KENNY BEATS - "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU USE TO MAKE MUSIC, WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR TASTE" 💡📝(3/2/21)

[@dreaminginnoother]

In the world of production, it is clearly a matter of taste. Most of the biggest name producers don't write, or play instruments or do much engineering. they just sit back and say what's good and what isn't and make suggestions. I used to think producing is engineering. It's not. Production is all about taste and having a broad enough base of knowledge to know how to improve upon ideas with different artists to help them shine. It's about having an ear that the artist can trust.

[@drum877]

Well put. It who ever has an artistic input on a track. May it be a concept all the way to playing a lick. Or just giving a nod of approval or even just paying for the studio session. Producer means a maker of music.

[@aylo.mp3]

thats more like beat making and song writing, not producing.

[@dylanstrecker9820]

Damn. Funny thing is, although I enjoy making music and art this is my strongest suit - finding what I like and don't about a piece of work, analyzing what it is that seems off to me and break down an advisement of what I would do. Idk how to ever put that into practice tho cause I have no credentials from school, and always figured its a useless opinion.

[@jazzg4570]

The willingness and humility to learn will always trump natural skill

[@thedovahkiin1999]

TRUMP REEEEEE

[@charliejones3647]

Bruh when he was talking about loving music and how they pushed him to be successful that hit me hard bro. Respect

[@ACMadeThis1]

😤💯

[@nickjohnson398]

It's like kenny is in my brain and articulating my thoughts and ideas I have that I can't put into words

[@micah1925]

RIGHT

[@nesobre]

Read more books

[@asiullopes]

@Isaac Allcott well you can't measure someone's life with your own ruler and your personal experience should never invalidate someone else's struggle to express themselves or whatever that may be. I'm not saying it to be hurtful to you and I really hope you're doing good these days

[@asiullopes]

@Isaac Allcott and please get sober

[@nickjohnson398]

@Isaac Allcott I was just referring to how clear and simple he's able to put these potentially complex thoughts and feelings into words, I thought it was neat to unknowingly share some of the same outlooks with someone who's opinion I greatly respect. Hope your doing well bro, I know how smothering depression combo-ed with anxiety can be, so I really hope you can find some way to combat your struggles.

[@RRAREBEAR]

100% agree with this. taste > technical ability. Kurt Cobain, Kanye, etc etc there are so many great examples of this.

[@EGPlaysGames]

but when taste meets technical ability, sparks fly i.e kendrick lamar, jimi hendrix, etc

[@grigno97]

Songwriting and taste is 100% more important than technical ability. In a 100 years we are going to remember the Beatles and nirvana but no one will remember ingwie malmsteen or Paul Gilbert, guaranteed

[@tylerfukuda]

@@grigno97 i’d disagree because those two brought a lot to guitar playing. Yngwie alone is a household name if you’re a serious guitar player.

[@benja303]

@@grigno97 i would argue that songwriting is a part of your technical ability

[@benja303]

The reason people care about people like Kanye and Quincy joens taste is because of the work they already actually did tho so tomato-tomAhto

[@arvindbeeharry8214]

We all need to trust our 'gut' instinct! Listen to our inner-soul. That's what make's us speak to a wider audience! Never limit yourself.

[@arsipantsu]

ATTENTION: Before you watch the vid, just know, that the last five seconds are all you need to know.

[@malikco9933]

FLIKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@nsemble]

this is the best advice i've ever heard. it just makes so much sense... it's the first time i ever heard someone say this but it just makes sense!

[@shrimpscampin]

I've been working on music and Kenny, Vince, and Tyler have been sharing some of the most valuable game on being an artist. I've been getting so much concrete advice and inspiration from these videos and interviews with artists

[@jontr4390]

I love these videos 🥰

[@ryanzepp1173]

facts. taste and having strong opinions is the essential foundation. cant really learn that like you can learn other things.

[@youngraves7857]

8:31 where the real magic happens.

[@wes3438]

Kenny changing my life rn Fr

[@mattdenz497]

8:27 LMAOOOOOOO

[@sonia2192]

Well, I for one needed to see this...Thanks Kenny!

