MAKJ on Working With Hardwell

DJ/producer MAKJ discusses how "Countdown," his massive collaboration with Hardwell, came about and shows us some of the synths and sounds that were used on the track. The California-based DJ/producer also reflects on years of paying dues as a bedroom DJ and how producing music changed his career forever.
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[@HeroisdeQuatropatas]

You are Huge inspiration in my life! i Keep this Your words in my head "It's amazing what you can accomplish in such a short period of time If you just WORK HARD!!! I was making music at my parents house, annoying the shit out of them just 2 years ago. Believe in yourself and don't take shit from people and you will go far"Thx i Love your Music

[@JohnBissonnette]

Like OMG this preset sounds so good and the same as everybody else.

[@herhands8519]

If anyone wants to know more about that blend with the two sounds, but doesn't have that VST and you use FL, you can just use cutoff filters. An example would be to load up Parametric EQ2, do a kHZ cut of your choice, then throw an automation clip on one of the filters and one on the other, (filters unique to their synth or sound), and have the automation clips in the playlist mirror each other. Magic!

[@Fre3flyOfficial]

Cool stuff!

[@makj]

Sorry dude I forgot who made Morphox, i just got back from a 2 week tour that day i was alittle tired.....your that guy who always has to talk shit when I did this video for my fans to show them how Hardwell & I produced this track. Lighten up bro.

[@oranneecadena]

I discovered MAKJ through his bootlegs and edits

[@andresnunez1501]

MAKJ're the best! I admire

[@kyrsparki9081]

I respect MAKJ so much

[@kindafunnyshow]

Linplug actually does make Morphox. Awesome interview man. Been loving seeing you blow up recently:) Hope i get to see you on the rattle and roll tour soon!

[@martin199418]

Man you're the best. I'm still disspointed you couldn't play in Ottawa. But I'm hope you're feeling better!.

[@priyonjoni]

Actually nice to see a DJ featured not for his scratching or his open formatism on DJ City TV.

[@DJFinylFaze]

Sharing!

[@michaeldiruocco]

can't wait to see him tonight @ New Cit Gas in Mtl. He better play Countdown and maybe some other stuff from Hardwell

[@djdamofficial6295]

Gotta

[@DjYoubemixOfficiel]

Good luck MAKJ

[@jesuscamachocamacho4739]

WOW, great Response man, maybe more Dj´s and producers should do feedback, Respect. Keep up the good Work

[@MichaelBryanC]

By the way is a modified preset based in "lead - in yo face vv" the same preset modified is for fifteen of Hardwell

[@thebub716]

@sam lopiccolo, wasnt necessarily daft punk either, it was Roger and Junior Sanchez's remix "Daft Punk - Revolution 909 (Roger & Junior's Revolutionary War Mix)"

[@iceblaze19]

one day i will make a song with hardwell!

[@saifalikhan4623]

Is that day here yet?

[@kulturevulture4795]

Hardwell left the chat

[@GiannyBoy7777777]

MAKJ I'm a huge fan and I really hope you reply but I was wondering, how do you get famous DJ's/Producers in your EDM scene to hear ones music? How do you get your music heard by people all around the world that can change your life by that one track?

[@AtRandom1]

Edc at 1:15 I was there during bingo players set... Springen

[@househeadzmusic]

Shit that morph between the synths is fucking mental, didn't even notice it.

come to mexico Again please!!!!!!!

[@Djmerks973]

Inspiring ..

[@kennymusikofficial]

is this linplug a free vst plugin or not? if it is,can you put a link for download?

[@agustincasari4525]

MAKJ♥

[@SeptsUniverse]

Awesome interview :-)

[@MichaelBryanC]

s(M)exoscope of Smartelectronix and MorphoX of LinPlug for Mac

[@Whopcap]

Really interesting!

[@vkemf]

MAKJ !!~~

[@Wemakedancemusicstudios]

nice music raise your weapons.

[@djkaasmusic]

Name at the hardware on side of the duet soundcard? The bigweel thing with many in/out puts

[@enlightenedsoul8897]

Damn, he must be dedicated AF if he got that good in a year and a half.

[@dannycruz1664]

esta bueno

[@mikegazzo1689]

Hey man- who makes that "smart electronics" plugin and where can I find it? Super useful when checking the waveform of the entire track

[@victorhillbom2222]

He said that everyone including Hardwell use Ableton now, is that really true?

[@tomconnor9]

Hardwell uses ableton for putting his sets together but he uses logic for production..

[@roguepharaoh9486]

nicky romero david guetta and many more artist uses logic pro

[@CCI_Music]

whats the name of the free plugin? .......tronics?? 05:30

[@MrRahou31]

what is the name of the programme ??

