The Neptunes: In The Studio (Chad & Pharrell)

[@starsareangels]

There was a year, 2003 I think, when 70% of all the number 1songs on the charts where produced by these geniuses.

[@insearchof2001]

43%

[@M360-w6o]

43% and it wasn’t just number one songs

[@louprincefilms6621]

I agree

[@arsenegupengath3104]

I'd say between 99 and 2005, they were on fire.

[@M360-w6o]

Arsene Gupengath yeah

[@aligboyakasha]

My professor used Chad as an example of an artist that did so much, yet hasn't seen the spotlight as much as he should have.

[@Saientific]

aligboyakasha // i think chad really wanted to be lowkey from what i can tell

[@StreetfighterU]

aligboyakasha He chose to be out of the spotlight

[@andrewd8697]

you must have a the coolest professors

[@lockedinnn]

aligboyakasha or a glorified engineer who got taking along for the ride...

[@loganreed4582]

Tube Shit thats cap

[@therealliveguy]

Pharrell did the drums and harmonies...Chad did the melodies and mixing. Perfect combo. Salute!

[@laaa7833]

I’m so bothered not such great talent I’m certain that can make much more but where and who’s hearing it!

[@laaa7833]

The outtakes for that Justin album are so riveting

[@keinname157]

​@@laaa7833Listen to their N.E.R.D Discography, it's more pop rock then rap but has amazing production and great songs

[@LoftyMediaNetwork]

at the same time Chad without Pharrell and Pharrell without Chad wouldn’t had made the same impact

[@therealliveguy]

@@LoftyMediaNetwork yeah they needed each other.

[@alexdayenian]

that grindin beat is so simple yet amazing

[@LurkerPatrol]

Everytime my buddies and I are fooling around we'll start beatboxing randomly and our friend will say some shitty ass raps. What I've noticed is that the beat always breaks down to the grindin beat. It's just so simple and addicting.

[@threeeyedtribe]

@@LurkerPatrolthis is so true because everyone who would do pencil beats on the desk would always find themselves floating back to the grinding beat 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesbrooking2143]

Chad was on another level, not NEARLY enough people talk about how good of an engineer he was, as well as a producer and composer, the man was just insane, I'd say he's been on the level of Timbaland in terms of technique

[@raymundoo2879]

For me, it was his distinguished style that makes him and pharrell some of my fav producers ever.

[@dmetriusmarch]

Imagine thinking timbaland is even close to musical genius as chad. Tim had amazing drums but thats pretty much where it stops, also good sampling. But so can chad

[@samylemzaoui2298]

​@@dmetriusmarch nah you crazy timbo was going crazy in terms of sound design synths and all that not just drums

[@dmetriusmarch]

@@samylemzaoui2298 ur crazier if u think timbo was sound designing😭. Most he do is find a random sound then turn some nobs until be gets something decent. Other than that its most likely a sample or someone else played the melody

[@whooiis7262]

Timbaland technique ???? xDddd

[@Lkb2411]

Neptunes and Timbo- best producers hands down. There’s something in the water in VA

[@Steviefaith]

Lkb2411 hahaha that’s the name Of his festival that’s crazy u said that

[@liljons6753]

Just blaze" swizz....

[@semyaza555]

MELLO JELLO I dig just blaze but he’s nowhere near that level.

[@liljons6753]

@@semyaza555 Man....exzhibit c is a master piece

[@semyaza555]

@@liljons6753 I love that track but it's a different lane. I don't even think Just Blaze was the best in that lane either imo. I feel like Alchemist is nicer. Listen to Saigon 'Stocking Cap' and tell me I'm lying.

[@grantdumas4076]

I remember playing that atari at Chad's parents' house on his 9 or 10 th birthday. We went to school together from 1st to 4th grade.

[@Johnnyversetti1]

Grant dumas legendary.

[@TheNatedoggva]

#757 #VaBeach

[@jakeeeGST]

@@Johnnyversetti1 oh hey bb 👀👀

[@Johnnyversetti1]

Alphalfa Male 😜✌🏼

[@jakeeeGST]

@@Johnnyversetti1 bro when i say I see you everywhere, I. See. You. Everywhere.

[@megalimit1]

didnt know chad talked

[@miaporche2256]

Lol...

