Authors: Taylor Hartman
Critical Beatdown: Local Beat Heads Unite
For almost a year now, Adam Terry has curated and hosted Critical Beatdown at a bar called Good Grammar in Salt Lake City. The concept was simple: to create an environment where local “beat producers, electronic musicians, beat machinists, synth wizards,” etc. can perform their work in a safe place where experimentation is encouraged and where networking happens naturally. … read more
Beats for Sale! Piccolo
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. Piccolo has the beats you want at the price you deserve. Each Piccolo beat for sale is made with love and sourced locally. … read more
Beats for Sale! Finale Grand
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. Armed with an Akai MPC 4000 and a vast knowledge of all types of music, Finale Grand is able to pump out professional, aesthetically sound hip-hop beats that stretch across virtually any genre. … read more
Beats for Sale! ClearSauce
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. Having produced for the likes of 1017 Bricksquad, ClearSauce could very well be crowned as trap kings of Salt Lake. … read more
Beats for Sale! Chance Lewis
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. If you’re a rapper who likes to experiment and who doesn’t feel the need to be confined to one genre, Chance Lewis is the beat producer for you! … read more
Localized: Khensu
Khensu’s beats are down-tempo and enticing, luring the listener in with deep bass lines, unrelenting hi-hats and snare drums. Drawing influence from a wide variety of sources, Khensu has created a sound that is unlike other producers’ in both the electronic music scene and the hip-hop world. … read more
Localized: Dumb Luck
For artists like Dumb Luck, making music is a multifaceted expression of life and experience. There are no set rules for style, no stipulations nor boundaries that an artist has to fit into. Instead, music is a mirror, a vehicle for expressing one’s own life experience, a way to tell a story. … read more
Azizi Gibson: Starting His New Life with a New Brand...
Azizi Gibson has been recording his own unique brand of hip-hop for several years now. He has been adopting new styles in his music lately, drawing influences from growing up overseas as well as popular culture. … read more
Luxury Sky District: Combining Digital And Analog One Tape At...
We have entered an era where music has become almost completely virtual: growing, blooming and dying solely online. However, for Jack Murphey and Eric Delgado of Luxury Sky District, the art of the cassette tape is not dead, but something that should be celebrated. … read more