Sitemap - 2020 - Micro-Chop
Christmas Flips, Video Game Sampling, Computer Game Scores, Pimp C Production and More
The Drummer from Supertramp Scored the 'Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon' Soundtrack
Sampling and Replaying Video Game Scores
The #ChristmasFlipChallenge Winners and Some New Bandcamp Christmas Music
Sampling and Replaying "Wonderful Christmastime"
The Power of Beatmaking Video Twitter Threads
Writing the Liner Notes for by Kianna Camille & AJ Rios' 'Ultraviolet'
The Gear and Process Used in the First Two Micro-Chop Sample Challenges
Live In-Studio Beat Creation and DIY Music Videos
The 18 Most-Viewed #SwinginFlipChallenge Beats
DJ Spinbad Recorded 'Rock The Casbah' on a Broken 4-Track
Sampling and Replaying the 'Phantasm' Score
Big Daddy Kane's Voice is an Instrument
Revisiting Lyn Collins' "Think (About It)"
Bob James' "Nautilus": From End of LP "Filler" to Essential Sample Source
"I Would Spend Four Days Trying to Get the Perfect Drum Sound": A J-Zone Discussion
John Carpenter's 'Halloween' Theme was a Staple for Rap Replays and Samples
Underground Memphis Rap Tapes, Gangsta Boo Verses, and Horror Movie Samples
Rap Samples and Unexpected Replays in Video Game Scores
The Current State of Micro-Chop: An Update as I Begin Year Five of This Crazy Journey
The Leon Sylvers III Interview Part 3
The Last 10 Micro-Chop Articles and Two Roland Pieces
Was Jneiro Jarel the First Person to Use an SP-404 on Record?
The Leon Sylvers III Interview Part 2
The Leon Sylvers III Interview Part 1
"The SP is More Like My Sketching Tool": DJ Manipulator Breaks Down 'The Synth Tape'
“I Don't Believe in Giving Up on a Beat": An Elaquent Interview
“You and Me” by Penny & The Quarters is a Demo Recording Someone Found at an Estate Sale
Snap!’s “Rhythm Is a Dancer” Sampled the Synth in Newcleus’ “Auto-Man”
Mixtape DJ Grandmaster Vic Influenced Large Professor's Production on Nas' "It Ain't Hard to Tell"
Gravediggaz’ “Diary of a Madman” Used a Car Commercial Sample From a Cassette
MC Lyte's "10% Dis" Made an Ideal Sample Source For Scratched Choruses
Help Me Build a Better Micro-Chop
What Beats/Instrumentals Inspired You to Become a Producer?
“I Became the Whole Orchestra”: The Creation of Les McCann's 'Layers'
Madlib, Janet Jackson, and Will Smith Sampled This Roxanne Shanté and Biz Markie Single from 1986
A Button on Marley Marl's 808 Stuck While He Was Producing “Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz”
How Producer Young Los Helped Max B Create The Wave
Can Song Previews Help Artists Better Leverage Streaming Services to Their Advantage?
You should start your own Substack newsletter.
"I Just Need to Sit Still"—The Making of Nothing_Neue's 'RE: Collections'
Cortex: The Mysterious French Band Behind Some of Rap’s Most Majestic Moments
Visualizing the Process of DJ Harrison
The Imagery, Music, and Message of CunninLynguists' 'Dirty Acres'
How STLNDRMS Used Videos to Test Out Songs and Get Feedback for His 'Veggie tacos' Album
Pairing The Famed Roland SP-404 with Other Equipment
How DJ Manipulator Shared 30 Beatmaking Videos in 30 Days to Promote 'The Soviet Tape'
Here's How Nothing_Neue Uses Twitter Videos To Engage with His Audience
9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos
Micro-Chopping 100 MF DOOM and Madlib Instrumentals
Can Instrumental Hip-Hop Producers Use Newsletters to Take Back Control of Their Art?
