Calling all aspiring producers, bedroom studio artists, djs who can't scratch, beat masters and anyone else curious about how your favorite tunes are made. Get comfy, grab yer drank and/or a blunt coz this post is jam packed with tips, tricks, gear analysis and more from the top producers in the biz. (No DJ Premier or Wiley tho sadly, if anyone knows of a good vid, plz post it in the comments!) Loads of studio spoilers ahead, so if you don't want the veil to be lifted don't press play!

First bomb diggity video playlist is The Making Of Beats & Tweets:

Here's the tracklist with individual links -

DJ Qbert on the 1s and 2s - How To Skratch for Beginners

Kanye West making an ill track in the studio

Pete Rock On The MPC

DJ Quik on SP1200, MPC60, & MPC3000

Ryan Leslie Creates Taste 4 Ur Love

Ryan Leslie Creates Diamond Girl

Lil Jon Makes A Beat

Trailer for the Disco D's final project - Hustle Harder which teaches all about how he made music for 50 Cent and more

If you're more into software, skip to the last vid to see Disco D in the studio...

Next up - "Psychedelic & Intelligent Synthesis" for electronicists:

Tracklist with links -

Reactable - How it works

Björk - Reactable - Amazing Sounds

Reactable - Bjork - Collaborative Tangible Interface

Four Tet Plays the TENORI-ON

Mouse on Mars Plays the TENORI-ON

How to Play Analog & Vintage Synthesizers: Monophonic Versus Polyphonic

ARP Odyssey - Vintage Analog Synthesizer

Demonstration of the Moog Minimoog

ARP Odyssey + Moog Minimoog + Roland Juno-60

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Analog Synthesizer

ARP 2600: Sample and Hold

Enjoy!! I'm currently compiling more playlists like this, so comment if there's anything in particular you'd like to learn about...