Akai Professional and Marco Polo are proud to release Pad Thai Deluxe Vol 2!

Back again with a vengeance and this time even harder! Volume 2 picks up where volume 1 left off and goes even deeper into custom breakbeats perfect for your next production regardless of style.

Pad Thai Deluxe features the cream of the crop taken from Marco Polo's highly acclaimed and internationally known" Pad Thai" drum kit series. Known for having some of the hardest and dustiest drums in the game, Marco Polo has spent years digging for records and applying that same approach to assembling his drum kits.  Marco has produced for some of the greats in Hip Hop such as Rakim, Scarface, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Westside Gunn & Talib Kweli, to name a few. 

This is essentially Pad thai on a whole new level with 24 brand new fully composed beats/pgms including musical, bass and drum elements to get your beats knocking with minimal effort.  A mixture of laid back vibes to the dirt and grit of Brooklyn, New York, where Marco calls home. Use the presents and demos to catch your own vibe or guide you on a new musical journey.  These sounds are ready to rock RAW with minimal processing. Punch, thump and dirt is the name of the game here.  Whether it's one-shots or chopped original breakbeats, this kit has you covered for the inspiration to produce any modern or old school Hip Hop vibe.

Be sure to check out Marco Polo's youtube series "MP On The MP" season 1 for a deeper look into using pad thai in his production process!  MP has taken his MPC 2000 Xl workflow/approach to new levels in the modern Akai world, and we're excited for you to hear this brand new kit that will change the game.

Marco Polo - Pad Thai Vol 2 MPC Video

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Born in New York's Lower East Side, Luis "PhatKat" Vega's love for music began in his childhood. At the age of 18, he landed his first deal with Tuff City Records.  There, he met label mate 45 King, which led him to produce for Queen Latifah. This collaboration resulted in him signing with Empire Artist Management.

 

Under Empire Artist Management, he stayed busy, producing two more tracks for Queen Latifah, as well as for Naughty by Nature, Gang Starr, Nice and Smooth, Lakim Shabazz, The Pasadenas, The Chimes, Wailing Souls, the late Johnny Pacheco, Ben E King, Junior Reid, Masta Ace, Gerardo, Marky Mark, Aswad, Lissette Melendez, Ndea Davenport, and many others.

 

His latest project, "Bronx Born Negro Stacks," is a collaboration with top producer Paul Pistachio. Together, they have created a hot album with a blend of hip-hop, Latin, reggae, salsa, and pop influences.  Set to release in 2025.

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