Recorded in front of a live studio audience at Pharrell’s community festival — SOMETHING IN THE WATER, OTHERtone welcomes Virginia Beach-natives Chad Hugo, Pusha T, and Timbaland, as well as music legend, Teddy Riley.

Pharrell, Push, Chad and Timbaland discuss growing up together, meeting Teddy in Virginia Beach, and why the SOMETHING IN THE WATER festival is so important for their hometown.

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Toronto super-producer Boi-1da recalls how he sought inspiration in dancehall to produce global hits for Rihanna and Drake and bring some fun back to the clubs. #Boi1da #Drake #Rihanna

Watch the full lecture - https://youtu.be/x7-0xOKbFDg - to hear Boi-1da retrace his steps from buying FruityLoops with his mom’s credit card to looking at his Jamaican roots to reimagine dancehall for the streaming generation, and impart advice on business, sampling and collaborations.

Dame Ritter, Kato on the Track and DJ Pain 1 explain record labels, staying independent vs. signing to a major label, and more in this A3C 2018 panel.

No I.D. talks about the time he sought inspiration from Jermaine Dupri, visiting the fellow producer in Atlanta and getting insights on producing "big records," working with the like of Lil' Bow Wow and Plies and making his first visit to one of the city’s famous strip clubs. #atlanta #chicago #hiphop

Watch the full lecture - https://youtu.be/qM0EBBtVWdU - to hear No I.D. discuss his early years with Common, managing Kanye West, becoming friends with Jay-Z and why humility and focus are key to success.

Hip-hop producer and pianist Scott Storch discussed his career and the stories behind hits for Dr. Dre, Fat Joe, The Roots and many others during his public lecture at Red Bull Music Festival Toronto 2018. #RBMTO #scottstorch #hiphop

TOPICS:
05:40 - Meeting Questlove and joining The Roots
18:18 - Writing “Still D.R.E.” with Dr. Dre
25:25 - Making “Cry Me A River” with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
42:48 - Looking back on the excess of success and its lessons
53:35 - Working with Young Thug, Trippie Redd and today's upcoming rappers

MUSIC:
09:40 - The Roots – “Proceed”

Founders of Music Entrepreneur Club - Kato On The Track, DJ Pain 1 and Dame Ritter discuss the roles of a record label in today's music business.

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Music Entrepreneur Club (MEC) is an online music education and networking platform run by Kato, DJ Pain 1 and Dame Ritter. It includes weekly webinars and Q&A with special industry guests and music review sessions.

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In AKAI presents: 30 Years of Beat Making, Just Blaze and UK producers Nana Rogues and Steel Banglez discuss how beat making evolved and their approach as producers.

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CashMoneyAP reveals how he grew his YouTube following, including tips on fan interaction, single-keyword domination and basically not having a social life.

Excerpt from 2018 SXSW/Beatstars panel.

Speakers: Abe Batshon, CashMoneyAp, DJ Pain 1, Kato

Millions of Recording artists are born ever year around the world and original high quality music production is in very high demand for content creators to legally license music for their projects. Hear from some of the internets most successful music producers in the world as they share their experiences as digital music entrepreneurs. Speakers discuss how the internet has provided the ability to directly connect with fans and collaborators and to monetize their beats in so many different ways.

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Music Tech: A Gateway to Awaken America's Youth