The Pen and the Drum

Welcome back to the Pen and the Drum. On this weeks episode Tha 5th Element is not with us but instead we are joined by Andy, Scott and Rory from LANDR. We talk about bit about their online, automated mastering service and then we discuss their No-Bullshit Musician’s Guide to Self-Promotion. We also hear music from Adam and Cuth, Lzu, Mike Holmes, AVerma and Edgar Cards. Enjoy! Adam and Cuth (u/cuthmakesbeats) - Wasted TimeMHH Thread No-Bullshit Musician's Guide To Self-Promotion (u/andylacroix) Armies of Grassroots Followers Are Built with Trust, Credibility, and Authority Set Up a Mailing List Building an Audience Your Website Social Media Lzu - Eu não sou mais um querendo te fuder, eu gosto de vocêFrom the ablum,  Abstrações de você on u/Ridgewell ‘s label, Haju Tapes. Press Kits: The Ultimate Calling Card Reaching Out To Blogs and Other Outlets for Reviews Mike Holmes (u/SupImHolmes) - The Last Invasion (prod. BIGOsSoul) (/u/SooWooMaster)Winner of Best Song - GHH 22 MHH Thread Debuting New Music Playing Live AVerma (u/AVerminator007) - ReminiscenceWinner of FTC 85 MHH Thread Budget Your Promotion Time Outrothepenandthedrum.com MakingHipHop.com @TPATD_Podcast [email protected] Theme Song - Vitamin C - Johann Sebastian LANDR - landr.com New free sample database from LANDR: wavy.audio Johann Sebastian www.JohannSebastian.net - @JS_Beats Sandurz Beat Breakdown Fruit Deluxe by Banana Peels Bulk Spices by DWHB Edgar Cards (u/edgar_cards) - FarewellMHH Thread

We're back with another episode of the Pen and the Drum. Thanks to everyone for listening! This week we discuss NPR's Tiny Desk competition, some e-digging resources, a helpful tutorial about making 808s hit hard, vocal warm up techniques for rappers, and using drum breaks in your beats. We also hear music from host, Johann Sebastian, Andrew Clay, AVerma, Sunrey, Mezzo, BigOsSoul and Ozwell. Enjoy! Johann Sebastian (u/jbachman) - Fell for You FTC 84 Winner MHH Thread NPR Tiny Desk Competition (u/nprben) MHH Thread Andrew Clay (u/akitter) - Oxymoron Cypher 51 winner MHH Thread Sample Blog List (u/Cdirk) MHH Thread AVerma (u/AVerminator007) - OKC11 OKC 11 Winner MHH Thread How To Make 808's Hit Hard With Layering (u/GabrielHawk) MHH Thread Sunrey (u/sunnyhiphop) - Hunger Cypher 1 Winner MHH Thread R.A. The Rugged Man Demonstrates Voice Training Techniques (u/krakrocks) MHH Thread Mezzo (u/TrueMezzo) - OKC 10 OKC 10 Winner MHH Thread How Many People Still Use Drum Breaks (u/TheTrueNakedBatman) MHH Thread BigOsSoul (u/SooWooMaster) - You Are a Toy From the irCloud Tape MHH Thread Flip the Script   Beat Fighter Update Outro thepenandthedrum.com MakingHipHop.com @TPATD_Podcast [email protected] Logo - Kings County Light Haus Theme Song - Vitamin C - Johann Sebastian ● Sandurz Beat Breakdown ● Johann Sebastian www.JohannSebastian.net - @JS_Beats ● Tha 5th Element Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building Ozwell - Pray for the Gods Beat Fighter Quarter Final Round 3 winner MHH Thread

The Ugly Sweater Party was a google hangout we did last week where a group of MakingHipHop members were encouraged to bring their worst song they’ve ever made and play them for the group. Thanks to everyone who participated! www.thepenandthedrum.com

