Everyone knows 'that guy' that's always hitting people up to do stuff for him and give him things. That's like someone you don't know asking you to DJ for free. At the end of the day, you're asking someone to do some work for you. Dubplate Acapella Chimpo Architect R1 Ryders - Low Tread Courtney. Also, I would never call up someone for a special and ask for it for free. Having been asked to remix Wu Tang after he went on tour playing in the States hes. It's better if you've got their email and if you've got a personal relationship. Some people don't want to be DMed on Twitter for a special. They have to trust that you're going to do what you have to do. a deejay and use our instrumental/version to do a dubplate or a wicked new tune. But you have to build friendships with people. (M3B8 Remix), Karol G - Punto G (M3B8 Touch), Squid Game (M3B8 Remix). They might be cutting dubs for their soundsystem, and they'll ask us if we want anything-like, 'Hey, so-and-so is in the studio for the next few hours, let us know if you want a vocal.' And then we'll send some money quick and make it happen.

For Gorgon Sound, our link is a guy from Switzerland from OBF Soundsystem. Obviously with artists that live in Jamaica, we can't go knock on their door and be like, 'Can we get this?,' so you have to have someone who knows the artists and deals with them. Neek: It takes a while to build up links and get to know people that can link you with artists. You had to go to a dance and meet people. Kahn: In the days before DMs and Facebook, you couldn't send out mass messages to everyone. Make real-world connections-not just online ones It takes a lot of time and effort to get this peak, so we asked the guys to give us the low-down on mastering the dubplate game.ĥ. In the age of digital DJing and disposable mp3s, this is very rare indeed. Nearly all of the tunes they spin are dubplates (tracks cut to acetate or vinyl long before they are released to the public), specials (exclusive versions of tracks that include the DJs' names and special lyrics), or VIPS (versions of songs that no one else has).

Paul Carnival-the Bristolian version of Notting Hill Carnival-when they were little kids as a key musical inspiration.īandulu crew doesn't put out tons of tracks, but the ones they do release are usually anthems. It's in these guys' blood, after all: Hi5's uncle is part of trip-hop legends Smith & Mighty, and all four of them cite going to the St. Together, they're a formidable force in bridging the gap between dubstep, the toughest grime rhythms, and the UK-via-Jamaica soundsystem culture to which both of those genres owe a huge debt. In the past couple years, they've taken youngers Courtney 'Hi5Ghost' Beckford-24, and a former MC at Neek's SureSkank parties-and Boofy, 22, under their wing.

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