How To Make Y2K R&B Like Tommy Richman, The Kid Laroi, The Neptunes, & Justin Timberlake

[@MakePopMusic]

Who wants this sound to make a BIG comeback? I'm all about it right now 🙌🏻

[@al_gatorr]

This sound hits my spirit perfectly.

[@ScottThePisces]

That 2000s Neptunes sound is making a massive comeback. Man I wish Pharrell & Chad would resolve their differences because this would be a goldmine for them.

[@MakePopMusic]

I need a new album from The Neptunes so god damn bad. Both absolute goats

[@ProdLucio]

Why are they beefing?

[@lasttime1372]

Weeknd’s “popular” gave me huge Neptunes nostalgia vibes

[@ThomasPenninger]

Dude, you‘re a menace. Your game has gotten ridiculously good those last 1-2 years. And you‘ve always been a godly producer. At this point I couldn’t tell if it’s you or one of those A-list guys producing. They gotta recognize you soon and get you on a Taylor Swift record or something for you to make them biiig moneys! No one deserves it more than you on here.

[@MakePopMusic]

Thank you so much! This just made my morning ❤️ I’m definitely always striving to get better. I’ve had some opportunities open up over the last year that will be huge when they unfold. And I’m getting to know top tier industry people a little bit more every day so I’m excited to see what the future holds 😁

[@MusokeMSK]

Born in 91. So the 00s were my teenage years. Hearing your production on this, it felt like home❤

[@iwnldan184]

This is the best producing tutorial channel I've found for sure

[@MakePopMusic]

Thank you!

[@busyworksbeats]

You SNAPPED 😤🥶🥶🔥

[@MakePopMusic]

Thank you my man!!

[@freddychamp4538]

Blows my mind how EVERY SINGLE TRACK you make for these videos just sounds INSANELY GOOD and like the artists you’re aiming for. Super inspirational

[@MakePopMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@vycashh]

Yes!! This is what I expect from this channel, music from the 90s and 2000s

[@ToadyMcgee]

Hands down my favorite production channel. What genre can't this man do? Taught us how to produce country and Neptunes style r&b within the span of two weeks. Insane versatility.

[@RKPiano1]

So glad this style is coming back. The bounce is unreal! Great video as always!

[@MakePopMusic]

I need my neck to snap baby!! Bring it back!

[@Ik.Fwego.]

Another pioneer of this R&B style is Rodney Jerkins aka Darkchild.

[@nathalielow4504]

dude youre insane this is crazy good

[@MakePopMusic]

thank you! I appreciate that!

[@Experiencingjo444]

This as an artist from Virginia!! ❤ bless you

[@nbraun5144]

Man you absolutely nailed this 👌

[@yosefoknin]

Congratulations for your new keyboard 🎉

[@ExsultoMusic]

Absolute heat. 🤑

[@RayoBeatz]

damn bro has got the sauce with these tutorials.

[@flyjayofficial]

You totally nailed this! The vocals especially in the hook are insane, you can sing man ! ❤️‍🔥😮‍💨

[@jacobdwyer1290]

You snapped on this one, this is fire. I’d def recommend the new Tori Kelly record if you haven’t heard it. Jon Bellion produced it and it’s full of these influences!

[@MakePopMusic]

Yeah it's so fire! We did a tutorial a year ago inspired by Cut and Seven by Jung Kook (Jon Bellion productions that rely on that Y2K UK Garage influence)

[@PeterGargano8]

New Jack swing song would be sick, love the videos

[@MakePopMusic]

Oooo that would be fun! I love some new jack swing!

[@DommoDommo]

5:30 Sounds like it would fit perfectly in Persona 4

[@billiedoesbeats]

Damn this was on POINT.

[@MakePopMusic]

appreciate that!!

[@thelegacy_music]

I reallly do enjoy your content!! as a fellow cubase user this stuff is gold.

[@PeterGargano8]

Can you make a video on how to make a Michael Jackson that sounds like it’s off the Bad album

[@alainpatry]

could even use the free vst instrument My AI Jack for a bit of ear candy

[@danygodoyenciso]

Came for the tutorial, left wanting that banger full on spotify

[@thegeenius]

masterful stuff once again,,- great arrangement and sound detail.

[@aaronglass890]

This SLAPS

[@MakePopMusic]

thank you king!!

[@rafaelm.4065]

Amazing tutorial Austin ❤❤‍🔥thanks, i will give a try on this style; could you make a video about 80s city pop, its so goood 😍i would love a tutorial from you.

[@drippy623]

All the sounds came together, very good!

[@JamesJohnAgar]

Loved Neptunes especially Rockstar back in the day, great video!

[@Azzyy444]

Tyler lewis released an incredible r&b EP the other day it would be great if you made a video on how to do production for songs like eventually / fly on the wall from that EP!

[@Azzyy444]

Or even a FLO style track

[@SouthStreet24Media]

Finish and release this.

[@iPlayAdCarry]

Amazing bro so much knowledge. Thanks a million

[@plyboi_music]

that was so good

[@mjk5254]

Bro! Well done! This is incredible

[@khalibenz5649]

Definitely just subscribed 😅

[@novabeatsss]

RNB austin nailed it! The vocals fit perfectly

[@AVDRE]

Dude this is fire

[@MatthewLone]

Obwohl ich jetzt erst amfange dein Video zu gucken, weiss ich, dass es ein Banger wird. Sorry, dass ich Deutsch schreibe, hab keine Lust auf Google Translate zu übersetzen. 😅

[@unknown_producer]

Is it just me, or is the hardest part of making 00's R&B the mixing of all the layers?