In this episode Sandurz is out on vacation and Hoodrow Trillson fills in as guest host along with Tha 5th Element and Johann Sebastian. Hoodrow is the host and organizer of the popular online beat battle series, Beat Fighter. We talk about how Beat Fighter came to be and a bunch of other threads brought up on the forum such as tips for online collaboration, how to make tracks more aggressive and how awesome the IRC is. Hoodrow Trillson / Beat FighterChris Wright & Ace Jr - Bury 'Em (prod. Hoodrow Trillson & J MegaStar)Winners of GHH 21 MHH Thread Online CollaborationHobbes Duende (u/HobbesDuende) - Son, No StarFrom his new beat tape, Audible Heat. Also available on Bandcamp MHH Thread SC - hobbes-duende BC - https://hobbesduende.bandcamp.com/ How do I make a track more aggressive? (u/8bitcrocodile)MHH Thread The Virus (u/Liam_Cunt) - Don’tTalkJustListen Pt 1 feat KamiyadaFrom the DTJL: Live On VHS (Trilogy) EP MHH Thread The Virus FB - https://www.facebook.com/thevirusuk/ The Virus SC - https://soundcloud.com/the-virus-uk Kamiyada SC - https://soundcloud.com/kamiyada TW - @spacegodkami Recording: Tracked out or Pre-rendered beat? (u/kvdence)MHH Thread Reptillian (u/sash7) - BlessedFrom his project, Spaced Out Instrumentals MHH Thread http://www.prodbyreptilian.com SC - thareptilian TW - @ReptilianBeats YT - sashworld Top Cuts: Year End Top 10 (u/BOOF_RADLEY)MHH Thread TPATD Ugly Sweater EpisodeReleased on 12/30 Ragnarok (u/Ragnatronik) - Mirin’Winner of OKC 8 MHH Thread SC - schaabmart HousekeepingJoin the MHH chat conversation on the MakingHipHop IRC Please and Vote on Competitions and Upvote for visibility OutroThe Pen and the Drum Website MakingHipHop subreddit - r/makinghiphop The Pen and the Drum Twitter - @TPATD_Podcast [email protected] Hoodrow Trillson TW - @Beat_Fighter Twitch - beatfighter.tv Hoodrow Trillson Twitch Johann Sebastian (@JS_Beats) www.JohannSebastian.net Excellent Reception Tha 5th Element (@Tha5thElement) D3 In the Building plcmt (u/PHtreester) - liifeFrom his new beat tape, sierra MHH Thread IG - @rbgilmore SC - https://soundcloud.com/plcmnt BC - https://plcmnt.bandcamp.com/

Razor Boomerang (u/razorboomarang) - Math From their debut project, Back to School Razor Boomerang is RexRiot (vocals) & Jeff Milnazik (production) Math Video MHH Thread SC - razor-boomarang TW - @RazorBoomarang "Rhythm Roulette" - Large Professor (u/Sushieatinbeast)MHH Thread Ryko (u/Polarbear36) - BalanceFrom his beat tape, Feng / Shui MHH Thread TW - @RKolczaski BC - https://ryko1.bandcamp.com How Important Is It to Listen to Old Hip Hop and  Learn about the Old Greats? (u/googleplexus2)MHH Thread Dex Amora X Golden Beets (u/tgoldenbeets) - idntfrontFrom their collaborative album Ai Level. MHH Thread BC - https://everydejavu.bandcamp.com/album/ai-level Golden Beets TW - @goldenbeets Dex Amora TW - @DexAmora Making a Beat Less Repetitive (u/Ubereem)MHH Thread Ending Beats (u/TheTrueNakedBatman)MHH Thread Noise Witch (u/noisewitch) - The ConjurerWinner of OKC 5 MHH OKC5 Voting Thread MHH OKC5 Original Thread Master Your Beat before or after Vocals? (u/kvdence)MHH Thread Jeepz (u/jeepzondabeatz) - Blu MoonFrom his album, Soul Spins [The 50th Beat Tape!] MHH Thread BC - http://jeepzondabeatz.bandcamp.com TW - @jeepzondabeatz IG - @iamjeepz http://iamjeepz.com Future of Production in Hip Hop (u/Puntang_Crusher)MHH Thread Alliswell (u/Ozwel) - Death WishWinner of FTC 80. Original sample: Do a Thing by Herbie Hancock MHH FTC80 Voting Thread MHH FTC80 Original Thread OutroTha 5th Element Sandurz Johann Sebastian

