Bass Production with Rodney Jerkins

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/rj-ha...
    Sneak peek from Rodney Jerkins' "Inside the Track " series, in which he shows you how he produced the song "Hard Place" by H.E.R.
    We’re excited to deliver our debut series with Rodney Jerkins! Also known by his stage name ‘Darkchild’, the urban music producer extraordinaire garnered two Grammy nominations for the featured record of this series - ‘Hard Place’ by H.E.R. Join Rodney at his Calabasas home studio for a walkthrough of how the soulful and gritty record was created.
    He recounts the origins of the song and how the artist wanted a dirtier aesthetic to her acoustic guitar-based piece. Jerkins reveals how he infused hip-hop and soul elements by sampling beats from vinyl, adding crackle, 909 kick, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and more. He shares his approach on how to enhance a song’s storytelling, elaborates on structure and arrangement, and examines the vocal parts. Furthermore, he explains how his production style has evolved and refers to his communication with the artist and mixer.

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  • @mixwiththemasters
    @mixwiththemasters  2 года назад

    Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/rj-hardplace

  • @codychavarria6088
    @codychavarria6088 4 года назад +138

    I wish there was a making of the Michael Jackson invincible album to see him and michael in the studio oh man

    • @AndweleHarris
      @AndweleHarris 3 года назад +5

      same!

    • @rupaq437
      @rupaq437 2 года назад +3

      Did he produce the invincible album?😱

    • @codychavarria6088
      @codychavarria6088 2 года назад +1

      @@rupaq437 yes

    • @s1dest3p
      @s1dest3p 2 года назад +2

      I would go into debt to see/hear that!!

    • @88mokeyz6
      @88mokeyz6 2 года назад +1

      Oooooh yes Boss

  • @skizztrizz4453
    @skizztrizz4453 3 года назад +52

    I've studied this guy for 26 years and I've gotten nothing but GOLD! Church music have your ears on point. Shot Out to my Jersey church family!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😎

    • @kenduejones
      @kenduejones 3 года назад +1

      💯

    • @blackcherubim8483
      @blackcherubim8483 Год назад

      Get up out of that church!

    • @iangeorge4336
      @iangeorge4336 2 месяца назад +1

      Not a lie told! 💯

    • @skizztrizz4453
      @skizztrizz4453 2 месяца назад

      ​@@blackcherubim8483 He ⬆️ said that someone would say that.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @skizztrizz4453
      @skizztrizz4453 2 месяца назад

      Sitting back just listening as a youngin. Joe, Onree, Dre, Kiy,... the whole crew.✊🏾🗽✊🏾🗽✊🏾🗽

  • @NoThoughtAllFeels
    @NoThoughtAllFeels 4 года назад +40

    H.E.R one of the best new artists of this generation

  • @user-mb8rf7qk5q
    @user-mb8rf7qk5q 2 года назад +21

    Had no idea Rodney was involved in HER’s music. No wonder why these are my favorite songs of hers.

  • @ROBB_DEEP
    @ROBB_DEEP 3 года назад +12

    Darkchild 25yrs in the game and STILL Bangin'!

  • @8dioproductions
    @8dioproductions 4 года назад +30

    What a beautiful and sensible ear for production. Be interesting to hear Rodney do classical music - he certainly has the ear for it!

    • @aquamodus667
      @aquamodus667 4 года назад

      FOR SOME REASON MANY OF THEGREATESTS NEVER BRANCHED OUT

  • @domdraper3221
    @domdraper3221 3 года назад +6

    I like how he has those awesome speakers, and then the wall directly behind him.

  • @abassimusic
    @abassimusic 4 года назад +10

    What a sensei! Respect Sir. By far the best producer in the game.

  • @MusicFan.....
    @MusicFan..... Год назад +4

    This guy is a flipping Genius,One of if not the Best R&B Producer from the Late 90's To early 2000's.

  • @Ibantar
    @Ibantar 4 года назад +55

    He's up there with Jam & Lewis, Babyface, Teddy and "nem 😁!!! (Those Barefoots tho'... DAMMMMMNNNNNNN SON!!!👊🏾)

    • @dianevrules
      @dianevrules 4 года назад +6

      GTFOH!!!!!!!!! He's no where near Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Not where near Babyface. He cant f&%^%$ with R kelly's catalog. Best album Dark Child made is Never Say Never. He never made anything better. Put him near Teddy Riley. Thats about it.

    • @MisterFoxx
      @MisterFoxx 4 года назад +11

      Diane V you can definitely make the argument that he’s up there with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis... I mean he’s literally got several songs on a Mary J album with Babyface and Jam & Lewis.... DarkChild is definitely in the realm of Jam & Lewis. He’s got a huge catalog of hits that he not only produced, but wrote. He ain’t Babyface, but he’s pretty close to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. You could also argue he’s closer to Timbaland, but I think Darkchild’s style is more in the realm of the Jam & Lewises of the world haha.