[@WAKMM]

yo how in the fuck does somebody produce for "1.5 years" and make hit songs.. all arguments aside you can say his music isnt the best or whatever.. but its still hits.. when did he learn to make melodies, mix, engineer, sound design, and do everything in 1.5 years.. im sure people must have taught him or some shit.. i know he doesnt use ghost producers, btu he might use a lot of "help" he doesnt talk about.. to finish his tracks??? even deadmau produced for like 7 years before he really blew up

[@henrikspaak1754]

+3ple 24 years ago? well, I assume you're the type of guy that spends one thousand years on just one sound and hates presets. If so you're a cool guy.

[@henrikspaak1754]

wow, this just changed the way I looked at music completely. Allways thought that perfect was the way to go.

[@henrikspaak1754]

thanks for your reply :)

[@henrikspaak1754]

+3ple Haha! xD

[@VanDyce]

+WAKMM He went to Icon Collective...

[@MONKiiMusic]

Whats up with the link for Carnage? Goes straight to Kennedy Jones.

[@daanmakkinga]

Can anyone name the vst of the lead ? Morphix or something

[@carlosjaquez2409]

What's the plugin of the kick in 5:29?

[@TheDJJoGi]

what is the name of the plugin?

[@aryaloodin]

can anyone please link me to the smartelectronix' vst he mentioned that was for free?

[@DJCataract]

linplug is essentially part of rob papen dude. it's not a big deal.

[@Robi10en]

can you tell me the plugin please!

[@ujbnvf]

Does anyone know what preset he's using in the Morphox plug-in at 5:09? Thank you! :)

[@Slofbow]

Shows off his beatbox skills @ 3:00

[@artistic_anomaly]

Can anyone please give me a link for nexus crack for Mac

[@meidhibruneau2793]

@1m18 , name song plz ?

[@Bolonsio]

la moda ahora es con Logic Pro, que lo veo un poco complicado aunque no lo he pinchado todavia, eso es lo que estan usando ahora los famosos, estoy con Fl 12.......

[@KrisW4040]

También hay famosos que usan fl studio :/

[@BassmanSpiff2514]

Which Morphox preset was that?

[@tkc4541]

what vst plugin did he use`???

[@sambaduro5666]

may i know what song is it @ 5:58? :D

[@J_MARAu]

what program are you using to make your music?

[@АлиханТоргаев]

Logic Pro 10

[@daanmakkinga]

Can anyone name the lead ? morphix or something

[@jaimeramos3117]

i can't find the free plugin he was talking about, the one that opens up like a "serato type waveform" does anyone know what it's called? i couldn't understand what he said.

[@alexandre4623]

Eu entendi um dos plugins que ele falou... I got just one of the all plugins he talked about...

[@tm5315wv]

Plugin @ 5:27 ??

[@megasteve240]

Anyone know which preset he used (if he used one) for the MorphoX?

[@abeautyqueenofonly18]

he said "sub boom "

[@andry55588]

What program is he using at the start?

[@jasperdaems2247]

+Andrea Stabile You mean ableton?

[@itsthenicolas]

+Jasper Daems I'm pretty sure that's Logic Pro 9.

[@vb7e8]

He used Logic Pro 9(:

[@3PICAT]

If he made the most part of the song what does hardwell have to do with this song ????

[@markogarcia3473]

Whats the software hes using ?

[@SHAPERECS]

Logic Pro by Apple

[@TheLeedsDevil]

logic pro

[@kindafunnyshow]

Morphox by Linplug

[@s3v0]

why are all teh artist lying on about how long they produce?

[@christiangaraccio]

I don't wanna be the 'shittalker' but I'm just tired of secrets. (Not saying makj has secrets). But I don't see why people who work with engineers is such a big deal. Kaskade is very open to the fact that he gets help. (While other west coast edm guys not gonna name names) are less honest. I respect your music and this video. I guess I was just salty about people who are not as open as you. PS: look at how avicii got attacked for using torrented vsts after his futurmusic session.

[@08davino]

Tu y Deorro son mis idolos :3 No aguanto mas para que vengas a Mexico junto con mis novias Nervo XD

[@vsual6872]

ProTools

[@PMMMARIO]

what plug in is this? 5:11

[@djjcofficial29]

Were you watching this on mute??? He was explaining the plugin :D

[@gabrielupegui751]

Jack Cowdery it was hard to understand haha

[@djjcofficial29]

haha :)

[@Kin_97_97]

5:13 vst?

[@TheDenaser]

linplug - morphox

[@PartyFowlMusic]

TheDenaser Do you know if he was using a preset?

[@TheDenaser]

PartyFowlMusic no sorry but i dont think that

[@arsenalpono]

TheDenaser yep he was using a preset ;)

[@christiangaraccio]

LinPlug - MorphoX

[@DeeManSony]

Beat matching with serato? Gimme a break

[@chrissgarcia701]

Software??

[@benson1ification]

Logic Pro X

[@Brierleybe]

Chil D Mo'Lester Logic Pro 9

[@benson1ification]

BrierleyJ Progic Lo 1337 actually, Limited 420 rekt edition. You get doritos and mountain dew with it.

[@marcel.kovacic]

why is everyone hating on him?