[@hakeemer6688]

Great speaking voice too😂 I always thought maybe he had a thick accent or something

[@rowin09]

the fact that he played the grindin beat the same tempo as the actual song says alot about how precise his ear is

[@GionneS]

This dude CHAD is a true genius!

[@dookieblossoms2980]

is everybody in * ur Asian

[@lockedinnn]

He’s a good engineer... Pharrell was the genius

[@lockedinnn]

Kee that’s not how Chad just laid their process out... listen again..

[@prof3ssor178]

Chad did the drum patterns on Clipse Grindin track sick Af!

[@ronthemogul]

@@lockedinnn no I in team playboy put some respect on chad name

[@seal3081]

Chad is something else. Just gets it.

[@oreokubs4561]

Neptunes chords have a way of taking you out of this world. U cant predict em

[@angelostanojevic304]

They give you a confident and layed back feeling But actually they're very predictable cause It's only the few same chords they use

[@angelostanojevic304]

@Kai McCook It's more like the Rhythm and the Chord progression but also the chordfamily. Rock your body is a good example especially Beautiful, Pass the curv. wait a Minute by Ray J and so one. Take a keyboard and play Eminor/Eminor7, F/Fmajor7and G/Gmajor7, Amajor7 and Dminor in any Order With the same Funk rhythm as beautiful and you recognize the typical neptunes style. You're welcome ;). Even Pharrell said they got critiqued cause they sounded always the same in the beginning but anyway I Love it. That's how I started with making beats haha

[@ScoutSniper1990]

Minor vii

[@prodbydanai]

Actually you can... They mostly play their chords in this sequence: Minor-Major-Minor-Major/7 Or Major-Minor-Major-Minor/7

[@originalbackgroundmusic1584]

Everyone is not a piano player, however this guy is a genius because of his ideas in his head as a producer. This individual sees the project through the whole process. As a producer, you do not have to be a piano player or ever a musician to be great or good. Ideas alone makes you a producer to direct the thoughts that are within your heart that manifest itself into a song. P.S I am a piano player so I Know.

[@tonythetiga4697]

Pianoinstrumentalbeats.com the guy can play though, it's just a riff he's playing to Thrasher. Listen to the whole song.

[@_Maxten]

kinda true but you wouldnt be able to do it alone. kinda like how steve jobs didnt invent the iphone. he had the idea and a good team.or how you dont have to draw to do be the creative director of a clothing company. you can tell someone your ideas and work with them to bring the idea to life

[@pedrojustice6341]

@@_Maxten No one does anything alone. If you came up with the idea, it's yours. In order to execute your idea, you need the right people to bring it to fruition. Inventors don't always just come up with the idea and make the finish product themselves. You do as much as you can and be as descriptive as you can. At some point, you will need help. But that dosen't take way from the fact you came up with it. That's why jobs got the bread and was in charge. He knew limitations so he surrounded himself with people who could execute his vision. Those are the facts. That's how it works.

[@derekgregg9009]

Disagree. You aren’t a good producer if you can’t play

[@derekgregg9009]

@@pedrojustice6341not true. Plenty of people can play music and produce

[@KevinJohn9001]

why is everyone taking this video so seriously? a lot of successful musicians are very sarcastic during interviews, because they have a sense of humor.

[@thedangerwich5476]

I love this dude's energy.

[@ericchase2776]

"Let me be your band"... So dope!

[@derekgregg9009]

Ehhh I’ll take a band with instruments lol

[@TheWutangclan1995]

Both of these 2 artists have changed the soundscape of hip hop forever. Everyone was working with the Neptunes either exclusively or at one point in their lives. Almost all of my childhood songs growing up were by both of these legends.

[@Vamanaswastika]

I remember when Grindin came out at the clubs for the first time. Toronto went ballistic.

[@jamesbrooking2143]

Such a sick duo of musical geniuses, both so incredibly talented

[@leyenda6149]

Chad's genius kinda reminds me of Rod Temperton's who wrote prolifically for artists in the 70's & 80's including key songs from MJ's "Off The Wall" album

[@echad6259]

I want to hear more from chad in pop culture

[@djcoolcliff]

I think Chad put the Internet together with Sidd the Kid on Vocals!!