[@aaronhill8823]

REAL TALK !

[@xstasy3337]

Facts. Rick Rubin has said this multiple times

[@crowfoot7355]

Thanks for sharing your experiences Kenny.

[@SaintTutter]

KENNYBEATS SPITTING TRUTH.

[@Ast3rixMusic]

I agree I think we spend too much time worrying about how to make the music. I have found that just being able to sitdown and play and enjoy playing I come up with my best stuff. I also like playing around in Ableton with samples. As long as you enjoy the experience is what matters.

[@alexanderdiogenes8067]

And how do you get taste? Make music so much and so often that you can't HELP but trust your sense of good taste!

[@alexanderdiogenes8067]

Like, when I went to music school I learned that the people who just KEEP ON working, learn how to practice, most importantly, just keeeep on working, are the ones who succeed in the industry. Don't let "perfect" be the enemy of "good". Finish your projects.

[@Sebraca]

@@alexanderdiogenes8067 Working with other producer/artists and understanding what they like also helps

[@nesobre]

If you have good taste in music and truly believe it, than no1 can stop you from making bangers.

[@rysupreme589]

@@nesobre adding on to that & in the aspect of MP ask yourself what you want to improve like , Melodies , Samples , learn music theory , etc and do a lot of research , even on sound selection everything period.

[@nesobre]

@@rysupreme589 How long have you been doing music?

[@b.smith42295]

man is full of knowledge bombs.

[@ladaemon__]

So crucial, definitely took notes here.

[@wawabassmusic]

thanks, needed this today.

[@MrNight-co4ed]

Instruments And A Good Ear Will Be The Ultimate Taste

[@djnovice113]

Love ya Ken Ken

[@jackwalsh5070]

8:27 good to know im on the right path

[@InfinitePerspective]

Kenny!!!!!!!

[@InfinitePerspective]

Keep it real since the whole time @KennyBeats !

[@markb972]

Preach! Great advice.

[@shaggywitabaggy]

"Just smoke a bunch of weed and drink a bunch of caffeine and you'll probably be alright" is all I got from that

[@christianthomas5502]

Professor Kenny man

[@josephconnelly7988]

ya he kinda nailed it on the head with this one

[@dp-ns9gi]

Kenny: 7:51 Me: How about drip plugin? Kenny: 2:23

[@snoofle_]

I was starting to get really burn out and this video turn that shit around

[@TacoOSRS]

This ones it

[@Danhan12341]

Kenny’s seriously pitting facts about what makes a producer great. Yeah you can make awesome beats, be a master at an instrument, etc. , but a producer is someone who guides an artists to achieve what he or she wants in their music. Like giving advice on song arrangements or how an artists executes vocals/instrumentalists plays in a recording, the producer dictates how a song ends up, and that’s what Kenny really means by personal taste. A good example is Quincy Jones and how he produced Michael Jackson’s discography (check out “Off the Wall” y’all, Quincy and Michael are both geniuses).

[@rebekaa2607]

Right on 🤌🏼

[@kiiidbot2594]

Yerba and Herb 🌿 📝…got it☑️

[@favouritethings11]

Executive decision's

[@derek.1639]

soo true

[@forze5548]

necessary talk fr

[@jesseshirtsmusic]

Factsssss

[@eye4585]

yessss

[@wazuthewizard]

thank you for this. as always. #dots

[@self1g597]

flikoogang✨

[@versatiled4468]

Man I feel you..But I know I have a Golden Ear that I do know and I Live,Eat,Shit Music 💯💯💯💯💯❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🎶🎶

[@gregliv6730]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@psykonauta]

Word!

