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Just always dropping the science….Excellent listen…gets me pumped to do more joints

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The people over at hiphopmakers.com dug up a 2006 complex magazine about with this track commandments from Mr. Blaze. Most people that pay attention to producers article and press have heard about pretty much all of these but it’s always good to get it refreshed. For the newcomers, this is crucial info!

1. Signature Sounds

“Come up with a signature so people know it’s your beat. Then you can annoy people as much as I have, but they never forget your name.”

2. Get Paid

“Always get money before you track the beat or hand over the ProTools disk. If you don’t you’ll probably hear your joint on a mixtape and get no money when it flops (most do).”

3. Best Tracks First

“If you get the opportunity to play beats for an artist, play your best 10 and that’s it! Otherwise your might as well pass them a 40oz. of NyQuil.”

4. Be Seen

“If you land a single, make sure you’re there when they shoot the video, even if you have to fly out yourself. You think Kanye paid for my 2.5 second cameo in “Touch the Sky”?

5. Go to Events

“Go to every industry events. You wouldn’t believe how many washed-up, non-talent folks revive their careers by connin’ some fool on their fifth Hennessy and Coke.”

Mr Blaze gives view on the itis. Gives out a very important tips, leave place for the artist. Upcoming producer tends to fill up the beat because you don’t have a artist in studio with you. The classic quote “Less is More”

Also goes into a situation he had with Beanie siegel about a vocal sample he had to fix up to make space for his vocals. Using Eventide H3000

That what I like about Just (beside his dope production), He gets in details and explains very well his point and views. You can tell he know his ish…

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Mr Justin Blaze briefly explains why Pro-tools is industry standard and how…