What Are the Four Elements of Hip Hop?
Born in a South Bronx house party in the early 70s, Hip Hop is now a dominant force of nature in the music industry. Permeating almost every other popular genre, musical elements of hip...
Category: Hip Hop & Beat Making Program
Lessons from the Frontlines… Recording Connection grad & mentor DAWSØN Records Kanye West.
August 5th, 2021, Kanye West live-streams the release of his new album Donda, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Recording Connection graduate Dawsøn is the engineer there to catch it all. Sometimes it isn’t ready, go,...
Recording Connection graduate Ramy Morales Goes 5x Platinum, Signs with Sony/ATV!
When Ramy Morales enrolled in Recording Connection for Audio Engineering & Music Production he was sure about one thing—he wanted to make music. Then he did something so many others fail at doing. He...
Recording Connection student Miley Knox Places 2 Beats with Wu-Tang Affiliate!
Miley Knox has been a hip hop lover since age 8. On the way to finding us, she’s encountered challenges ranging from unilateral vocal cord paralysis, a condition she was born with, to surviving...
The Best of 2020 is here!
IN 2020… Recording Connection graduate Ramy Morales Went 5x Platinum, Got Signed with Sony/ATV! We caught up with Recording Connection grad Ramy Morales (Lil Baby, Yo Gotti, Gunna, Tyla Yahweh) who’s now got 5...
Recording Connection mentor Steve Catizone on Vibe, Hiring Students & Training Tomorrow’s Audio Pros During COVID-19
Steve Catizone of Infinite Recording (Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Justin Bieber, Wyclef Jean) has decades of experience producing and engineering artists across the musical spectrum. We recently connected with Steve to...
Recording Connection grad London Elixir Paves Her Own Path to Success
London Elixir started Recording Connection for Hip Hop Production in 2016, when she was nearing the end of her last semester at Ohio State where she majored in Computer Science Engineering. Not one to...
What is a record deal?
Caveat Emptor Rules Ever since Robert Johnson “sold his soul to the devil” in order to become a famous musician as chronicled in his song “Crossroads,” record deals have been looked at as a...
What is Logic Pro X?
Considered the “creative” operating system, the Apple entry into the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) landscape offers a lot to the professional music producer. Some of the biggest names in the digital music industry, including...
What it Takes to be a Music Producer?
How To Be A Music Producer? To become a successful music producer, you need to have passion and drive, a great work ethic, a sense of responsibility, strong business smarts and, last but not...