    • @AR-ii3ly
      @AR-ii3ly 4 года назад +7

      Nah! Jam and Lewis are in a league of their own. Not taking anything away from DC, he is talented, but JJ&TL are legendary.

    • @LoveMeBack
      @LoveMeBack 4 года назад

      Just saw a old video from him. Not sure they are the same pair but he used them years ago.

    • @andreswaringer1476
      @andreswaringer1476 4 года назад +4

      Man who gives AF, they're all better than us😂😂😂

  • @1masterfader
    @1masterfader 4 года назад +5

    "what take in and what to take out" Most producers just leave it and let the artist write around the track. It's so good to know the philosophy around music.

  • @8dioproductions
    @8dioproductions 3 года назад +5

    Perfect ears and feel.

  • @SHFTPROJECTS
    @SHFTPROJECTS Год назад +1

    This is quickly becoming my favorite channel!

  • @RawUndergroundMusic
    @RawUndergroundMusic 4 года назад +6

    We need more of him

  • @np4988
    @np4988 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful composition. We need more videos of Rodney Jerkins.

  • @nbw2010a
    @nbw2010a 4 года назад +2

    He's a great Producer...glad he's from my area

  • @bolttracks
    @bolttracks 4 года назад +59

    Absolutely massive monitors, teeny tiny screen 🤣

    • @natfingerboard
      @natfingerboard 4 года назад +7

      And room, look how tiny that room is.

    • @martin_wood
      @martin_wood 4 года назад +5

      priorities

    • @kinggokubeats5008
      @kinggokubeats5008 4 года назад +2

      @@natfingerboard makes good for acoustics

    • @STirZ_RockCityUg
      @STirZ_RockCityUg 4 года назад +3

      Monitors make the song sound better not the screen....

    • @musacj
      @musacj 4 года назад +3

      There I was, thinking you're talking about computer monitors, being a computer guy ;-)
      Being an aspiring producer, I understand what you mean! Those are huge

  • @tonylancer7367
    @tonylancer7367 4 года назад +6

    Too broke to buy the course so I grab all the chance I get to watch it here on YT. 😂

  • @tomrao4
    @tomrao4 4 года назад +5

    This man is a 🐐 ....period

  • @JanooProductions
    @JanooProductions 4 года назад +7

    2:35 gem right there

  • @definty
    @definty 4 года назад +3

    That pre delay on the snare verb makes it bounce so nice! I wana know how he did that!

  •  4 года назад +2

    Beautifully explained

  • @melindamullins9971
    @melindamullins9971 3 года назад +2

    amazing creative process

  • @impulseproman
    @impulseproman 4 года назад +1

    Very refreshing and to the point

  • @joshpowers7918
    @joshpowers7918 4 года назад +4

    This man is a genius

  • @samxday
    @samxday 4 года назад +61

    Me: Listens to bass production video on phone. With no headphones.
    [silence]
    Me: So disappoint.

    • @markdennis6464
      @markdennis6464 4 года назад +2

      Get those headphones on man!

    • @kellermachine28
      @kellermachine28 4 года назад +1

      mark dennis true. Revisited with phones 😎👍

    • @kaafaa5944
      @kaafaa5944 4 года назад +2

      need HiResolution phone like Sony xperia

    • @stylzkeyz
      @stylzkeyz 4 года назад +1

      Wrong. Rodney prolly should have put a lil Distortion on the bass like Decapitator or Fab Filter Saturn 2. Then it would put out of the phone or laptop. Sick bass sound tho!

    • @culkingsed
      @culkingsed 4 года назад +1

      @@stylzkeyz Wow. Someone knows a little something about music production. People weren't distorting their basses like that in the 90s, early 2000's though. Today, bass is crazy distorted.

  • @thaexception3406
    @thaexception3406 9 месяцев назад

    That was a great one in the subscription

  • @BobbyWashingtonvlog
    @BobbyWashingtonvlog 4 года назад +4

    Is there a tutorial on how to make a bass slide with reaktor 6 like Rodney Jerkins?

    • @CheyneQueezy
      @CheyneQueezy 4 года назад +1

      There's a Glide option on the left side of Reaktor. Turn it to silver mode, portamento, and adjust the time setting.

    • @BobbyWashingtonvlog
      @BobbyWashingtonvlog 4 года назад

      @@CheyneQueezy to sound like Rodney’s Full Moon for Brandys song, what time setting do you think?

