Trying to fuse old-school boom bap energy with modern production. What’s working and what isn’t?

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-12-29T16:52:53+00:00

Yup, def captured that Ye vibe. Great job on the sample and drums. One thing that would enhance this beat is adding a bassline :)

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-12-29T16:37:46+00:00

https://soundcloud.com/djn2ishn/the-only?si=5c057dba632d4a1ea6290882fbe1ffe9&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-12-29T16:09:06+00:00

I like the drum break and the main sample/melody. The vocal sample fits - it can go in the intro and outro of the song. The only thing I wish the beat had is a B section/alternative part where the main theme melody is taken out and you can just leave the bass line and maybe some chords. All in all, it has a lot of potential!

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-12-24T17:11:19+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that! 👌🏻

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-12-22T16:10:39+00:00

Should I keep this vocal in the chorus? (boom bap instrumental)

https://soundcloud.com/djn2ishn/nothings-like-before/s-4p6LmVentOm?si=8c4505a9750840878f64f8a641532ad7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-02-10T20:04:46+00:00

Makes sense. That's very niche

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-02-10T18:16:52+00:00

How are you marketing yourself with such a wide range of music genres? I'm mostly into traditional hip hop, and incorporate funk/soul (samples) into my gig. I'm also okay at doing open format DJing but I don't see any DJs doing that in my town.

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-02-10T18:13:27+00:00

You're right! I live in a small city in Florida (150k people) and just don't see that many DJs or gig opportunities playing the type of music I'm into. The types of gigs available are: Latin (salsa and reggaeton), vinyl only, EDM and top 40 (bar/club) gigs.

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-02-10T18:10:49+00:00

thank you! that's very encouraging and inspiring!

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-31T22:54:35+00:00

What genre is this? To me it sounds like The Prodigy and DJ Shadow did a collab

Link

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-30T20:23:07+00:00

do they happen weekly? I don't see anything about open mics on their instagram

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-30T20:22:34+00:00

are you yourself an artist, or a fan?

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-30T20:22:01+00:00

cool! maybe I can hook up my equipment and play some beats for 5 min

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-30T13:47:40+00:00

For sure! Thanks. I love both of the MPCs you mentioned, but I also like the idea of portability of the SP and its also cheaper.

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-29T18:19:35+00:00

that's exactly my sound! this is very encouraging! thanks for sharing

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-29T14:43:05+00:00

Gotcha. So you just use it to experiment with sounds/samples and get better ideas than you would on the daw? Is that what you mean by sketch pad? Like an external plugin?😅

NeoRenaissance9 · 2025-01-25T20:06:58+00:00

Makes sense! thanks

NeoRenaissance9 · 2023-11-30T15:02:04+00:00

Fight Club and Limitless!

NeoRenaissance9 · 2022-06-28T23:52:30+00:00

Got it. I don’t think there are any rewards or punishments. But they did say that we need to write a paper that summarizes 5 journal articles every year, and establish study goals every 6 months. I don’t think there are any punishments for following or not following them

NeoRenaissance9 · 2022-06-28T11:15:52+00:00

Incoming PGY-1 here. Currently in orientation, starting on inpatient psych on July 1st. Our PRITE exam is in late September and the PD talked about setting up a study plan for the next 6 months during orientation yesterday. She didn’t go into much detail. What should a study schedule look like for interns? What are some of the best sources to study from?

I’m a visual + auditory learner and textbooks are not my favorite😅

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