Taking your ideas to the next level with Young Guru

A sneak peek of Young Guru's 'Producing A Track' series in which he refines his initial idea by phase aligning the drums, editing parts and layering.

We're delighted to release our long-awaited debut with Grammy Award-winning DJ, producer, and engineer Young Guru! This in-depth video series reveals key aspects of the production workflow and mix techniques of Jay-Z's right-hand man, described by WSJ as “the most successful engineer in the history of hip-hop”. Young Guru explains how he searches for sounds, samples them from records, and maps them to drum machines and controllers. He shares details of how he created the loop that sparked the process of building an entire track for the artist Voli Contra. Using an Akai MPC and Ableton Push integrated with Live, he demonstrates a number of approaches and features that are essential to his beat-making process. After a deep dive into the Ableton Live production session, Young Guru opens the Pro Tools mix session to show you how he refined the parts to finish the record!

[johnkowalski_]

He’s such a good teacher, always has been

[antnycruzr]

LEGEND...Phase is key, but not being afraid to add 'too much' with the intention to maybe deactivate, adjust/shift and straight up delete/mute elements is brilliant. Anything is on the table, but not everything is gonna be served

[guetunes]

Guru is my favorite Mix engineer/ producer! One day I hope to reach this level of mastery in my own rights to be a collaborator of beautiful artistry worldwide! Dope video, thanks to you all!

[geraldgoodiii]

Solid explanation on layering sounds with transient material and PHASE !

Can’t have layered drums cancel each other out
Need those drums hittin !!!

[alpz.]

Watched Gurus class in skillshare. Totally recommend, great teacher.

[canna-comedyculture]

I've been doing this my whole life and I still hear him say something in a way I never thought about every time I see him do an interview. Dropping jewels. I'm snatching up what I can!

[fiddlefolk]

Thanks Guru! I'm a country guy but today's country is really pop/trap beat stuff and I need to know how to handle the low end and working with samples. Great advice!

[_stellarhead]

The song sounds amazing. Everything is perfectly aligned. I personally like some friction between my sounds. But this sounded perfect. No wonder he's a major producer.

[kasperzak]

Cant get over how cool this is visually

[thaexception]

He definitely has one of the most comprehensive videos on MWTM!

[oscargolfmusic]

He is a genius and we should appreciate what he can do with the power of sound

[bhargavdobhal]

Thank You Young Guru and Mix With the Masters🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[williamtell]

Mwtn folks, I just finished this class and it was really exactly the kind of stuff I want more of. I will be watching hard for another course from Young Guru! I learned a TON because he is a fantastic teacher. Sick sick tracks too. So much musicality. Such a great class.

[yvesdropBeats]

Never really heard this dude talk.…now I see why he’s called young guru. I can also see why Jay Z loved this guy so much.

[alcleveland]

This dope .... i was completely asleep on my phasing issues. Thanx Guru! Ps: just revisited the Black album ...great work never grows dull. Thanx King ... “treat your first day like your last” -Hov

[shckis]

How this song sounds dope but comes alive when the vocals are added it smacks hard

[tiffanyalwis]

seeing the project file and having it explained clearly is so helpful, thank you

[joelittorres]

Guru is the man... salute from ENY Brooklyn

[kingech_B]

Guru is responsible for all the great hip hop tracks.

[BORNSUPREME]

Fellow Omega Alumni, still making things happen. Sharp as a blade.