  • @FrankNobelMusic
    @FrankNobelMusic 4 года назад +2

    this is amazing... legend

  • @funmioh
    @funmioh 4 года назад +1

    Amazingly solid bass advice

  • @aaronmoore6236
    @aaronmoore6236 4 года назад +4

    GIFTED GENIUS

  • @rahdanoc
    @rahdanoc 21 день назад

    Dude is in my top 5 of producers. Notice he doesn't have all that gear stuff anymore, he's working on a laptop, no more SSL 48 track board, or big Ausburg speakers. I'm in the box now, I don't have all that gear either. bass is very important, I have made my own, and put them in C-note so when I bring it up on Sample joint in Studio One it hits sweet in the lower register.

  • @Jamusictv
    @Jamusictv 4 года назад +2

    LEGEND status !

  • @Salantsoundstudios
    @Salantsoundstudios 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful playing!

  • @KeysUnlimited
    @KeysUnlimited 4 года назад +1

    🎶🎶 Thanks for this, it wil help me out through my journey as a Female producer 🔥🔥🎤

  • @chamberlainwonder369
    @chamberlainwonder369 3 года назад +2

    I will love dark child to produce my hit classic..he's good in what he does
    .

    • @iambruceleroi
      @iambruceleroi 2 года назад

      HE GONE PUT YO ASS TO WORK LMAO 😂😂😂

  • @matiasaraos3066
    @matiasaraos3066 4 года назад +3

    Este hombre es una leyenda

  • @absaloj
    @absaloj 3 года назад +2

    Still the goat man!!! He’s been producing hits since 2000!!! Dark Child the goat!!!

  • @larrytan73
    @larrytan73 2 года назад

    at the end of the day when its all said and done! I see that Mpc 3000 in the cut! thats where it really goes down...

  • @ronypierrot5799
    @ronypierrot5799 3 года назад +4

    does anybody know how to find the "Punch In The Balls" bass preset in Reaktor 6?

    • @lutherjackson8802
      @lutherjackson8802 3 года назад +2

      You have to download “razor” from native instruments it’s in that expansion

  • @ericktemps37
    @ericktemps37 4 года назад +2

    HEY WHAT SPEAKERS ARE YOU RUNNING IN YOUR STUDIO?

  • @calebovich
    @calebovich 4 года назад +3

    That’s right! “Do what the cello would do” Hope y’all listening 👂

  • @ccwright24
    @ccwright24 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful

  • @solidduce3866
    @solidduce3866 4 года назад +3

    This guy go hard 🔥🔥🔥

  • @tizzubestar
    @tizzubestar 4 года назад +1

    I enjoyed this👏🏽

  • @HYLYNDofficial
    @HYLYNDofficial 4 года назад +2

    You’re the best. Rodney

  • @djalexdunne
    @djalexdunne Год назад

    This is gold

  • @rickcampbell296
    @rickcampbell296 4 года назад +1

    Great advice, thanks.

  • @WillyJunior
    @WillyJunior 4 года назад +1

    Very satisfying bassline 😎

  • @mateemusic
    @mateemusic 4 года назад +2

    what a genius!

  • @chamberlainwonder369
    @chamberlainwonder369 3 года назад +1

    Hey this produce Is on point period..

  • @generalmalaise2930
    @generalmalaise2930 2 года назад

    this man is a legend

  • @cytechentertainment
    @cytechentertainment 2 года назад

    WE NEED MORE OF HIS TUTORIALS HE'S TOO MUCH ...ALL THE WAY FROM SA I LOOK UP TO YOU BROTHER

  • @donnytheflow
    @donnytheflow 2 месяца назад

    takeaways:
    - embrace call & response between elements of the beat and the artist's songwriting,
    - embrace mirroring melodically what the artists is doing to create cohesion
    - K.I.S.S

  • @gsmusic2009
    @gsmusic2009 4 года назад

    Reaktor is one of my favorite vst for Bass sounds

  • @8mahakala8
    @8mahakala8 4 года назад +1

    Master Craftsman!!!

  • @jamesrobinson529
    @jamesrobinson529 4 года назад

    I was hoping this video had CC after listening to him at :38. Just wondering if closed caption would spell what he said as pimento.

  • @velocityacoustics
    @velocityacoustics 2 месяца назад

    What midi keyboard is he using?

  • @naked-artradio2623
    @naked-artradio2623 2 года назад

    thanks man

  • @melindamullins9971
    @melindamullins9971 3 года назад

    genius that is rodney jerkins

  • @UnrealOcean
    @UnrealOcean 4 года назад +3

    "Wearing a Michel Jackson like" tracksuit with Rodney Jerkins

  • @mrfleamino9350
    @mrfleamino9350 4 года назад +1

    Amazing

  • @modifiedcontent
    @modifiedcontent 4 года назад

    All the stand-out tracks on Mary J Blige's Share My World were by Rodney Jerkins

  • @skipstream2
    @skipstream2 4 года назад +14

    Amazing. Truly a great producer. But damn, those barefoots that size in that room???