Intro The Pen and the Drum - thepenandthedrum.com Making Hip Hop - thepenandthedrum.com Beat FighterYLXA (u/Dysaniaj) - Don’t WantFrom his beat tape, Cafe Con Leche Free download on Bandcamp. $5 Painted Cassete MHH Thread SoundCloud - ylxa First Show Experience (u/sirDIGGY_)MHH Thread SoundCloud - sir-diggy Twitter - sirDIGGY_ Andrew Clay (u/akitter)- Day Job (MTC6)From his Life Alert EP MHH Thread SoundCloud - andrewclay What Does It Mean to Be Cheesy? (u/blk_out_music)MHH Thread Reeg (u/ReeG)- It Don't StopCypher Vol 44 - Theme: First Time Orig Thread Voting Thread Twitter - TheRealReeG Headphone Roundup (u/CircleMeth)MHH Thread Sony MDR-7506 ($80) Sennheiser HD 280 Pro ($100) Audio‑Technica ATH M50X ($150) AKG K240 MK II ($150) Beyerdynamic DT 770 Closed ($150) Beyerdynamic DT 990 Open ($200) Beyerdynamic DT 880 Semi-open ($250) Reptilian (u/sash7) - Spaced OutFTC Vol 77 Sample: Howard Shore - The Silence of the Lambs Twitter -ReptilianBeats Question about Singing/Rapping on the Beat (u/AtlasAtlasAtlas)MHH Thread Khan-Ji - Hank HillSingles Thread Instagram - paul.cuh ResourcesProgram to Organize Your Drum Kits (/u/agggile)MHH Thread with instructions Two Versions: Advanced - You determine the file patterns and their respective folders Dumbed-Down - You select a drumkit and it will use a set of pre-determined patterns and folder names for organizing 500mb Free Samples from Prime Loops (u/PrimeLoops)PrimeLoops Download MHH Thread Grady K (u/GradyK) - AmbienceOKC Winner Soundcloud - grady_k BALLAS (u/Darellissa) - Central SpiritFrom his Office Beats: An iPhone Mixtape Soundcloud - ballasbeats OutroTwitter: @TPATD_Podcast Email: [email protected] Subscribe to us on iTunes: The Pen and the Drum by The Pen and the Drum on iTunes Rate and Review us on iTunes Plugs and Shoutouts Johann Sebastian www.JohannSebastian.net - @JS_Beats Aaron Dowd - The Podcast Dude - http://thepodcastdude.com Tha 5th Element Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building Hoodrow Trillson - Beat Fighter Sandurz Beat Breakdown Beat Show on 11/18 at Friends of Sound Records Ableton 9.5 and Push 2 BLACK DAVINCI - $econd Motion (MTC6)From his Razor Bumps Vol 8 MHH Thread

The Pen and the Drum Episode 6: The Last Big Dig Welcome to Episode 6 of the Pen and the Drum. In this episode we talk about some new upgrades to the podcast, discuss some advice u/TheHound585 wrote about on the sub, and give a goodby (for now) to the Dig This Challenge. Announcements: You can now reach The Pen and the Drum at www.thepenandthedrum.com You can now reach r/MakingHipHop at www.makinghiphop.com You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes now at Cypher 42 - Andrew Clay - Refreshed Point Blank Music School Deconstruction of Roots Manuva - Witness (1 hope) w/ Ski Oakenfull Daniela Andrade - Hotline Bling (Alliswell edit) Some Advice for Beginning Producers Johnny Rocket - Peter Irontail Prod. by Meez Flip This Challenge 76 - Radaghast - Gigin’ the Sky Beat Fighter RIP Dig This Challenge - The Last Big Dig Constrobuz - The Death Of Benkei Outro Follow us on twitter: @TPATD_Podcast Email: [email protected] Subscribe to us on iTunes: The Pen and the Drum by The Pen and the Drum on iTunes Plugs and Shoutouts Tha 5th Element Get 5th’s beats at D3 In the Building Listen to Reeg - Heavens (feat NDGO, prod BigOsSoul) Sandurz Watch all of Sandurz stuff at Beat Breakdown including his Hotline Bling breakdown Watch the Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Ice Cups b/w Anthony Mason prod. by Constrobuz official video. Johann Sebastian Come see me rock a beat set on 11/12 at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia, opening for the Bul Bey Listen to Semi Hendrix - Breakfast at Banksy’s Reeg - Heavens (feat NDGO, prod BigOsSoul)

This week, it’s a listening party. We listen to, enjoy and critique various tracks from the subreddit. Come hang. Time's Progression - Agee Flame & Mowgli (prod. Keithpetersen7 & Alliswell) - Voted best song of Game of Hip Hop 19 Agee Flame - https://soundcloud.com/imaquickscopa Mowgli - https://soundcloud.com/lilmo2407 Keith Peterson - https://soundcloud.com/keithpetersen7 Ozwell - https://soundcloud.com/alliswe11 Old School Flow - Jay J from Critical Condition Never 2 Late - Verism X YLXA from pcp.n.glxies Verism - https://soundcloud.com/verism YLXA - https://soundcloud.com/ylxa The 5ifth Awakening - Johann Sebastian Freckle Bae - Riley Urbano - from Butterface Instrumentals FFXIII - BigOSoul - Winner of the Flip This Challenge Week 72 Shaolin Slum - Black DaVinci from Razor Bumps Vol. 7 MakingHipHop Mixoff Contest A new mixing competition with a $50 cash prize from the artist. Darker Duende - Hobbes Duende from Expression Cathartic Tell Em - Chit Maker - Winner of the Flip this Challenge 73 New Neighbors - Sandurz - Winner of Cypher 39 (prev. season) Good Day - Mowgli - Winner of Cypher 40 One Kit Challenge Volume 1 - New production challenge where competitors produce tracks from the same set of samples OKC Challenge No 1 - Oysta Soothin Boomin’ - Tha 5th Element FTC75 - ALX FTC Week 74 Challenge - KRUPA Thanks for hanging!

