March 16, 2007

Timbaland Parties Like A Rockstar

Rockstar Games, best known for the Grand Theft Auto series, announced this week that they are teaming up with Timbaland to bring their online production platform Beaterator to the PlayStation Portable (PSP).

While details are still sketchy, the game will reportedly feature original music and an “original sound-kit” exclusively produced by Timbaland. Probably won’t be much for the serious producer, but it seems like it could be an interesting entry point for kids and novices to wrap their heads around the concepts of basic beatmaking. How long until someone rips all the Timbo sounds off the PSP to their MPC?

Let’s just hope it’s better than the Kris Kross game.

Check out the original web-based version of Beaterator by clicking here.

More producer/DJ/industry-related news:

NPR is stepping up to fight the R.I.A.A.’s new online music streaming royalties.

Attention ProTools junkies: DigiDesign wants your help in testing out the Beta version of Structure, their new sampling workstation.

FutureMusic is reporting that Universal Music might Get Rid of their Zomba Music Group catalog in order to buy the BMG Music Publishing.

HipHopGame has an interview with hot new producer Frequency, who is also featured in the March/April issue of Scratch.

FreeVerse has updated their SoundStudio software to Version 3.5.

Looks like Slip-N-Slide’s getting a big chunk of that Pitbull/TVT money.

Swizzy just cut a remix to “It’s Me Bitches” with Wayne and R Kelly.

Witness the journey of a sample.

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