    • @natfingerboard
      @natfingerboard 4 года назад

      Holy shit, I didn't notice the size of the room until you pointed it out, that's tight.

    • @andreswalters5429
      @andreswalters5429 4 года назад

      I was thinking about that the whole video

    • @thefastaction8717
      @thefastaction8717 4 года назад

      He’s not mixing anything, just making beats...doesn’t matter.

    • @censordat
      @censordat 4 года назад

      Great? He is a LEGEND!

  • @jontaeu
    @jontaeu 4 года назад +1

    WOW my dude got the Speaker 9000 in the back Woah Damn!!

  • @nebyusamuel7858
    @nebyusamuel7858 4 года назад +5

    Reminds me of Brandy's full moon

    • @t.7527
      @t.7527 4 года назад

      Definitely

  • @pmbison73
    @pmbison73 2 года назад

    Love it💪💯🔥

  • @francismuhire6228
    @francismuhire6228 2 года назад

    What are those monitors he's using? Barefoot?

  • @jawara.d.king-authorof7books
    @jawara.d.king-authorof7books 3 года назад

    straight science! 🏆

  • @2hollywood838
    @2hollywood838 2 года назад

    💯💯💯

  • @christophermiller3637
    @christophermiller3637 2 года назад

    What speakers are those?

  • @vali81may
    @vali81may 3 года назад

    What daw is using?thnx

  • @Writtenmirror
    @Writtenmirror 4 года назад +1

    Dope 🔥🔥💯💯⚡⚡

  • @clearthought9736
    @clearthought9736 2 года назад

    Cool Stuff

  • @iceboogie827
    @iceboogie827 4 года назад +1

    Skills!!

  • @coreytheus4144
    @coreytheus4144 4 года назад

    WOW!

  • @zacharybynummusic
    @zacharybynummusic 4 года назад +8

    It's refreshing to see a producer who doesn't organize their project into oblivion. His projects look just like mine!

  • @curtisbeard1986
    @curtisbeard1986 2 года назад

    where is the balls to the walls bass located? within reacktor

  • @kingfeeq
    @kingfeeq 4 года назад +1

    🔥

  • @Addiskilla
    @Addiskilla 4 года назад

    Nice!!!!

  • @arthurswj2328
    @arthurswj2328 4 года назад +2

    Homeboy so big he play his cello like a violin.

  • @ayaanbashir5493
    @ayaanbashir5493 2 года назад

    Have to do this for music homework anyone else

  • @josiahgaji5609
    @josiahgaji5609 2 года назад

    Dark child...hit maker

  • @almightyyotto
    @almightyyotto 4 года назад +3

    That bassline tho

  • @zeenuf00
    @zeenuf00 4 года назад +1

    f***ing genius

  • @pottsspot
    @pottsspot 3 года назад

    Damn he makes it looks so easy. Cant buy experience.

  • @vycsh
    @vycsh Год назад

    logic pro present!!!

  • @АндрейКузнецов-щ4н
    @АндрейКузнецов-щ4н 4 года назад

    А я ещё парюсь над своей маленькой комнаткой и своими 5 дюймовыми мониторами...)))

  • @freeworldmarco4841
    @freeworldmarco4841 4 года назад

    What are those speakers 😳

  • @donmegatron79
    @donmegatron79 4 года назад +4

    I miss album credits. Didn't know he produced this song! 😯

    • @dianevrules
      @dianevrules 4 года назад +1

      They still exist. Buy the CD or vinyl. You can also search on the internet.

    • @kaafaa5944
      @kaafaa5944 4 года назад

      allomusic, allcredits

  • @NatePerdomo
    @NatePerdomo 2 года назад

    right in the balls, bruh. keep it coming.

  • @KevinStCroix
    @KevinStCroix 4 года назад

    😌 when the guitars came in.

  • @Adelaide_Mackenzie
    @Adelaide_Mackenzie 4 года назад

    Vibes

  • @dblog
    @dblog 4 года назад

    He produced say my name - Destiny’s Child ! Enuf said !

  • @LoneGRoEnt
    @LoneGRoEnt 2 года назад

    Jersey Makes; The World Takes

  • @showmethem5ney
    @showmethem5ney 4 года назад

    How did he get those glides?

  • @ayandangcobo2666
    @ayandangcobo2666 7 месяцев назад

    Master

  • @domju4970
    @domju4970 4 года назад

    Ride it with Mj?

  • @TM-zj6rt
    @TM-zj6rt 3 года назад +1

    Bros I’m here for homework gonna need a bit of help to explain some things

    • @mememan4605
      @mememan4605 3 года назад +1

      me too lol, mr longstaff?