[@MakePopMusic]

my productions are normally MUCH more layered than this so I actually found the arrangement of this style pretty simple to mix personally. It's basically just: Big knocking drums, thick low end, main keys cut through, tight vocal up the middle. Everything else can be sprinkled in to taste

[@MakePopMusic]

I'll also say almost NO layers in this have any processing (eq, compression, saturation, etc). The kick has Knock on it, and the main keys have a slight high shelf to add some top end. That's really it outside of the vocal chains. It's really just about picking the right sounds and getting them to mesh well.

[@unknown_producer]

​ @MakePopMusic Must be just me then! I guess I might have a problem with picking which layers I want to be more present and which layers I can shave off a bit of frequencies / dynamics etc. Which isn't a problem for me with the "newer" sound since it's much more focussed on bass. I feel the rest kind of comes second. At least, that's how I perceive the newer productions. Thanks for your reply! P.s. I really think that "Picking the right sounds" is an underrated tip. If it doesn't sit right.. maybe not use it haha

[@RocksTheShmoo]

Do you think you can do a track like stuff on reputation by Taylor Swift next? I love the sound of that album.

[@Dr_mutt3]

JIMIN MENTIONED ‼️

[@MakePopMusic]

Jimin’s whole new project is so fire 🙏🏻

[@Dr_mutt3]

@@MakePopMusic w take ‼️

[@DkDaKiDD]

u shoulda used the korg triton a lil bit on this one

[@MakePopMusic]

I basically did with the strings I used lol

[@spiralsofdanu]

Thanks for another awesome video. Would you consider doing some popular folk, like Wardruna (perhaps playing Gra) or Heilung (Anoana)?

[@MusicWithNoName]

Please make a video on how to make a song like Conan Gray's newest album, Found Heaven!!

[@yvesdje820]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@producing8996]

next afrohouse

[@60secmusic96]

Lounge Lizard!

[@MakePopMusic]

that one is fire too! This Rhodes stuff is next level though.

[@1hkd29]

Would love to see more brakence stuff or quadeca ❤

[@MakePopMusic]

ooo that would be fun!

[@kevinstewart7751]

Slow it down about 3bpm

[@ebyreall]

pls pnd vocal mix

[@chibuzoronwuatuegwu6556]

Can you makd the free preset for vital too

[@SWAGGER17836]

❄️💨

[@박성준-i2s]

😮

[@okand9213]

Some of these aren’t “y2k R&B” a lot of stuff like Tommy richman is more R&B funk or just funk inspired in general

[@jaderene]

I don’t know if it’s to late to ask, but this sound @ 13:41 from Omnisphere, could you please tell me the name of that sound?

[@MakePopMusic]

I'll go back to the session and look. It was one of the little blip arps out of the retro section I believe

[@rosemadder6322]

Also Sounds like the sweetner production for Ariana grande.

[@MakePopMusic]

Also produced by Pharrell so that makes sense 😁

[@rosemadder6322]

@@MakePopMusic True, I forgot about that.🙈

[@OB_TUCK]

R&B?????? This is Pop

[@MakePopMusic]

I can't argue. All of the artists I mentioned are definitely pop r&b. Tbh, it just felt clunky in the title and thumbnail. And our channel is already called Make POP Music so everything we do will basically have the basis of a pop record, just with other influences thrown on it.

[@FromTheHipp]

"how to use blk people's music 30 years after they did because we didnt appreciate it when they were doing it"

[@MakePopMusic]

I mean I don’t disagree. But it was wildly popular in the 90s and 2000s too. So I may have to argue it was totally appreciated when it was getting popular. But this sound is for sure rooted in black culture and black music

[@FromTheHipp]

@@MakePopMusic ive not done a deep dive on your channel....so i dont know that you've actually done a video on how black music creates trends that are eventually used(being cordial here) by white artists. although this sound was popular, it was popular because of black consumers... the artists and producers were the culture drivers and only the biggest of pop stars came over to bridge gaps(timberlake) but the industry as a whole did not appreciate it(and never have appreciate black contribution to western music).. for a newer generation of fans and future creatives, i think its important for a channel like yours to educate people on this. you are not obligated to do anything obviously...but this tommy richman hype is honestly disgusting because the song is awful and its just a watered down version of something that was significantly better and if we can agree that the foundation of the sound is black, i think going a bit further in a video than the neptunes would help.

[@MakePopMusic]

I feel you. But the reason the neptunes were the main mention is because this video is based on THEIR specific sound. Yes, there were tons of black producers and songwriters of the 90s and 2000s putting their stamp on the industry (look at Rodney Jerkins, Babyface, Quincy Jones, The Underdogs, The-Dream, etc). But all of their sound isn’t the specific reference for this video. I mentioned Clipse, Ludacris, Nelly all as artists who also used this sound, but their vocals and overall style outside of the production didn’t really fit the reference either. At the end of the day, I totally understand I’m just a suburban white dude so it may not be my place to weigh in on the significance of black people’s contributions to music and culture, but I definitely do respect and have also been inspired by that community, even as an outsider.

[@MakePopMusic]

We have definitely EXTENSIVELY discussed how most cultural trends are actually pioneered by marginalized communities (black culture and hip hop, reggaeton and the Latin community, dance music and the queer community, etc) on our podcast. I’m well aware that most white derived pop culture is just taking other peoples cultures from the past and watering it down.

[@FromTheHipp]

@@MakePopMusic i respect your channel. just trying to keep things progressive because its important. the tommy richman thing is a grotesque display of cultural appropriation and its def not fair to place burden on you to speak on it...but i did want to weigh in on that. as for neptunes, their sound was heavily influenced by teddy riley who helped give them space(and other virginia producers like timbaland, missy, etc). there is a common thread there. at the end of the day you're doing god's work. its appreciated. just wanted to weigh in.