From johntaylorgatto.com [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Factory This is my first completed rap song. It’s about the negative feelings I have towards mandatory schooling. I’m pleased with how it turned out. The beat has a slightly different structure from Part 1. The rap vocals are three layers each panned differently and [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] action rap We’ve been talking about doing more collaboration on Hella Gems, so I decided to proceed unilaterally. There was part of Kelly G’s “Another for the Video Game” song (aka “action”) that I immediately thought could become a cool epic Dirty South rap beat if I slowed [...]

This is my first attempt at making a dirty south style rap beat. So far, I’ve found that the keys to making a good pitched snare roll, are to pick the right drum sound, and to transpose the drums by the proper interval. I think a splashy, hissy, fairly broadband snare sound works well. Of [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] believerse This is something that me and a friend have started working on for a new project. It’s just the part with my verse. We’re still working on it. Thanks for listening! -Donny Jarko

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] A Milli Of The Near Future Here is a mashup of Li’l Wayne – A Milli and Klaxons – It’s Not Over Yet. This is a good example of playing a naturally slow a capella at double speed with a song at regular speed. In most cases the [...]

I decided to focus on sonic details with this instrumental. I built everything step by step, and focused on experimenting with different tools and parameters that I hadn’t previously modified. As the sequencing came together, I revisited these details, filtering or switching drum sounds, equalizing separate drum tracks, and modifying synths. It was difficult to [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] dirrty rainbow Hey friends, here is a feel good tune. I made this beat today (only fifteen minutes left of it) on the program Reason.  Some of the instruments are recorded live, some not.  Yes, it’s raw.  good times roll Peace