Producers Corner with Dee Dot

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Official Video Ride My Bike to The Moon part 1

Icebreaker Radio is starting a new mixtape called The Legal Mixtape series and looking for artists to feature as apart of the project. Tracks must be original, properly mixed and mastered. There is also no submission fee for wanting to get on the mixtape. Submit for consideration at Icebreakerradio@gmail.com The Legal mixtape series will be released in June

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Waves Vitamin Sonic Enhancer: Plugin Overview

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

MIXTAPE REVIEW: Nikki McKnight @706NIX – The McKnight Files

Have you heard of a little city in Georgia named Columbus? Well there is one artist that is making sure that you NEVER FORGET IT. Nikki(Nix @706nix) McKnight is a songwriter, artist, and producer that is making her name known through her music. She has made a lot of noise in Columbus and the people are listening. The McKnight Files features songs that have a lot of heart,courage, and honesty which she showcases on the high energy and hi-hat heavy track, “Motivation”, as well as the sonically refreshing “S.O.S”. NIX usually keeps it humble but on the hip hop techno synth filled “Hands Down” ft Mike Deville she basically eats her hater's food in front of them right off their plates. “I tried to remain humble but niggas think it's a game, yeah they pop off all they want to but never mention my name.” Then makes them do the dishes with “I Rep” ft Viktor Strange. Her confidence is up on this track as you can hear through the gut punching inflection in her flow. Super catchy. Viktor Strange's throaty delivery solidifies and reinforces the grimy feel of this song. There are more than a few cuts for and about the women.

The ones that really pulled me in on personal levels were the guilt filled, piano themed, “Take Advantage” and telling a woman how bad she messed up on “Had it All” with an awesome Adele sample flip by producer Mike Kustom. “Tell You”, produced by Nova, samples Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile" and well it really touched a G's soul. It takes a ton of strength to not only write about a loved one's passing but to also express the hurt of it all with music. Nix stood tall on this track and I only have four words for it. I WAS NOT READY.

Strengths: I really like how NIX has begun to spit with more confidence, that is one thing that really won me over. The Chemistry she has on beats from Mike Kustom shines through, and its a great blend on the songs they've created.

Notes for Improvement: I would say NIX has a great ear for beats. A lot of the beats used were ho-hum but she managed to still put her own energy into them. I like tracks that are slower for this artist, also if it's a high energy or self promotional song I would like to see what she does on a trap type beat. Keep rapping with that confidence and work on the balance of the tracks. There were a lot of tracks specifically focused on hoes,self promotion, and love triangles. Some of which weren't my cup of tea, but again I could definitely connect with the “Had it All” and “Take Advantage”. Shine on. Review: A- WWW.706NIX.COM WWW.TWITTER.COM/706NIX

Friday, February 7, 2014

FIRST LOOK: Mikro and Maschine 2.0

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Dallas MC Rizzo Blaze hits Producers Corner 1/20/13

“Naaaah don’t try to say I sound like so and so!” he proclaims inthe opening line of his nationally released single, “Tony Hawk.”20 year old, Dallas MC, Rizzo Blaze has already begun to cause a slew of on-lookers with the release of the visuals to his trill banger, Clockwork on his rizzomuzik YouTube channel. After receiving over 40,000 views in only 2 months, Rizzo Blaze is capitalizing on his notoriety with the release of his new single, Tony Hawk [Prod. By Rayy Hall] through Moak Entertainment/LRT/Universal Music Group on Nov. 19th, a feature in the Dec/Jan issue of XXL Magazine, and the release of his highly anticipated full-length project, Rizzo Blaze’s Breakthrough, which has amassed over 5,000 plays and 900+ downloads in only 10 days.

Rizzo Blaze (Born, Khairi Medlock) found the love of musicnaturally. Influenced early on by his immensely talented, R&Bsinger/songwriter father, Terrance, Rizzo quickly took a liking to the “artist lifestyle.” But he continued to watch from the outside, until a friend gave him a copy of T.I.’s “T.I. vs. T.I.P.” album and Lupe Fiasco’s “The Cool” in 8th grade. After hearing the complex and thought provoking lyrics throughout the MC’s albums, Rizzo officially made the decision to become an entertainer. He began writing and participating in freestyle cyphers to hone his abilities, leaving spectators very surprised at his skill level after only rapping for such a short time.

Rizzo Blaze got his first glimpse of the music industry during his junior year at W.T. White High School. After a freestyle cypher video featuring him began to cycle around the social network, Facebook, Rizzo was contacted by a young man by the name of David Choate, who was head of the upstart Dallas record label, Good Dreams. Within two weeks of meeting David, Rizzo had released four tracks online, and began to quickly build his reputation and fan base at local high schools.

Everything was rolling smoothly until one day; the rug was pulled right from under Rizzo’s feet when he was told that Good Dreams was going to be disbanding. Left with nowhere to record, no shows lined up, and extremely frustrated, Rizzo had nothing to do but work on perfecting his craft. And after about a year away from the studio, Rizzo had notebooks full of rhymes, but still only four tracks released. Thankfully those tracks caught the attention of a local alternative hip-hop duo called Calimoore, who eventually brought Rizzo onto their team in hopes of broadening their sound.

Only featuring on songs and tapes for the duo, Rizzo had yet to release any of his own material, and after a series of disagreements, Rizzo and Calimoore decided to part ways. But shortly after, he was referred to a man named Keith Garner by an administrator at his high school who also happened to be involved in music. Upon hearing Rizzo’s music, Keith instantly became a fan, and personally invited Rizzo to become part of his entertainment group called, BME, or ”Buziness MyndedEntertainment.” After a few phone conversations, the two met up, along with camera man, Josh Glowicki, to shoot the visuals for Rizzo’s song, Clockwork. The following time after was spent building on the relationship and laying out their plans for success. During this time, Rizzo began to release more music and began to further build his buzz performing in shows around his native Dallas, most notably in the 10th Annual Dallas Music Festival.

Not long after, the Florida based record label, Moak Entertainment began to show interest in Rizzo Blaze. This lead to the release of his debut single, Tony Hawk [Prod. By Rayy Hall], him being featured in XXL Magazine, and a considerable growth in fan following. Currently working on the visuals to his banger, Tony Hawk, and already working on his next project, Rizzo is definitely about to set the world ablaze!