⏱️Music Education: MIX AND TRICKS WITH COOL JB 1
8 TECHNIQUES THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR AFROPOP INSTRUMENTALS With every day that breaks, afrobeat is constantly garnering popular appeal both locally and internationally. That said, it becomes needful to bring to mind the ever rising demands on music producers to be able to spin out great sounding afropop instrumentals, if they must stay relevant in the "game". Below are 8 beatmaking techniques every Nigerian producers must have in their bag of tricks. These techniques/tips will immediately transcend your sound into the realm of the "highly-spiritual". 1. PERCS PLEASE!!! Afrobeat is characterized by its highly percussive sound. Playing around with percussion samples is essential to finding that hidden bounce. Most afrobeat vibes feature sounds from diverse cultural backgrounds, from africa (djembes, Bongo, agogo etc.) to the carribeans ( maracas, cabasa, conga etc), to asia (dulcimer, shamisen, koto etc.) Don't be afraid to infuse percussive elements from var...