The revealing photographs found within the pages of Behind the Beat expose the creative spaces of top DJ's and music producers from the UK and US. This book is an open invitation to step into the private world of the hip hop home studio and discover its inner workings. Featured are the studios and equipment of some of the most influential music creators working today including: DJ Premier, Madlib, J Dilla, DJ Spinna, Skitz, Nextmen, Taskforce, Dj Swamp, E- Swift, Beyond There, Kut masta kurt, Fat jack, Jehst, Beatminerz, DJ Shadow, DJ design, Dan the Automator, Chief Xcel, Young Einstein, Numark, Cut Chemist, Thes One, J Zone and Mario Caldato Jnr. INCLUDES AN AUDIO CD WITH TRACKS FROM FEATURED DJS AND LABELS - MIXED BY DJ RANSOM!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The point of this book was NOT to provide wanna-be producers with a grocery list of production gear to buy...it was not to reduce people's studio setups to a common checklist of items for others to buy.
The point of this book was to capture these producers' LIVES through pictuers. It does this by photographing their studios beautifully. The mess of vinyl records, the stacks of equipment on top of each other, and the general chaos of alot of these pictures shows you what producing is like. While you may not see the gear listed out for you (that would take a long time for each studio), you get a great insight into what these producers use to make their music. You see a selected discography (about 5 cuts) and a small description of each producer and their studio. The photos, again, are incredible to look at. Some in color, some in black and white, all of them very "real," and vintage-looking (just like the equipment).
Don't buy this book as a study or how-to of producing. Buy it because you LOVE making music and can appreciate the beauty of the equipment used to do so.
The point of this book was to capture these producers' LIVES through pictuers. It does this by photographing their studios beautifully. The mess of vinyl records, the stacks of equipment on top of each other, and the general chaos of alot of these pictures shows you what producing is like. While you may not see the gear listed out for you (that would take a long time for each studio), you get a great insight into what these producers use to make their music. You see a selected discography (about 5 cuts) and a small description of each producer and their studio. The photos, again, are incredible to look at. Some in color, some in black and white, all of them very "real," and vintage-looking (just like the equipment).
Don't buy this book as a study or how-to of producing. Buy it because you LOVE making music and can appreciate the beauty of the equipment used to do so.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Matt
Format:Paperback
This is a great "coffee table" book for fans of hip hop production and hip hop in general. Producers, especially, will appreciate a project like this, as we are granted access to the home studios of producers whose names we see lining the notes of CDs and vinyl releases. Most of the producers featured in the book are what you could call "underground" producers. There are also a handful of bigger names, like DJ Premier, J-Dilla and DJ Shadow, who also open their home studios to the camera.
The pictures of these studio setups are very "artsy". The book is nicely laid out - with a few pictures of each studio. There is very little text - basically a brief introduction to each producer and a shoirt list of their selected works.
This was a great idea and I'm happy I found the book.
The pictures of these studio setups are very "artsy". The book is nicely laid out - with a few pictures of each studio. There is very little text - basically a brief introduction to each producer and a shoirt list of their selected works.
This was a great idea and I'm happy I found the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book for anyone remotely interested in the process of making music!
August 26, 2006
By Zeb91
Format:Paperback
If your like me and love vinyl, read liner notes front to back, spend hours in dusty un-nameable places looking for that perfect record (preferably in the dollar bin) and produce your own music then this book is a worthy addition to your stuido. Even if you don't have a studio it's still worth pickin up if you are a fan of "underground" hip hop. Raph takes you to many of the most prestigous producers "bedroom" studio's (not all of them are bedrooms) showing you their working enviroment and their gear. I can sit and flip through this book for hours on end disecting each picture finding the key elements to the studio's (and trying to pick up some new titles to go diggin for). If you are at all interested in how the sonic landscapes were crafted for some of the greatest albums in the last 10-20 years pick this up! Not to mention the fact that the DJ Ransom's Mix CD is worth the price alone as it includes rare and classic tracks!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing book
As a lot of people have said, beautiful photo's that capture the main point of each set up and provide a fantastic insight into the world of the beatsmith. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Aapie
4.0 out of 5 stars
J Dilla fan
Interesting brief reviews of the each producer, accompanied by photos of their home studios. Nothing mind-blowing, but an interesting glimpse into their worlds.
Published on April 1, 2010 by M. Haden
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome for Beat heads, diggers, and "studio"philes
This book is great!.
Raph, amassed a nice volume that really captures the essence of the "home/bedroom" studio. He writes a blurb about how he encountered each DJ/Producer. Read more
Raph, amassed a nice volume that really captures the essence of the "home/bedroom" studio. He writes a blurb about how he encountered each DJ/Producer. Read more
Published on November 15, 2008 by Vern M. Whitt II
4.0 out of 5 stars
Psychoanalyzing Your Favorite Producers Through PIctures
I've never spent so much time analyzing a photo book. Each picture occupies me with about five minutes of psychoanalysis, trying to figure out the motives behind each piece of gear... Read more
Published on September 29, 2008 by haroon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great inspiration for up and coming producers everywhere!
I recently purchased this book about a month ago, and I was very pleased with the quality of the photographs this book had. Read more
Published on September 28, 2008 by David Grants
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the coffee table
I bought this for my boyfriend as a gift a couple years ago (he is a hip hop head) and it is seriously his favorite book. Read more
Published on February 26, 2008 by Shopaholic
5.0 out of 5 stars
wicked book
this book is awesome, would recommend this book to anyone who is into music, a dj. real nice book
Published on September 2, 2007 by pj_hutch9
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic photos - CD packaging is terrible however
knocking off one star on this book for the way they packaged the CD
it's in a little paper sleeve attached the back inside cover of the book
Now, I like my... Read more
it's in a little paper sleeve attached the back inside cover of the book
Now, I like my... Read more
Published on March 9, 2007 by MEK
4.0 out of 5 stars
Must-Have for Beatheads
I saw this book at Urban Outfitters but it was like $30. I loved the images and since I'm a bedroom producer, I loved the content. Read more
Published on November 3, 2006 by Amazonian
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too little detail
The review for this book states that you will find "revealing" photgraphs and invites you to walk into the private world of the hip hop producer, etc, etc. Read more
Published on April 30, 2006 by IZM
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