[@ChristophMC]

SubBoomBass, is not made by LinPlug.

[@velascogus]

Heisenberg at 0:29

[@user-lf7zk7xz7o]

I love to see this video, it always makes me laugh when I see how excited he is when make that shit music, but he is happy. Idk what more to say, thoughts are weird. When he's talking i have feeling thah he is really talented, but when i listen to his music i have completelly different mind.

[@sam1234567810]

there are no vocals in revolution 909... did he mean he just stole the name to say in his track?

[@TheBrightLow]

Uh he only produced for a year? How did he get so famous so fast and has only had a year of producing ??

[@thatguymac9209]

hes good....... unlike most. and was a well known DJ for 7 years before producing. that helps.

[@benisnotfunny9942]

He is actually a REALLY good DJ, which most newcomers aren't. Plus he was really smart about all of the mashups he put out early on. To be honest, he got lucky with all of the stuff he was doing at the right time.

[@TheBrightLow]

Benisnotfunny or he was connected. Its pretty much what happened to 3lau as well.

[@thatguymac9209]

get the fuck over it everyone in high places has some connection get upset a little more no one recognized your sound yet.. when they do ill be sure to say you suck and only have success because someone noticed all your hard work. douchebag

[@TheBrightLow]

macauley sitz that's fine. I clearly said he had connections. You just said exactly what I said.

[@juanpodo3187]

he stole the idea of the Daft Punk's track vocal. He recorded the "Revolution"'s vocal that says "Revolution 909".

[@heavydong6768]

6:51 magic face! ahahhahahah

[@TheBrightLow]

what access virus does he have?

[@Deadboltcreeper]

Probably ti2 or snow

[@moseswalker9719]

huge respect for MAKJ but his productions are not that amazing

[@W4TSKY]

he's only been doing it for a year and a half.... apparently

[@joaopedrodesign]

MANDY MIGGZ yeah... like 2 years ago

[@sircadogan6362]

+3ple U have soundcloud bro? seem like a nice dude

[@sircadogan6362]

***** Nice i followed

[@sircadogan6362]

***** I will stay tuned! U have facebook?

[@tm5315wv]

LinPlug Morphox

[@nikolanicic]

*you're Don't lose a fan over grammar MAKJ :D

[@MrRoggersMan]

me neither!

[@diegovela7079]

LinPlug MorphoX ;)

[@PatrickBateman2000-1]

lol he has some weird hair and looks like he's wearing his sisters top

[@tonynguyeniscool]

lol then what did hardwell do with this tune?

[@bird_E]

A track isn't just drops… and MAKJ said he (MAKJ) made two drops

[@kdashy7]

what is bootlegging?

[@KacGames]

IKaemenU making a remix of a song that you dont get apruval from the producer something like that

[@Brierleybe]

IKaemenU Un official remix basically

[@christiangaraccio]

Linplug does not make subboom bass, thats rob papen lol hmmm kinda fishy MAKJ....

[@juanpodo3187]

Morphox

[@PatrickBateman2000-1]

dat shirt lmao

[@gabassomusic618]

but in some parties as this, is there drug between all that people?

[@davidliaotn]

for sure

[@borabor9]

he's quite full of himself.. for such average tracks especially Countdown blehh..:/

[@iamstd2]

Well he's a DJ more than a producer, so his songs won't be the best in the business but it does one thing, make the crowd go apeshit. And it does well, so.

[@threestripes333]

He doesnt seem full of himself at all? Theres nothing wrong with be excited about his dreams coming true

[@MrZambooni]

threestripes333 true true. but still he says that do what ppl like to hear in another interview, thats true if u wanna be within the mainstream scene and be the guy who makes music that is "all about the drop" and the track is forgotten after a month u know :P (don´t get me wrong there is really freakin´good tracks that "ppl wanna hear") If you don´t express your self with your own style u stay in a cycle, like Armin Van Buuren said "follow your heart not the charts" hard to explain my point but still :) btw for example Watermät! Amazing and new kind of deep house sound i´ve never heard ANYTHING like he´s newest track called Bullit :D

[@ivantomasoni5668]

no the best producer but a great dj

[@Arrowtodahknee]

2:56 i danced to that? that was pretty gay of me

[@crywolfx6176]

i see that dongle! lol

[@Massivecarcrash]

jesus christ, according to you and the internet, everybody and their mom got 10 ghostwriters these days.

[@MultiBeatX]

Omg the melody at 5:41 😱 horrible😂

[@GHRijnsburg]

this is probably one of the worst producer in the scene

[@MrOMAR650]

What the hell. I'd like to know why you think that

[@gabriel_klyn_official]

dude .. listen to encore with henry fong and say that again

[@TheJimmie96]

listen to springen ! what's ur problem, he got some massive drops.

[@GHRijnsburg]

jim NVT i think that because i listened to springen that's a damn crappy track

[@nardo12]

rick gugten yes springen is not much of a track. But encore and countdown are preety massive