[@TheBariNoZ]

@@ApollofrmUglyGang fam didnt even spell her name right im crying

[@livefreefearless]

This video cracks me up everytime. Chad getting down! LOL! You gotta have fun with it....

[@marcusmurray]

"Everybody walks around doing that crap?" 2020 & I'm still doing that.

[@RachelDavis705]

The thing is, these guys can legit play musical instruments. So many kids wanna be record producers and they can't play anything, don't know any music theory, nothing. They just use samples. These guys don't do that.

[@MrKingoftheeast1]

Does anybody realize how boss it is that Chad hit the Grindin beat in tempo. I mean, I know the editor matched up the downbeat to Chad's fist, but the fact Chad actually managed to be in time just off the dome is crazy.

[@charcoalberries819]

“Sometimes, the song was already done...maybe maybe just a beat..”

[@HollerAtcherBoi]

Not that crazy dude lol

[@fiercekoolaid7711]

dude made the beat...

[@Trunksytube]

I mean one he made the beat and two that sound is like engrained in most of our minds that’s the lunchroom table anthem.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@Trunksytube That's the hallway locker anthem

[@mcj2967]

4:28 Chad casually playing Bad Guy by Billie Eilish, time travel confirmed.

[@tingokuman]

chad just gave me some epic Ideas im glad I watched this video

[@agthaog1986]

i miss the neptunes.....or chad for that matter. this sorta proves he was a huge part of the sound. pharell pretty much just made it cool and structured as far as it being a actual song

[@KAS1JM]

Has Chad stopped producing?

[@12sk8erdude]

Chad and Pharrell still work together. Chad just doesn’t put his name on stuff

[@agthaog1986]

@@KAS1JM no i heard he was in Europe or somewhere over-there pretty much doing sound engineering ect ...maybe ghost producing i dont remember exactly all the details but ya ...he had a sound pack that dropped about 2 yrs ago or so on a site

[@agthaog1986]

@Bradley Gaju i mean like apack of sounds...it might have sample also i dunno u gotta purchase it . i think its on sounds.com. n he made a youtubead 4 it years ago

[@laurisaarinen1126]

Grinding proves how minimalistic a good beat can be! Also these guys made nerdiness cool way before it became mainstream.

[@ellliotnostalgic]

i love the pharrell and the piano bits, what makes this video gold.

[@thesaturnsound]

whats crazy is majority of the sounds came from the korg triton lol

[@MoveMakersny]

These guys inspired me to pick up production after hearing "In search of". The old school synth version with them 10 min bonus tracks. true fan.

[@PowPowPaolo]

7:09 I spit out my drink after he goes buck then goes back to work "so what were we doing again?" lol. I wasn't even drinking anything.

[@TroubleinZION]

This video made me fall in love with chad. We have the same nervous spastic creative energy.

[@MrMoMungo]

I love how this shows the truth of how productive studio work can be, But at the same time its magic.

[@toomuchgame441]

They are truly geniuses, favorite producers by far

[@HarrowerJX]

remember getting the Neptune's album Clones, it came with a DVD and poster. The DVD had this interview and the music video for Snoop Dogg - From Tha Church to tha Ghetto. One of my favourite albums of all time - Big up everybody on that production 🔥🔥🔥

[@yessirri686]

That Grindin changed the game 😂😂

[@dawpawnshop]

What a cute piano Pharrell is playing on.

[@truthwashere15]

Pharrell, Chad And Shay are just different artist, what they make is unique in the music industry. They're great!

[@yezzir5184]

YES Pharrell is a world class musician. A Legendary musician in fact.

[@tsangpogorge]

I love listening to Chad talk Snares and Kicks!

[@stludachris]

chad on those keys crackin me up..."what were we doing again?" haha

[@Rhekluse]

hand gestures are hilarious. live long and prosper! \V/

[@MPPharaoh]

Grinding is one of the greatest beats of all time.

[@kickboomuk798]

You need to listen to more music

[@diegoflores8764]

Kick BoomUK it’s an iconic beat, what are you on?

[@twod0ves]

@@kickboomuk798 your music on your channel sucks ass, you shouldn't be fucking talking

[@st4rgazings470]

@@kickboomuk798it literally helped create a whole genre of beats… huh 😭

[@llcoolt]

Chad sold me an ensoniq mr61 back in the day at AL&M in Norfolk. I walked into the store he was like we just got a new board in you should check it out. He turned it on and made a hot track right in front of me in like 7 minutes. Sold!!!!

