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How To Make Beats That Cut Through The Noise | The Alchemist and Kenny Beats

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Published on 03/16/23 / In Producers

Struggling to make beats that sound unique and get them heard? Here's some advice from a couple of artists who have definitely overcome that creative problem. I hope it helps your process, and give me a shout in the comments if anything spoke particularly to you.

Links to the source material interviews below, and thanks as always to the artists from this community, who helped score this one. Please see the links below for more information on their work.

Lemzi
https://www.youtube.com/@LEMZITV

KinAda Bambino
https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UC38RUC_zggNZOHhaE

Jahsy
https://open.spotify.com/track/6KldjbFDme2DYaFJtKPG5X?si=rE9yQbMHQ3OyI3KsN-5_2A&nd=1


Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Drop Comparisons and Limitations
01:00 Details can separate you
02:15 Other ways to separate yourself
03:15 Do what others aren't
03:42 Remember the power of the laptop studio
04:18 Don't chase false ideas of quality
04:45 Back yourself when you collaborate
05:11 Don't over-cook it
05:45 Make the music you love
06:25 Use texture to build story and atmosphere
07:41 How does Kenny start a beat
08:15 Tips on sampling culture
08:40 Build a community
09:00 Keep learning and challenging yourself
09:14 Closing statements

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I am a passionate creator myself, and I make these videos to inspire/educate myself and others. All the footage I have sourced is used under Fair Use.
Please feel free to contact me for any further enquiries: will.video24@gmail.com

Alchemist talks about the art of sampling and having unfinied business with Nas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzluvEXDD6s

How Freddie Gibbs And The Alchemist Cooked Up Alfredo The Formula S2E3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n-GC2wU4is&t=215s

In The Studio The Alchemist Finding The Right Sample and Producing a Great Song IDEA GENERATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLR0KPZzZyk&t=71s

Kenny Beats and T-Pain Cook Up an Instant R&B Classic Red Bull Remix Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Q7nroH3FE&t=845s

OTHERtone with Pharrell, Scott, and Fam-Lay - Kenny Beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruyUQhrR4pE

The Alchemist INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi-JyZskERE&t=347s







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