The Neptunes- composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo- were basically responsible for the sound of almost every top ten record at the turn of the century. Impressed with their unique synth and sample heavy mixes they reached the rare status of superstar producers. The Neptunes influenced an entire generation of Hip Hop/Pop music. They gave the industry a much needed change of pace, changing hip hop from a gritty sample based sound to a new sample free soundscape. They eliminated the use of sample clearances (which significantly decreased production budgets) by using a combination of synthesizers and sound modules. They used minimal equipment which was readily available to other producers at the time. A lot of the “spacey” sounds that they incorporated into their music was derived by sampling Roland Juno-106 sounds (which was released in 1982!). This is a testament to their creativity, using readily available
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The subject of January's Chop Shop was Curtis Mayfield's – Think from the 1972 Super Fly Soundtrack. Check out the original version and how they flipped it.
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Member Testimonial - Jason Speck
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