How To Make West Coast Hip Hop/R&B (Blxst, Ty Dolla $ign, Marc E. Bassy, RILEY) | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin goes through the process of producing an upbeat, west coast R&B / Hip Hop / Pop track, similar to artists such as Blxst, Ty Dolla $ign, etc. This video breaks down the full production of the song, Prada Me, by Riley and Marc E. Bassy. Dive into the process of programming bouncing drums, laying down smooth bass-lines, and layering subtle elements to fill out a track without cluttering the main melodic elements. Listen to Prada Me Here! Check out all of our samples, presets, MIDI packs, courses, and more! Follow RILEY - Instagram: Website: Spotify: Follow Marc E. Bassy - Instagram: Website: Spotify: ——— Listen to some of my work! DAW / Program I Use: ​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: Follow Austin: ​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040 Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:26 Diving In 1:35 Main Guitar Loop 2:00 Finding The Bounce / Programming Drums 3:00 Hats and Backbeat Loops 3:50 Laying Down A Bassline 4:10 Mixing The Bass 5:09 Making The Kick Knock 6:24 Extra Drums and Percussion 7:00 Hook Drums and Percussion 8:20 Hook Bass 9:54 Guitar Layers 11:29 Funky Guitar Processing 11:54 Verse Backing Guitar 12:40 High and Weird Guitar 13:40 Left and Right Guitars 14:15 Hammer On Guitar With Shimmer 14:40 Final Guitars 15:00 Synths and Keys 16:05 Crushed Chorus Synth 16:40 Final Synth Solo 17:15 Structure Tweaks 18:05 Intro Vocal 18:45 Marc E. Bassy Vocals 19:00 Bassy Background Vocals 19:50 RILEY Chorus Vocals 21:00 RILEY Vocal Layers 21:43 RILEY Verse Vocal 22:38 Risers, Hits, FX 23:15 Pre-Chorus Wind Down 24:18 Mindset Behind The Production 24:52 Outro 25:23