Papi Beatz on Sir Michael Rocks "Lap of Lux"

Check out Sir Michael Rocks latest mixtape, Lap of Lux  featuring yours truly on tracks 3 & 4.





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[BREAKING NEWS] Papi Beatz on the Upcoming Sir Michael Rocks Album

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Sir Michael Rocks, aka one half of The Cool Kids, will further expand his solo discography on Aug. 2 with the release of a new street album, Lap Of Lux. The 15-track project features the likes of Casey Veggies, Mac Miller and of course Chuck Inglish, the last of whom appears as a guest producer.

Chuck's joined behind the boards by Flosstradamus, Hit-Boy, Papi Beatz and Cardo, among others. Flosstradamus is behind the album's first leak, the Lana Del Rey-flipping "Now You Do," that you can stream and download for free.

Tracklist:

01 Now You Do produced by Flosstradamus
02 GED ft. Tris J produced by J. Hill
03 They Hate It produced by Papi Beatz
04 Take It To The Floor produced by Papi Beatz
05 Reservations produced by Cardo
06 NWO produced by Flosstradamus
07 Great ft. Casey Veggies & Mac Miller produced by Cardo
08 Good Sushi produced by Chuck Inglish
09 In The Loop produced by Polyester
10 The Best ft. Tris J & Shorty K produced by Mano
11 Connect feat Mano produced by Cardo
12 Can’t Hide It ft. Rockie Fresh produced by J. Hill & iamLpeezy
13 If It Ain’t Foreign produced by Tye Hill
14 You Know What produced by Hit-boy
15 The Clique ft. Casey Veggies & Tris J produced by The Freshman

Let's Get To It!!

WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK

"Dude, Alex, Who's Voice Is That?!"

"Dude!  That's this 13yr old chick Taylor Matos that came by the studio recently! Great stuff huh?!"

This conversation has occurred so many times within the past few days that I've decided to just go ahead and make it the title of this short but sweet post.  There's really no words to compliment such a special voice so I'm just gonna step aside on this one and just allow you to listen for yourself.  Pay no mind to the cheesy microphone picture.

You'll definitely be hearing more from this young, rinsing star in the future.

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Look what just popped up on the interwebs!! DJ Damnage's "For My City"!  Featuring Bo Deal, Astonish and Lungz. Directed by the homie Jacob Cuevas and mixed and mastered here by yours truly.  

Off to the studio.  See ya next tuesday!

I'm Back!!!

#PapiBeatzForMVE

You're probably wondering what MVE stands for.  Right?  Well it's a title that doesn't but should exist: Most Valuable Engineer.  Music engineer to be specific.  The most important position after the artist, as far as the musical product itself, in my opinion.  You'd be surprised to see the work that goes on behind the scenes to bring you a quality listening experience.  It's not just about volume and left and right panning (well at least not in my world!).  Had some time to think last night while researching musical friends, enemies and strangers when I came up with the idea of giving you guys a Top Ten List on why I believe I'm going to be a force to be reckoned with in this competitive industry within the next few years:

• Vocal Jesus - That's the name I earned from clients and my team through the crazy makeovers I've performed on recorded vocaltracks.  Without giving away my personal techniques (I'll do that when I really break through), I provide the best, precise pitch correction you can find in Chicago.  I'm not just talking about auto-tune either.  I have other means to make verses and especially choruses huge, tight and in tune.  If you record with me that's where my producer side can help bring your songs to new heights.  I have a great ear for harmonies and that seems to be something (from what clients tell me) a lot of engineers seem to lack.  All in all, if there's one thing I've mastered, it's the almighty vocal.  The most important part in a musical piece. 

• I treat each song as if it'll be the next hit - 'nuff said.

• My mixes MOVE - The secret is in the way I %#^$&* all of the @$#%^! in a song.  (sorry guys can't give that one away just yet!) Just listen to the links to the left and you'll hear what I'm talking about.

• Right tools for the right job - You could record at a million dollar studio but if you get your tracks to the wrong engineer he/she could easily eq away the awesome qualities that $10,000 rare, used by Paul McCartney, recovered from WWII missile scraps microphone that you fell in love with.  Same goes with reverbs, delays, compressors etc.  Engineers have a lot of tools at their disposal nowadays but if they aimlessly use them then whats the point?  The two most important pieces of gear we have at Goodlife Studios are my ears and my brain.

• Mix ain't done til the fat lady sings - Or more specifically when the client is beyond satisfied.  

• I'm a Producer/Engineer! - Ok, so you know that an engineer is the dude that makes everything sound cool by turning knobs and pushing faders by now but also being a producer doesn't just mean I make beats (which I do pretty damn well).  A producer can play tons of different roles in a project.  I help rappers and singers alike with perfecting their verses through lyric writing and melody crafting.  When it comes to hooks, it's game over.  

• Constantly researching - You can never know it all.  There's always something, new or old, you can learn to perfect your craft.  I bought a kindle last year for this very reason.  :)

• Client Relationships - No, I'm not banging my clients!  But if they hear something in their head and I haven't magically reproduced it before they mention it (which I'm known to do often) then I will make sure I get that idea manifested onto the track.  Artists are paying for a service to reproduce their art in the best possible way, not just merely pressing record and tossing presets on tracks then calling it a finished product.

• Versatility - I've worked on projects from blues, hip hop, indie, rock and reggaeton.  I have never stuck to one genre and don't plan to.  It's all music to me.  I just want it to sound great.

• Signature Sound -  I strive to give the music I work on a sound that ppl can and have said "Did Papi Beatz mix this?"  I want to be the best.  I want to reinvent the sounds ppl hear.  I'm well on my way.  

Well, there you go.  I gotta get to the studio now so I'll leave you with this.  An awesome reggaeton song I produced recently.  Enjoy!  

Fresh Valuez Game Over Trailer

Rendering Sucks.

It's here.  Well, almost.  I've been hard at work editing this video the past two days, which is also my video editing debut.  Scott from Shoot First Photos

handled the camera work, BdBusiness did a great job directing and I edited my lil heart out.  My stomach hurts.  Being so focused has really put a damper on my appetite for food and replaced it with a hunger for... Awesomeness.  Hope you guys enjoy this short trailer and share it with your friends!  The Official video debuts Valentines day, appropriately.  

Boy, Do I Love WorldStarHipHop.com

 So, I've been working on making an animated logo for freshvaluez.com earlier in the day and I'm finally done.   Of course, this being my first time using After Effects, after the first rendered output I realized there's some dumb looking shit happening.  I HATE RENDERING!!!  But you know what?  I did a great fucking job anyway.  Exactly how I imagined it to look in my head is how I somehow managed to make it look with just one (confusing) video tutorial.  I must have called the poor guy in the video every horrible name I could think of.  Whatevs.  Be on the lookout for the unveiling of the Fresh Valuez website soon!

It is currently 4:35 am so my body is telling me to get my ass in bed so I'll just leave you guys with this:
The BEST WorldStar video I've seen in a minute!