[@ChurchDee]

We need more of these vids

[@EMEReynolds]

Chad is hilarious and Pharrell is cool af. Both of them are extremely talented and make the perfect musical combination. :D

[@steveehardcore]

Who would have thought these two could make hit records!!

[@esteban-zo3ed]

teddy riley

[@SuperstarSavory]

@@esteban-zo3edExactly. He definitely believed in them from early on.

[@deshiiiful]

This feels pretty nostalgic haha the 2000s was pretty awesome

[@mgkent7867]

CHAD HUGO bro ur a genius wow

[@toneotone4813]

Their strength is/was always in the background...(chad)

[@Lantheoneandonly]

Chad and Pharrell are born to create beats!

[@CutZooWorld]

i just love how this was posted on my wedding anniversary. cool 10/10/10. nice!!!

[@jodimago1486]

chad is a genius nothing to say

[@derykg]

every producer knows a chad

[@_Maxten]

Thrasher on Piano sounds beautiful and very different

[@reemamoon]

Amazing

[@Juk3n]

This is what you get when you leave the band room unlocked around nerds. 👍🏾

[@johnxx327]

This shit is so rare #Legends

[@alecappolloni5842]

Chad a genius too

[@DaPanistA]

inspiring

[@Keepin-it-Jonesy]

I want to live in their minds

[@myhomeboy]

damn! i remember getting this with the neptunes album.. bringing back memories!

[@Saskiequelle]

When I have run out of ideas and feel uninspired...I watch this clip.

[@everytomday]

See, you don't have to been an amazing piano player to be a dope producer.

[@cnl1213]

+Thomas A you are right. It's more conceptual. You just gotta have the sound in your head and somehow produce it out. And then refine it. At least that's my take.

[@Ayplus]

+Thomas A What does a piano have to do with production?

[@kepe7323]

who has ever said that

[@scotty3685]

yea I have a piano I cant play for shit I just fuck around until I find a melody then it sounds like fucking betoven made it lol its crazy

[@torianmcneill3794]

SG Beatz where's Pharrell

[@qslife3207]

I need a Chad in my life...

[@channeloram]

Mans a genius

[@johnnymassacre]

This shit is just crack for a producer. Seeing how these guys think and live. They are elite. You can't do anything like them unless you have that gift. And these guys are FUCKING gifted.

[@ThisIsKJG]

Been rocking with the Neptunes forever!

[@SilverSealer]

"We got the old school tv set up, whataya do back in the day when the tv dont work? You put one that works on top of the one thats broke."

[@lordofvids]

I love how positive and cool The Neptunes and the people they keep around them are.

[@yandibreaux1535]

They should do more production together, I've notice that they've done less as a duo in recent years...

[@MaxYoder]

Thank you for this perspective

[@MrDAN1250]

Love Neptune's

[@matthewshell]

Chad is a trip. Highly informative video.

[@creydadj]

That Gridin beat doe

[@mkdisciple]

Chad and Pharrell are fucking geniuses. So fucking talented.

[@mizmayo]

4:37 that's some ross geller shit

[@jachimikedenis]

is everybody in * wtf are you doing

[@JamesMesidor]

i love these brothers way of thinking!!

[@slick1hit]

I'm still waiting for that clones 2.

[@allu5286]

I need these songs to my playlist asap 5:09 and 7:18😍

[@allu5286]

and i need to know the names

[@YourFunkLord]

They Need They're Own Show Like "The Odd Couple"

[@Zoezo666]

So interesting to see behind the scenes x

[@gabrielcarfora5962]

5:10 id pay so much money to hear the finished acapella of thrasher

[@THETBRETT]

cool..loved it..so much for Pharell being the crazy one..got you on Atari Chad...

[@ccgrc4]

man...i literally grew up on these dudes. so inspiring. i honestly think iamProfessorO is cut from a similar cloth as these dudes. hes got a sound and hes passionate about the art....some of his stuff is on youtube i think, yall should check him out

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Pharrell is prince and Mozart all in one

[@justin.johnson]

Not really

[@reefwarren]

You guys are my inspiratation my everything.Band music changed since n.e.r.d stepped on the scene.I think its awesome that pharrell has time to mentor Charles Hamilton.I respect the work you guys put in and hope that i get the chance to meet you. P.S thanks for the grinding beat.

