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It’s been a very busy last two years… between designing, fabricating and filling studio gear orders, and managing the radio station I’ve barely had time to breathe. There is so much stuff I want to do, but it’s hard to keep up with everything. Just about a year ago we completed an interview with Victor aka KVBeats from Denmark. In the early days he went by Konscious-V back in the 90’s (K-V for short). As Victor’s trajectory evolved, he decided he needed a producer name that signaled he was a beatmaker and renamed himself KVBeats. He’s connected with some amazing talent within the hip-hop comm ..read more

Sometime in 2021… it all started when Detroit music producer and audio equipment aficionado, Justin Merritt aka Killa Smuv showcased his Roland 808 themed, custom Akai MPC 2000XL on Facebook. Justin has been making beats for rap artists in the Detroit area since way back. His passion for studio gear and audio engineering lead to the creation of a music studio for Killa Smuv Productions LLC. He has been collecting and restoring audio gear for the last decade or so. I connected with Justin on eBay when he inquired about our SCSI SD card readers. After that he purchased custom MPC parts from our ..read more

Good music never expires. That goes for Statik Selektah’s “The Balancing Act” just as well. In his ninth studio album, Statik Selektah reminds us why he is revered as one of the best beat makers and mixtape deejay. The album features some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. Originators like Nas, Method Man, Jadakiss, Styles P, Joey Bada$$, Black Thought, Bun B, Paul Wall, 2 Chainz, Dave East, Killer Mike, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Evidence, Blu, Lil Fame, Marlon Craft, Smoke DZA, Termanology, Rome Streetz, Havoc, the late-great Sean Price, the 2020 XXL Freshmen Jack Harlow and many ..read more

In today’s economy, more than ever, having a grip on financial literacy is essential for everyone. For musicians and musical artists, building your empire starts with the financial know-how to make and manage that hard-earned dough. If you’re a musician or musical artist breaking into the world of financial literacy and working towards financial independence, you probably have lots of questions. Luckily there are plenty of resources from players in the game who have been where you are standing today. But, before we break down some different financial literacy strategies, let’s talk about what ..read more

Don’t Sleep Records is a new age jazz infused hip-hop record lable. Don’t Sleep Records is the underground record company founded by an amazing hip hop producer and emcee, Phoniks and Awon (pronounced A-1). The label kicked off in 2012, since that time it’s been dropping nothing but hip hop heat. It’s roots are in Newport News Virginia and Portland, Maine. The producer emcee duo came together to curate and produce several incredible independent artists. Some of the artists on the label include Anti-Lilly, Tiff The Gift, Mz Boom Bap and Dephlow. Don’t Sleep Records is a self-proclaimed modern ..read more

Audio transformers are vintage audio components that were used in many commercial and consumer audio products. These passive audio components bring color, detail, improved sonic image, spatial separation and harmonics to audio signals. Their heyday was between the 40’s and the 80’s, even in the 90’s they were a critical component within pro audio gear, used by many professional recording studios, engineers and musicians. They convert electrical audio signals into magnetic signals, then back again to electrical signals. The sonic and electrical advantages gained by this conversion are m ..read more