VIDEO: Producer Battle At SXSW – Red Bull Big Tune (ALL ROUNDS)

April 7, 2010

Catch all of the rounds of the Red Bull Big Tune beat battle at SXSW this year. This is the first time the battle was done by invitation and 14 KT ended up battling it out with Budo in the finals. Watch to find out who won.

Semi Finals

Finals

A Decon Short: SXSW 2010 Ft. Dilated Peoples, The Alchemist & Oh No (Gangrene)

March 31, 2010

The title says it all…

Budo Wins Big At Big Tune

March 30, 2010

At South By South West Red Bull launched their first Big Tune event of the year with featured producer Evidence in front of a crowd of over 2000. The attendees witnessed Budo also known as Josh Sharp take home the victory. Budo is quoted as saying “I’m super proud and humbled, if it’s possible to feel those two at once, to have had the opportunity to play my beats in front of so many people.”

For all the producers interested in throwing their beat reel’s into the ring applications open April first on www.redbullbigtune.com. Qualifying rounds will be held in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Ann Arbor/Detroit and Virginia Beach. There will be two winners selected from each city who will move on to compete in the final phase of the competition held in Chicago during the latter part of this year. In case you are unaware everyone is vying for the opportunity to create with an artist of their choice at Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Click the link to hear some of Budo’s work www.myspace.com/budo

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VIDEO: Smokey Robinson SXSW 2010 Keynote

March 20, 2010

Legendary architect of the Motown sound addressed the eager crowd at SXSW and tells a hilarious story about the beginning of show business.
“Always be thankful if you get a break…”

EVENTS: Beat Society At SXSW March 20th

March 18, 2010

So I hear that this is doubling as a birthday party for the homie Torae. Can’t wait for this to come back to NYC.

South By South West 2009

March 14, 2009

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