[@michaelwashington5479]

Facts

[@microapple97]

LOL that ending 😂

[@adamingram6063]

woah... kenny 😪

[@miked7160]

lmaoo the ending 💀💀

[@GwizProducer84]

I know a ton of friends that went to school for music and not one of them is still doing it. Good music isn’t made in a classroom

[@augustoferreira572]

thanks kenneth

[@landisR6]

FLIKOOO

[@Kadenxe]

8:30 lmaooo facts

[@babystackhouse7305]

imma just do that last part and roll the dice

[@pnwajs3532]

It's funny how when Kenny goes off on his long lectures he's not reading chat at all, yet they are writing constantly to him anyway. Sometimes huge paragraphs. Then they spam it in hopes of him seeing it. Why not freaking wait until he's done talking. Stop unsuccessfully brown-nosing and pay attention to the lesson and be a stan when he's done and looking at chat. lol

[@Gixn1]

7:52 Drip plug-in

[@slackstarfish8133]

Facts I made a fire beat just using garage band. Now I definitely need to improve on my ability to use the software and mixing/mastering since I’m super new to FL but I have a good ear and I’ve always been musically inclined. 7th chair in regionals baby

[@levicohen7333]

Half the people in chat yelling FACTS, W, AMEN have awful taste. Lol.

[@levisnow692]

Fax

[@sk69to96]

the sad truth. LMao

[@RESTER415]

Can I ask why these videos are censored now?

[@Oldsul]

ear over gear

[@dpm2213]

Drip plugin has all the answers

[@rudolphdandelion6840]

Does anyone know will Kenny drop any merch recently?

[@lilyoutubee]

I want Kenny to be my producer

[@zackhoening8147]

Wow

[@cqntrol3865]

8:28 😂

[@saintaudio]

This is so fcking true. Thank you for sharing your art Kenny 👌🏻👊🏻🔥

[@ZumaDogg]

These days a producer judges their beat (taste) by how close it sounds like an already established artist. Different is the enemy. Closer to a Travis Scott beat=the better. Don't stray too far.

[@ZumaDogg]

@Brudass Beats , LOL=I just checked your page. You really did. Kenny will probably love it! Let the whining about heartbreak begin. (But, that's not your fault, though.)

[@ZumaDogg]

@@p.ii.5104 I was being bitterly sarcastic.

[@ZumaDogg]

@@p.ii.5104 I was being bitterly sarcastic.

[@Craftmaster3]

This man talking about the difference between producers and beat makers.....who's triggered?

[@folks365]

firstttt

[@pjmaas4287]

08:34

[@sokkokokki33]

Kennys way to produce content is the exact same as these bloggers. Kenny watches Timbos stream then logs in to his twitch and starts to repeat word for word the things Timbaland just said as his own, deeply thought words of wisdom, and gets people to call him this amazingly thoughtful and smart dude. Thats so basic teacher / human behaviour. He is someone not to follow. He is cool dude but he is a follower with lack of productivness and his own thoughts, he is just good at portraying them as his own. Just like many are, especially in the music bizzzz. Cool, good human Copycats.

[@Tshego2000]

Bro you still didn't explain what you mean by "the taste thing"

[@LfunkeyA]

it's not mere taste though. 'taste' implies you have it or you don't, which is only partially true. you still gotta put the work in, and be lucky too. develop an ear. acquired taste maybe. it wasn't a good vibe to poo on your fellow berkley people though. not everyone wants to write music, especially not the hip hop or pop stuff you're into. some people just want to get deeper into classical or just improvise. so what if you're in the 'business', to many the stuff you do is corny. i don't think anything in hip hop can stand up to legendary classical, jazz, folk/traditional music. it's a whole different thing. but that's just my opinion yo.

[@adamcee7251]

imho taste can be developed but its not a quantitative process and does depend on personality to a degree as you mentioned. it's a qualitative process of self-questioning, being honest w/oneself and thoughtful about receiving critique, asking/learning from others, being openminded, thinking about why a song does/doesn't work or why i do/don't like it, and ultimately growing emotionally/psychologically/spiritually as a person

[@thehalochannel1000]

You just said some people think what he does is corny and then proceeded to insert how you think it’s corny, implying that taste is subjective…so how can you say hip hop wouldnt stand up to your taste in music when that’s just your taste? Hip hop came after those other genres, where do you think it gets all its sounds from? You have your own opinion about what music means to you, your doing the same pooing on hip hop because you don’t like it as much. Nothing wrong with what Kenny said. Music clearly has a different meaning to him than you. The fact you called out hip hop alone? You prolly racist.