[@reefwarren]

Yes all city chess club

[@whatamisaiyan]

4:23 Chad was playing those 16 bit Sega Genesis sounds 🤣

[@kimmygalea]

5:09 sounds like Bastard.. just felt like mentioning it for the people that are here coz of Tyler's formspring

[@TrollsAndScrolls]

With all the respect to Pharell we all know Chad Hugo is the mastermind behind all the success

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

Back when everything was Analog and not digital plugins compressing every sound.

[@RuthwikRao]

+The Truth yeah, that age has passed. For the better, perhaps. Exploit what is available. "Back when you had to walk a hundred miles and not vehicles carrying you there" It something makes life/work easier, why not utilize it?

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

Ruthwik Rao negative and dont reach with comparisons like that. You just come off as defensive like if u had an actual mpc in front of you instead of 808 wav sounds shot to shit after countless compression and u had no idea what to do with it. Facts are facts. Analog sounds better than digital plain and simple. Musicians with the ear can all agree. Not fl studio newbs.

[@RuthwikRao]

*****​ but not everyone today can afford analog and dedicated studios to make music. To begin with, not everyone want to spend huge amounts of money buying expensive hardware and tools to make music when they can replicate the sound digitally. Why does it matter how the music is made as long as the music is good? even if bad, there's no correlation between the quality of the music and the way it's done, analog or digital. I'm not being defensive, just that this back when mentality is really clichéd and unjustified. "Back when every animation was hand drawn." It doesn't have to be like that anymore. There is no inherent advantage of analog over digital in music production. I agree the sound quality is better on analog but that's not to say analog is therefore better than digital. Don't know if you meant that but I really don't see why a person can't make music however he wants to with whatever tools he has available to him. It doesn't matter if it sounds better if the music itself is not good. That's why, it depends on the person making music to choose whatever medium he wants and just make music. And I've seen some amazing stuff produced by people who use fl studio on a daily basis. 9th wonder is the best example. Not a newb sorry. That's an extremely naive statement.

[@secondwomb9247]

+The Truth Almost all the keyboards Chad showed were digital synths. Also I didn't see any 2" tape machines in this video. I'd say its a safe bet that these guys were cutting tracks to Pro Tools or another DAW at this point in time. You can actually see a computer behind chad at around 7 minutes in. I'd have to say the only "analog" gear I saw in the video was probably the turntables, mixing desk, the moog at the top of the rack and the modular synth at 4:25. Dont get me wrong, analog gear definitely has its appeal, but there's no need to be an elitist about it. Its 2016, the capabilities of digital recording technology are pretty much endless as far as quality goes. That "analog" sound people refer to surely has its uses and place, but analog recording can never give you the transparency and flexibility that digital recording technologies can. In the same way you cant fully capture the "analog" sound through digital means. But we can get damn close, really really really close, and the bridge between the two is getting closer and closer everyday. Again, I'm not dissing analog. But it's 2016, analog gear is expensive and we all pretty much have the technology to make great recordings right inside our laptops. Quality of the recording is more of an issue of the users skill level, his/her understanding of said technologies and his/her equipment(mics, interfaces etc.).

[@RuthwikRao]

Second Womb fucking thanks. goddamn. This was getting tiresome indeed.

[@Povizle]

From Virginia or not. The best producers of all time. They prolonged hiphop. How can you not like that?

[@mannyrenteria6896]

Who would give this a thumbs down? smh..

[@matthewshell]

Really cool to see Chad's DJ gear and set up.

[@Musicmysister]

Cool!!!

[@leabrzy4643]

♥♥

[@_reallyjustinlikeig]

i love this video. any time we get to see chad being cool and chill really, on account of he never talks now lol

[@pazbanga]

The concept of Pharrels ‘I’m not going to war’ and showing the graves is so impactful 🔥

[@blue9multimediagroup]

*Thrasher

[@PabloAmour]

@@blue9multimediagroup It’s actually a song called “Drill Sergeant” and is the song OP is referring to… 7:18

[@howardcoleman6383]

that piano is dope