Beatmaking, Racism, and White Supremacy
A Look Back at The A3's "Mocha Brown"
Little Brother, 9th Wonder, Murs, and Crackin's 'Makings of a Dream'
Mistake Beats, Ensoniq Keyboards, Surprising Sample Sources, and Chart-Topping DIY Productions
Moving Units Without a Major Label
Recommended Stevie Wonder Reading
Some of My Most Recent Bandcamp Purchases
Why I'm Using Instagram to Engage with Micro-Chop Readers
“That Album Still Serves as a Diary Page”: 14KT and The Stories Behind his Dilla Tribute ‘Nowalataz’
SlopFunkDust and sessionin [LINE-IN + PLAY BEATS]
"Telepathic Stuff": The Making of City Slick's "The Believer"
Cypress Hill's "Hand on the Pump" Started Out as a Grandmaster Caz Demo
“Beats You Would Give Mobb Deep”: Jake One Re-Examines “Rock Co.Kane Flow”
Blackstreet's "This Is How We Roll" Used an Uncleared Sample of Mic Geronimo's "Masta I.C."
Apollo Brown's 'Skilled Trade' is a Collection of Incomplete and Unpolished Beats
eu-IV, Murriel Johnson, and the Story Behind the Beautiful 'Supernova' Cover Art
Jansport J's Simple But Brilliant Approach to Connecting with His Fans
A Deep Exploration of Damu The Fudgemunk and Raw Poetic’s “Calling”
“I Like Knowing I’m Alive”: The Music, Origins, and Process of vhvl
Parliament-Funkadelic's Gary Shider, the Ensoniq ASR-X, and a 10-Beat Oddisee Playlist
Micro-Chop/Gino Sorcinelli Articles Featured on Ableton, Roland, and Reverb
Before "Club Quarantine" D-Nice Co-Produced "Self Destruction" When He Was Only 18
Stevie Nicks Wrote “Dreams” in 10 Minutes Over a Drum Loop
“All My Albums Tell Wild Stories”: The Making of brainorchestra.'s 'DOMÍ'
10 Beats To Bring You Peace of Mind
You Should Buy A Bandcamp Beat Tape Today
Samplers, Synths, and the 'Halloween' Movie Scores
Writing About Music During a Global Pandemic
What songs help you feel a sense of calm when life is stressful and uncertain?
“Step Into The Realm” Is The Roots’ Homage to Pause Tape Beats
Nine on the Mic and Rob Lewis on the Beats
I Wrote Count Bass D's New Press Bio
“Fu-Gee-La” Was a Rejected Fat Joe Beat
Exclusive Mr. Dynamite Beat Set From Grammy-Nominated Producer D.R.U.G.S BEATS
David Roback, Mazzy Star, and "Fade Into You"
51 Micro-Chop Articles Anyone Can Read Without a Paid Subscription
14 Takeaways from My New 2000-Word 'Reverb' Article About Dre, DJ Quik, and Q-Tip
The Top 11 Micro-Chop Substack Posts
“I Would Sing into the Computer’s Mic”: The Making of ‘New Amerykah Part One’
8 More YouTube Jams For Your Monday Morning
8 YouTube Jams For Your Friday Afternoon
Large Professor Made Eric B. & Rakim’s “In The Ghetto” from a Cassette Sample
Looking Back at Bobby Womack's 'Understanding'
A Selection of Four Albums from the '70s and '80s That Are Worth Revisiting
“You Can Take This Thing To An Extreme”: Revisiting RJD2’s 'Deadringer'
Micro-Chopping 100 Cover Songs
The Sad Stories Behind Rose Royce's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
The Origins of Keni Burke's "Risin' To The Top"
“There Really Was a Science to That Shit”: A Look Back at ‘Stunts, Blunts, & Hip-Hop’
The Origins of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are”
Micro-Chopping Battlecat — An Exclusive 23-Track Playlist
The Equipment and Creative Process of Jean Grae, Q-Tip, Linafornia, and Easy Mo Bee
“Trying to Find the Perfect Melody from a Little Slice of Sample”
J Dilla Disassembled His Cassette Deck to Extend Certain Samples
Jade’s “Don’t Walk Away” Inspired Q-Tip to Make “Award Tour”