So yesterday I had to ride the bus and train to work. I hadn't done that in MONTHS. It was awkward but I made the best of it...created this on my iPhone using the new #AKAI #AKAIPRO #iMPC by #retronyms https://soundcloud.com/regend/blue-line-groove #MTA #BLUELINE #Beats #Instrumentals #NuJAzz #HipHop #JazzHop #Chillout #KoolOut

Blue Line Groove

Found this old demo in my sent items. Enjoy!
Bass line out of key with they piano just how I like it.

Stronger Pride

Found an old loop on my Roland S-330 and decided to clean it up a bit. From 1995.

Don't Stop

Found an old loop on my Roland S-330 that I had made a beat to in 1995. Same loop as the one below but in reverse. I had upped this yesterday but wasn't quite happy with the results. Re-upped this with a slightly different arrangement. 

Gangsta Musical Thang

All instruments played by yours truly. Feel free to download and chop this up. 
Instruments used: Bass guitar, drum machine, and synths. #FreeFriday #Funk #Loop

Free Friday Funk Loop

Remix demo for the homie 
Check out his stuff 
https://www.youtube.com/user/RayRickyRiveraTV

Scratches, Guitar, and Bass playing by Regend
Drums programmed in Ableton Live 


Boom Box Bounce Remix

From the Future Bass EP I didn't release.

Stella

Sometimes tracks evolve on their own. Even in the digital realm. I will explain in a bit. First an explanation as to why I am writing a long description. This beat is a milestone in my music making career. This is my first track ever on a physical MPC. The specific model is the MPC2000XL. I've always wanted an MPC. I own an s1000, an s900, a Roland s330, a Roland w30, a Yamaha TX16w, and a Casio RZ1, and always wanted an MPC. I just never got around to finding one or I felt they were overpriced for the feature set. Just like an sp1200 went from 700 bucks used to over two grand now on ebay. Never felt the price is justified when software can do it all. I have created sketches on music making software a lot, including the iOS MPC app, but always wanted to know what it was like to create on a physicalMPC. So I bought one and began learning how to sample, create programs, trim and edit samples, and record sequences all in one night but I did read the manual first for a few days. I didn't really spend time thinking about what drum sounds or samples I wanted to use because I just wanted to practice the basics. After a few hours(really, a few HOURS)I came up with this snippet. I added an intro and some vocal tags to not leave anything too open after dumping the output to my PC. What's funny is that stuff like this usually takes me 15 minutes to bang out. Now I know why people are dumping their MPC's for stupid cheap. Yet, there's something organic about creating and editing on this machine that I think I really like and can see this becoming habit forming. With my other sampler boxes I just sample first then output into Ableton and Logic for sequencing and never bother saving to floppy disk or scsi drive. That process just stopped being fun and I spend a lot of time in front of computer for the pay check anyways. So now I just have another tool that helps lose the dependency on a computer. Why the Latin vibe for this track? Let's just say that that's the new west coast vibe right now for me. Especially since Dia de Los Muertos is right around the corner. Feedback greatly appreciated. 

Flores para Calaveras

init bass tones  by TX7, pads by Poly-800, drumming and samples by scratch record.

Scratchin Space

a november beat a day - Beat 1 snippet
Produced in Ableton Live 11

Beat 1 Snippet

a november beat a day - Beat 2
Produced in Ableton Live 11

Beat 2 Snippet

From LA to the Bay and sometimes Jalisco

A Deep Understanding

DNB 01

Thing 1 Thing 2

SeanPaul-LikeGlue

Davina - Bam Bam - So Good.mp3

Razon - The One (2Step Remix)
Cover of a Freestyle Classic.
Follow Razon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/razonmusic

Razon - The One 2Step Remix

Future bass beat funky mix performed live sometime last night while you were sleeping with push button magic fingers and lots of blinking lights. Featuring tracks by Roska, The Fives,  Mock The Zuma, Razon alongside KSP, The XX, and classics by Zomby and super backpacker DJ and Goonies crew member extraordinaire Rocktakon - OVF!

KSP_Spring_Forward

Regend specializes in live performance manipulating of bass guitars, turntables, and synths. Live shows have been a consistent part of a rich musical journey. Regend has performed at events in Boston, NYC, Tampa, LA, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, ABQ, Santa Fe, El Paso, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico City, and San Salvador. As producer of The Turntablists TV show during the Silicon Alley boom, on Pseudo TV’s KoolOut Network, Regend promoted turntablism to a global audience that featured prominent artists such asThe Trooperz, The Allies, The Goonies, DJ Dopey, DJ Slyce, The Beat Junkies, IF2, IRT, Top Rawmen, and the Turntable Technicians. 
Regend currently plays synths for the alternative rock band A REMINDER. Find them here on Soundcloud: @areminder 
For all bookings email regend@xfader.com

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