a big, raucous climax. However, I can appreciate that doing so may have been too far removed from the understated feel of the rest of the track. Even with these slight quibbles I enjoyed Ben's words and performance.  I'll be sure to revisit this track and follow the band's progress with great interest.

SteveOG 'Fake' (Producer: IVN)

REVIEW: Producer IVN cooks up a dramatic trap inspired beat for lyrical beast SteveOG This post is in association with Push Power Promo . For more details see the bottom of the post. Producer IVN cooks up a dramatic trap inspired beat for lyrical beast SteveOG; an MC who first came to my attention on the impressive 'Conscious', featured on 'Soundcloud Sessions' 19. On 'Fake', the drum claps are so tastefully designed and mixed that they never become overbearing even though they play such a sustained role; and the bassline is tuneful and fat enough to be enjoyed even on high street headphones which are usually not able to convey much in the way of low end info.  The bassline is even enjoyable on high street headphones... SteveOG’s lyrical prowess will excite fans of Eminem, Tech N9ne and Joey Bada$$ with his message of endurance; his multi-syllabic delivery and his gruff, animated voice. The abrupt ending is the only potential bump in the road.

Soundcloud Sessions 19

PODCAST: A new playlist to tickle your ears, including K15, Pomo, The Lox, The Outside and more From K15's house / techno epic 'Look (Beyond You)' to the LOX's heartfelt takeover of the 'Santorini Greece' beat by Bink (for Rick Ross); and from the joyous almost disco sounds of Pomo to the heavy rock-with-a-message of The Outside, Soundcloud Sessions 19 has you covered. Looking to showcase your music? Find out how via  'Contact' . Follow The New Beatmaker:  Facebook ,  youtube ,  Twitter ,  Soundcloud  and  Indaba .