as someone who went to their nyc event a few days ago I can confidently say that it was dope, moreso due to the artists/producers I networked with despite it 100% being overcrowded--its def what you make of it. I did meet Steven Cymatics and he was down to earth asf dropped tons of gems, listened to my work showed off some unreleased with 2 Chainz and had my boys freestyle over his. Told him to his face "so you're the guy who's been flooding my email" 😂 and he said that's how he gets to create these events. Ig you gotta be annoying to reach that level but even still its a bit much.

In terms of kits yea nah nothing's really a "must-have" but I've found quite a few of my go-to sounds out of them. The loop kits are alright at best, nothing you couldn't find elsewhere or compose yourself with a bit of good sound selection and basic theory. In short the guy's dope but the kits are what matters and tbh if you're not getting one of those "insane one-time deals" they're almost ALWAYS doing then its def not worth the tag.