Winslow Family Battle of the Beats: 2011

This is the collection of samples submitted by MattntheHat and z.matt.33 for Round 7 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 18th - Jan. 25th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both MattntheHat and z.matt.33.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 25th - Feb. 22nd), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Vote and choose the samples for MaxPtah vs. Willbur

This is the collection of samples submitted by MaxPtah (Memphis, TN) and Willbur (Denver, CO) for Round 6 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 11th - Jan. 18th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both MaxPtah and Willbur.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 18th - Feb. 15th), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

UPDATE:

The polls closed on Tuesday Night, January 18th, 2011 at Midnite with the winnings samples:
#4, #8, #3, and #7!

You can hear the winning samples on the player below as well as review the overall votes.

Max Ptah and Willbur will release their final tracks for Round 6 on Tuesday, February 15th. There will be a public poll open for one week where anyone can vote to help choose the winner for this round of the Battle of the Beats. We will also have many celebrity judges who will each cast their own vote. The public poll will count as two votes along side each celebrity judge vote at the end of the week. The winner of the battle will be announced on Tuesday, February 2nd! Stay tuned, Winslows...

Round 6 Sample Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com

Vote and choose the samples for Redeye Jedi vs. New Bang Productions

This is the collection of samples submitted by Redeye Jedi (Memphis, TN) and New Bang Productions (Nashville, TN) for Round 5 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 4th - Jan. 11th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both Redeye Jedi and New Bang Productions.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 11th - Feb. 8th), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

UPDATE:

The polls closed on Tuesday Night, January 11th, 2011 at Midnite with the winnings samples:
#1, #4, #6, and #8!

You can hear the winning samples on the player below as well as review the overall votes.

Redeye Jedi and New Bang Productions will release their final tracks for Round 5 on Tuesday, February 8th. There will be a public poll open for one week where anyone can vote to help choose the winner for this round of the Battle of the Beats. We will also have many celebrity judges who will each cast their own vote. The public poll will count as two votes along side each celebrity judge vote at the end of the week. The winner of the battle will be announced on Tuesday, February 15th! Stay tuned, Winslows...
Round 5 Samples Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Round 4: Decision Day: Quiet Entertainer vs. Little Miss Mr

The official tracks from Quiet Entertainer and Little Miss Mr for the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats are available for high-fidelity listening:

Loose Wire - Quiet Entertainer

The Winds of Shit - Little Miss Mr

Remember the Winslow way: Honesty and Values! Please only vote once!

This is a compilation of the samples used in Round 4:

Original Samples from Round 4 by WinslowFamilyProductions

UPDATE: The winner is Quiet Entertainer with 6 judges votes and the public poll which counts as 2 judges' vote!

You can read the feedback from each judge to hear more behind their decisions:

Mr Anonymous:

ok by far my vote is track #1..."Loose Wire" by Quiet
Entertainer...since i live in the dancehall/dub realm and channel most of my ideas from the streets of Kingston and jungles of Jamaica (and robots from Mars), I can feel this track the most!!! lol.....Like my favorite Bruce Lee quote: "The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity" this track personifies the impact of less is more...like a minimalist robot dancehall track from saturn...I love it!!!
cheers
Mr Anonymous

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer

DJ Not So Much:

Little Miss integrated samples in a seamless manner and appeared to have a better grasp on the recording/studio cycle.

I love the choice of samples on QE, and with some mastering (?) and more of a "woven in" rather than "stapled into" feel my vote may have been different.

But then again, LMM sounded like the jam-tronica I am a sucker for anyway...

Great job guys, I will do more of this for sure!

Official Vote: Little Miss Mr

Schtompa:

Both tracks were great with very original ideas and exemplary use of the given samples. QE's track was a arranged nicely, with a reoccuring theme throughout the entire piece, so I selected this track. Thanks Winslows

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer

Miles Cramer:

The production value of Quiet Entertainer's track was very clean and strong and there was alot of originality in Little Miss Mr's although the production value was a little lacking. As a drummer I appreciate harder, more shaped back beats and I found that more in Quiet Entertainer's. I enjoyed the Little Miss Mr song itself more but the production value of Quiet Entertainer's is the deciding factor for me to give him my vote. The nostalgia of Espaso makes me reconsider but that wouldn't be a fair reason to give a vote.

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer

DJ Redeye Jedi:

Just didn't see the use of samples in the Little Miss Mr, so it made it hard to tell what they did in their production.
Where as Quiet Entertainer made obvious use of the samples with out a lot of tweeking to theme, but made up for it with the hypeness of the track.

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer

Jimmy of the Tunnel Clones:

Listen to Round 4: Verdict podcast to hear Jimmy's feedback.

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer

Replacement judge for BlackCat Slyvester - MattntheHat:

Listen to Round 4: Verdict podcast to hear MattntheHat's feedback.

Official Vote: Quiet Entertainer