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For well over a decade now, Timbaland has spun his quirkily deconstructed beats into gold, crafting a steady string of hits that has changed not only the face of modern hip-hop and R&B, but also of pop music in general. Hang around any dance club or tune in any radio station for a half-hour or so, and you're sure to hear Timbaland's touch — and if it isn't him (or a protégé from his closely knit clique), it's quite likely to be someone biting him. This selection of articles takes you behind the producer's production style, the gear he uses, the artist/producers he works with and a special video!

FEATURES Live Wire It's good to be the king especially if you're Tim Mosley. For well over a decade now, the 36-year-old producer has spun his quirkily deconstructed beats... Wide-Open Spaces It's true: She has her Platinum Visas and a fat check from Gap. But on her new track, “Wake Up,” Missy Elliott points out that showing off status with the likes of spinning rims and cellular phones... Danja Not exactly the East Coast and not necessarily pledging allegiance to the Dirty South either, Virginia is in somewhat of a peculiar predicament. But having... CO-HORTS Murder Music | Danja Read the Remix article on producer Danja, also known as Danjahandz, who talks about reinventing his sound from track to track. He has collaborated with Madonna, T.I., Britney Spears, Ciara, Justin Timberlake, Cassie, Nelly Furtado and Danity Kane.... Live and Loose Being a techno geek can pay off. So can being in the right place at the right time. For Toronto producer Jason Spanu, aka DJ Shine, years of woes ended... Sponge Pop It wasn't too long ago that a producer would be considered golden if he or she were the one person to call for a particular genre of music. Who would... Smooth Skywriter It's funny because I never really wanted to do a solo record, says an energized Pharrell Williams, fresh off a whirlwind trip to Tokyo and the much-hyped... VIDEO!    Open Labs Timbaland MiKo LX

GEAR HE USES Moog Music Minimoog Voyager Rackmount Edition Musical instruments are a lot like cars. Sure, a used Honda can take care of your basic transportation needs, but wouldn't life be so much better driving... Moog Music Minimoog Voyager Although plenty of virtual-analog synths are on the market, nothing beats the real thing. And to many musicians, the real thing is the Minimoog Model... E-mu Systems Proteus 2000 Until E-mu introduced the first Proteus, in 1989, musicians had precious few choices if they wanted a rack- mount sample-playback synth module.... Digidesign Pro Tools HD Change is guaranteed in all things. But when it comes to digital hardware, change comes quickly, and it always means more, faster, and better.... IF YOU LIKE THIS... YOU'LL LOVE THESE MPC FAQ We Answer your questions about making music with Akai MPC sampling drum machines | Learn tips on using the Akai MPC samplers | How to make music with the Akai MPC sampling drum machines | How-to, MPC, sampling, drum machine... Jedi Force Just Blaze devoted son to his mother (a high school principal), superfan of Roland V-Drums and Ableton Live, owner of three feisty poodles and producer... Little Feat It's 2 p.m. on a dreary day in Morrisville, N.C., and by North Carolina standards, it's plum nasty. Rain droplets cling to tree branches sprinkled among... The Realist DJ Premier is hip-hop royalty. His signature production sound is immediately recognizable: Loaded with beautifully filthy drums and scratched hooks, his... Detroit Leaning Like most music lovers on a fiend for something fresh back in the mid-'90s, this Remix writer copped his first real dose of one of hip-hop's best-kept... Looney Tunes Sitting in his truck in a parking lot, Danger Mouse watches lower-clearance vehicles get stuck in the flooded streets of Atlanta. It's the beginning of... The Phantom Menace Here's the story: On a lonely windswept night about seven years ago in Lost Gates (near Oxnard, Calif.), Madlib first encountered the elusive trickster...