Booking Live Shows How to Book Shows Why Play Live Shows? Helps build your fan base Helps develop your flow and skills Finding the Right Show Find a show that matches your experience, following and skill level You are going to have to play for free at first You are going to have to open up shows at first You are going to have to play weekday shows at first You might have to travel if your right show doesn’t happen in you town Get creative about meeting other artists Kinds of Shows Open Mics - A safe place to develop Pay to Play Showcases - A bad idea (mostly) Organizing Your Own Show - A lot of work and money Dr. Bobby Banner's Step by Step Guide to Booking a Show Unconventional Shows Opening for a Local - A good opportunity Venues Look for venues that throw the kind of show you could get on Go to some shows and introduce yourself to the owner/manager Facebook event subscriptions for venues near you Artists Go to some shows with local talent and meet people "Where Are You from?" Threads on MHH Promoters Primary bookers at some venues Promoters are often genre specific Subscribe to Promoters or Venues events on Facebook Electronic Press Kit How to Prepare for Your Show Get Details 21+ Price Times / Schedule Set length Prepare Your Instrumentals Practice Your Set Promote It is your responsibility to promote Make a facebook event The Night of the Show Show up on Time Set Time aside in Your Day for the Show Perform in a Sober State of Mind Work with the Staff Not against Them Be Ready for Your Set Time Have a Set List Prepared DON’T CUP THE MIC Ask for Adjustments from Your Sound Tech Introduce Yourself Respect Your Set Length Get off the Stage Quickly When Your Set Is Over Stick around and Meet People Invite Someone to Photograph or Shoot Video of Your Show Follow Up Thank Your Fans on Social Media for Coming Out Share Some Photos of the Show Thank the Booker / Promoter Mixtape / Beattape Posts Label your beattape/mixtape posts and provide descriptive content Posting projects is for recently active members only Plugs

Badtouch (aka u/cesarjulius / Noho Fidel) MHH origins. Early music and collaborations. Atlanta -> NYC -> LA https://soundcloud.com/badtouch https://nohofidel.bandcamp.com Bulletproof Tux (f. Sum, P​.​U​.​D​.​G​.​E​.​, Felix) by Malkovich Music NoHo Fidel / New Music Gear Particulars. Cool Edit Pro -> Acid -> Protools & Maschine The Middleman by Noho Fidel Beat Fighter - First MHH online 3 hour beat battle. Thanks u/theBRAVEstNoob for putting this together! plastic, jerry! plastic! by Sandurz Buying lotto tickets / Success U Kno by Reptilian Cyphers 35 & 36 / Lyrics & Flow Home by Mowgli Matching samples in different keys and tempos 25 bucks (Instrumental) by Danny Brown Trap Successor - Don’t chase anything Native Locals by Noho Fidel The Pen Take Q by Space People Warbeats File Archive Outro Whose Booda (f. Sum, Chris Clarke, Ali Baba Abnormal) by Malkovich Music

Cypher 33 Winner - Mirky J - Hives Producing and mixing at the same time? How should I be mixing already "mixed" drum samples? DTC 67.5 Winner Soto - Lonely Days 20 beats 20 days - Spooki Beats FTC 67 Winner - Reptilian - It’s Time for Peace Kool Moe Dee's Rap Report Card Cypher 32 Winner - Sick Sense - Dirty Money Thoughts on Lyrical Content or How its delivered? White Guy Rapping? FTC 68 Winner - ALX GHH 18Best song and verse - Team 5/AdlaiBest Beat - Team 2

RIP Sean Price DTC 65.5 Winner - Hode B Secrets of Analog and Digital Synths GHH 16 - Color GHH Best Beat - Team 4 - No Show Betrayal (prod. Stod & Delaz) GHH Best Song - Flakes by I.B.R. & Boof Radley (prod by Let's Run Track & Ty Scott) Tha5thElement Production / Mixing Tutorials Microphone Check - Large Professor FTC Winner - SMTH by Spaced Ghost Cypher 31 Winner - For the Feeling by Dyl