Audio Insider
Online Monthly Pass

Register for an Account Forgot your Password?

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

KANYE WEST 

Feb 1, 2004

You may not know him yet, but hip-hop producers don't come much hotter or hard-working than Kanye West. During the past six years, the 26-year-old has...

KING TUBBY 

Feb 1, 2004

If a case can be made for crediting one person with the invention of the modern remix, Osbourne King Tubby Ruddock may well be remembered as the true...

BIZ MARKIE 

Feb 1, 2004

The Diabolical, aka Biz Markie, lives up to the largeness of his legend. He ducks to keep from hitting his head as he steps into DJ Hut, his massive body...

DIZZEE RASCAL 

Jan 1, 2004

Dylan Mills grew up in a grimy east London public-housing estate with his mother. His favorite album was Nirvana's In Utero (Geffen 1993), Kurt Cobain's...

RZA 

Jan 1, 2004

Rolling down a highway somewhere in the Midwest, RZA is between gigs as he describes his latest self-realization. I've turned into a Willie Nelson type...

BABU 

Dec 1, 2003

You might not expect someone as skilled in the vinyl and analog arts as Babu (of the Los Angeles hip-hop group Dilated Peoples and the world-famous Beat...

KURTIS BLOW 

Dec 1, 2003

When discussing the true pioneers of hip-hop, certain artists instantly come to mind as founders of the music and the culture. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster...

MADLIB 

Sep 1, 2003

I must have done 30 or 40 albums up in here that ain't never been heard, reveals a soft-spoken Madlib in between drum takes at his Bomb Shelter studio...

The Mad Professor 

Aug 1, 2003

In dance music, there is no greater perfectionist than BT. The L.A.-based producer, DJ, remixer, film scorer, artist and pioneer of progressive trance and house is constantly taking a microscope to his sound, and the jack-turned-master of all musical trades can do just about anything in the studio....

HIERO 

Jul 1, 2003

Style: Underground, true hip-hop and soul Established: In 1996, by the Hieroglyphics crew Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Souls of Mischief...

ROPEADOPE 

May 1, 2003

Style: Everything Established: In 1999, by Andy Hurwitz in New York City Artists: We do mostly one-offs, Hurwitz says. We don't believe in binding artists...

KOOL HERC 

Apr 1, 2003

Although it's impossible to point to a single originator of hip-hop music and culture, certainly one of its prime movers and easily the father of hip-hop...

MUGGS 

Mar 1, 2003

With his latest venture, Muggs may be taking it slow, but he is by no means taking it easy. Dust (Anti, 2003), the first solo effort by the DJ/producer...

GRANDMASTER FLASH at New York's Fat Beats 

Jul 1, 2002

One of hip-hop's most important musical innovators, Grandmaster Flash laid the groundwork for a generation of cut-crazy DJs to mimic. A maestro of the...

Lee Scratch Perry 

May 1, 2002

Like Sun Ra, King Tubby and George Clinton, Lee Perry is known as much for his eccentric personality and flamboyant sartorial style as his musical innovations....

X-ECUTIONERS' DAY 

Mar 1, 2002

Three years after the X-ecutioners started bumping cuts for Built From Scratch (Relativity, 2002), the album is seeing the light of day. Rob Swift who,...

SUGARHILL GANG WIN LAWSUIT 

Feb 1, 2002

A New York court has awarded $3 million in damages to rap legends Sugarhill Gang in their lawsuit against Snapple and Turner Broadcasting. In 1991, the...

Kid Koala at Montreal's Disquivel Records 

Dec 1, 2001

He opened for Radiohead's summer 2001 tour. He spins with a jazz band, Bullfrog. His sample-infested Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Ninja Tune album, 2000) earned...

Public Enemy 

Dec 1, 2001

Public Enemy has partied for the right to fight since the 1987 release of their debut Def Jam Records LP, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. More than just a rap...

THE CUT-UP KING 

Jul 1, 2001

I like the unique dynamic that the turntable has. I am going to be serious about not being serious on my next album. Part experimentalist, part turntablist,...

Bomb Tracks: A Hip-Hop How-To 

Jun 1, 2001

If you don't love hip-hop music, stop reading right now. It's not the type of genre that's friendly to poseurs hopping on the bandwagon. The reason is...

AUTOMATER FOR THE PEOPLE 

Mar 1, 2001

DAN NAKAMURA'S HIP-HOP CRUSADE Automator, defy the laws of nature,Electronic monolith, throw a jam upon the disc,The futuristic looper with the quicknessMan,...

QUANNUM MECHANICS 

Jun 1, 2000

It's not every day that an artist releases a single considered a classic. It's even more unusual when that single is the artist's debut effort. Blackalicious...

DJ QBert on the Making of Wave TWISTERS 

Mar 1, 2000

Ever since DJ QBert blew away the judges at the 1991 USA Disco Mix Club (DMC) finals with his mind-warping scratching skills, the art of turntablism has...


Remix Hotel New York 2008:
An Amazing Weekend!

Remix Hotel rocked New York City yet again, and you can witness the highlights—everything from Junior Sanchez, Just Blaze and Pete Rock in the Guitar Center Sessions @ Remix Hotel panels to Jazzy Jay and Grand Wizard Theodore in the Rane/Serato room—at Remixhotel.com. Videos, photos, interviews, product demos and more coming soon!

Be the first to know all the latest, sign up for the Remix Hotel Update e-newsletter.

REMIX RESOURCES

Download PDF files of glossaries, charts and mixing tutorials to hang up in your studio as quick-and-easy references for your recording process.

POLL QUESTION