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Who would you consider your "Music Mentors" ??

12 October, 2008 - 12:20 — Lorenzo Orduno

There are many greats in the world of music. Who are your, at most your music mentors. I have plenty, to name a few. Santana - Great playing, and music style, Bob Marley - great writer, and music, John Lennon - Great writer, and great music, and Prince - a musical genius, and a visionary.

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13 October, 2008 - 01:01 — taurusmoo
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For me, James Hetfield (metallica) writes fantastic metal riffs, Slash and Brian May probably have my favourite guitar tones in their solos which i try and imitate.

But as a whole band, it has to be pink floyd. Theyve influenced my music more than i care to admit!. They had such an amazing way of composing their tracks. Makes them timeless imo.

So yah, they are my mentors.

13 October, 2008 - 20:25 — poppntagz
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mannie fresh, the dude is just awsome, bootsy collins and p-funk, george clinton, outkast. well thats just a few, i can fill up this whole page with names. when i get into a beat making block, these are the artist that i listen to to get my creativity back to flowing....i find it amazin that back in the day there wasnt computers, just raw talent....

13 October, 2008 - 22:19 — A-Z Production
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for me it is Timbaland,the man is awesome and a legend producer,he always comes up with new ideas and has the best result,Dr Dre is also very creative and he has been very very successful on both sides(producing and rapping),Usher is also the best talent that i saw on the rnb industry and if you ask me who is the man that needs be called a true legend it would be Michael Jackson,he has brought a revolution of Music,singing,dancing,music,clips.,he has become a man that will never be forgotten,these are my mentors...

14 October, 2008 - 05:10 — CapricornOne
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Easy... Production wise, its the trifecta of, DJ Shadow, Alchemist and 9th Wonder. They revolutionized hip-hop production... you just don't know it cuz they did it back when they were ghost producing. Kanye got his sound from 9th. Listen to some old murs and little brother... hell even the new stuff, listen to it all LB is the SHIT! and Murs is the best thing from Cali since the late 80's early 90's. As for inspiration, I take that from all walks of music. Taurus mentioned Floyd. Waters is the MAN! His music has greatly influenced my style. Animals and WYWH... just plain amazing key work Kraftwerk's arpeggiated synths just stick with me when making my synths. I saw Bootsy mentioned. One of my all time favorites. I put on an old Bootsy or P-Funk record when I'm trying to get that perfect bass line. I'll emulate it perfectly one of these days. Led Zep has influenced me so much, I've sampled them and wrote an homage beat, using the No Quarter elec. piano. And Zappa... he was a genius musician and nobody even knows it.

My actual hands on mentor was a buddy of mine Jim Pepper AKA Jungle Jim (Who's dad had a doctorate in computer science... That's just plain funny...) He taught me all the basics of producing using software.

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14 October, 2008 - 07:12 — d1beats
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my grandma, mannie fresh, timbaland, dr. dre, dj paul n juicy j, dj unik, suave house producers(8ball n MJG), organized noize

15 October, 2008 - 00:30 — IngridTornado
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James Brown. There's like a before and after James Brown - and I think he laid the foundations for a lot to follow - Sly and Family Stone, Bootsy, Parliament etc. God bless him.

Love, Ingrid

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