Episodes
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#FijiChallenge w/ Walshy Fire of Major Lazer
S1 Ep22 |Beat making challenge number two - Moombahton beat from Fiji samples.
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Sampling w/ Flip Flops and Ski Beatz
S1 Ep21 |A man in Fiji hits a PVC pipe with a flip flop, and his sound meets a 17-year-old drummer. - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Trapped In Paradise
S1 Ep20 |The Beat Making Lab crew meets Fijian rapper/producer Dave Lavaki (aka Mr. Grin). - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Heartbeats of Fiji
S1 Ep19 |Ben searches for purpose, Masi follows a dream. Fiji Beat Making Lab brings them together. - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Behind The Beat: First Beat Making Lab (2011)
S1 Ep18 |The first Beat Making Lab was launched at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Fall semester of 2011. - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Mashup: National Anthems
S1 Ep17 |US National Anthem [Star Spangled Banner] + Black National Anthem - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
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Walshy Fire [of Major Lazer] Wants Your Riddims
S1 Ep16 |Make a dancehall riddim out of our Kora sample. - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Get Your Drums Right
S1 Ep15 |One of the cardinal rules of beat making is: start with sampled, not factory, drum sounds. - Embedded Video LinkImage URL
Health Worker Beat
S1 Ep14 |Ina, a Senegalese student, takes a field trip to an Intrahealth hospital to make a beat.
About Beat Making Lab
We build studios in cultural centers around the world and train youth musicians in the art of beat making. Follow our adventures with new episodes here every Wednesday. Find us on Facebook at beatmakinglab, or chat us up on Twitter @beatmakinglab.
