Direction: Dre.

Original Track Sequenced in 1992-3 by Kool Merc (Clayton Barnette). 

Equipment: Roland W30, 

Recording Process: Directly out of W-30 WorkStation. 

Source: Demo cassette tape

Pre-Dre

Direction: Fusion, simple warm-up beat

Sequenced on Roland Fantom 6, 

Recorded: Directly from Fantom 6 WorkStation output

Source: MP3

Warm Up

Direction: Jazz Looping: no sampling, play notes in tight loops instead

Sequenced on Roland Fantom 6, 

Recorded: Directly from Fantom 6 output

Source: MP3

Jazztip

Direction: None, a wink at Hip Hop being too simple

Sequenced on Roland Fantom 6, 

Recorded: Directly from Fantom 6 WorkStation output

Source: MP3

Sidewalk

Direction: Creating a Groove Track

Produced: Sequenced on Yamaha (Something), HR-16 and HR-16B, 

Recorded: Directly from output, no DAW

Source: Demo cassette tape

Pat Your Foot

Direction: Pimp Beat (90's) aka a "Kool Merc Beat"

Sequenced on Roland W-30, 

Recorded directly from W-30 WorkStation output

Source: Demo cassette tape

Pimp Walk

Direction: Different

Sequenced on Roland W-30, 

Recorded directly from W-30 WorkStation output

Source: Demo cassette tape

Summertime

Direction: Play on The Moody Blues, (exposed by Mike McKay)
 
Sequenced with  Yamaha(Something), HR-16, HR16B,  

Recorded directly from source output, no DAW.

Source: Demo cassette tape

Nightscape

Merc. (Kool Merc) is a former Scratch mix DJ, Beatmaker, and Radio Engineer currently operating as a Music Producer, Sound Designer, and Electronic Music Composer based in Charlotte, NC.

AKA: Kool Merc, DJ Kool Merc., Merc Money, Merc. 
Genres:  Fusion, Hip Hop, Soundtracks, Musicbeds, Transitions, Jazz, Funk, Sound Design, Other
Since: 1980 

Influences: Roger Troutman, Zapp, One Way, Herbie Handcock, Cameo, Fatback Band, Bill Summers, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Green Ice Band, Plair Band, Naughty Boyz, Dr. Dre., Niles Rogers, Rick James, Elton John, Neil Sedaka, Mike Post, Quincy Jones, Hans Zimmer 

Focus: Grooves, Beats, Musicbeds, Atmosphere, Sync Music, Transitions, Sound Design, New

Merc’s new musical future will involve long time personal goals, dreams, and interests he has never shared with many. His musical ambition is to create new music in new ways for those spaces and places in the human psyche people have forgotten were there, but are essential to the human experience. With new music, he will travel in new directions and explore composing, orchestration, style-fusions, genre-layering, sound design, and new ways to write, program, and create music. He will draw upon his early exposure to AM Radio, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s TV, Film, Public Broadcasting, Hip Hop producing, and his humble beginnings as a DJ and Beatmaker. 

What is for sure, there will be more to come in 2023!

Merc.

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