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Press Release: "Who's Werking" April 2012

SESSION REPORT For Immediate Release Contact: Toya Elise Brown 404-874-9880 APRIL 2012 SESSION REPORT Who Werked in STUDIO 9000? Rapper Mystikal's next album is expected for a 2012 release. The New Orleans rapper premiered the video for his Cash Money debut  "Original" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman on "106 and Park" and shared his excitement about being a member of the YMCMB family. "It's awesome. It's bananas," he said. "Me and Baby been having conversations even during the No Limit days." A humbled Mystikal, who recently welcomed a son, shared what he learned from his past experiences. "Watch your surroundings and pay attention to them. Bees do not hang with flies." This past April Mystikal stopped by Patchwerk to work with Patchwerk engineer Kori Anders assisted by Patchwerk engineers Michael Pratt and Nick Bassani. Other sessions in Studio 9000 included those for Stacy Barthe (D. Brown), Blue Davinci (D. Brown), Toni Jones (D. Brown), Cris Cab (K. Anders), Young Mexico (D. Brown), Joy Deja King (L. Braithwaite), Bigg Quan (L. Banks), EMC (M. Wilson), Karmella (L. Brathwaite),Gucci Mane (K. Anders), Marcus Manchild (Z. Shoemake), Waka Flocka (M. Carter), Akon(L. Brathwaite),  DJ Holiday (D. Brown), A.R. (M. Carter), Zinj El-Barr (M. Carter).    TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 9000 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in STUDIO 995 ? Waka Flocka Flame has released several mixtapes including Salute Me or Shoot Me 3, Benjamin Flocka, and his last Twin Towers 2 with Slim Dunkin'. On August 9, 2011 his latest compilation with Gucci Mane, Ferrari Boyz, was released. The first single was "She Be Puttin On", featuring Slim Dunkin. Also, the first single for his sophomore album,"Round of Applause", produced by Lex Luger, featuring Canadian-rapper Drake was released. The first original version featured only Waka Flocka Flame, and the remix featured Drake, but later the remix was made the original version. Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family is Waka's next venture, slated to be released in the first quarter of 2012 and will feature guests including Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Diddy, Tyler, the Creator, Drake, Gucci Mane and more. This past April Waka Flocka was in Patchwerk Studios for several days working with guest engineer KY assisted by Patchwerk engineers Matheis "Stafa" Carter andZane Shoemake. Other sessions in Studio 995 included those for Ester Dean (S. Thomas/Juice/M. Carter),SurReal (M. Wilson), Kevin Gates (K. Anders), Mesha (S. Paine), Lil Nard (M. Wilson), Geela(M. Wilson), Adam Taylor (K. Anders), Deanna Dixon (M. Wilson), Mack AAO (M. Wilson),Midwest Monsters (D. Brown), J Rich (M. Wilson), Renzo (M. Wilson), Bigg Quan (L. Banks), Gucci Mane (K. Anders), Fiya Boi (K. Anders), Serena (D. Brown), Emeka (Z. Shoemake), Satellite (L. Banks), Malone (M. Wilson), Picasso Varner (M. Wilson), Inka (M. Wilson), Drea Love (K. Anders), Mook (K. Anders), Dexter Porter (M.Wilson), David Morgan (Z. Shoemake), Crysel Martin (D. Brown), Scrappy (D. Brown/M. Carter), Rolls Royce Rizzy (M. Carter), Mystr Anderson (M. Wilson), The Barcays (L. Banks), DJ Holiday(D. Brown), Zachari Lee (I.Porter/M. Carter), M. Manchild (Z. Shoemake). TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 995 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in STUDIO 1019?   2012 is the 20th anniversary for the group TLC and is filled with many surprises for TLC fans worldwide. Chilli and T-Boz are very excited to be executive-producing a biopic on the group's story in conjunction with VH1. "This project is truly a dream come true for us," says Chilli. What's Love Got To Do With It scribe Kate Lanier will pen the project, which documents TLC's rise to fame with 1991's Ooooooohhh... On The TLC Tip and their follow-up success with 1994's CrazySexyCool, and eventually selling more than 65 million albums worldwide making them the biggest-selling girl group in history.  In addition to the movie, TLC is working on a 20th anniversary package which will include tour dates, an album project with new music and several remixes on some of their favorite hits. Chilli and T-Boz say they are looking forward to giving new music to their eagerly awaiting fans and returning to the stage. Most recently Chilli stopped by Patchwerk Studios for  day to work with engineer Mike "Snotty" Miller. Other sessions in studio 1019 included those for Team Ink (A. Poole), Money Marc (M. Carter), Picasso Varner (M. Wilson), Michael Young (M. Carter), D Fun Art (M. Carter),Blu/Thoroughbred (M. Carter), Lillian Scott (D. Brown), Preach (M. Carter), Yani Simone(M. Wilson), Cash P (Z. Shoemake), Kalil (K. Anders), Ana-Maria (M. Carter), Adam Taylor(M. Carter), Skeet (M. Carter), DJ Holiday (D. Brown), Mack AAO (M. Wilson) TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 1019 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in the MASTERING Suite? Block Entertainment signee, Gorilla Zoe is back with a brand new mixtape. The "King Kong" MC put out his third album last year,  and is back gearing up for a release all over again with a free musical offering. With DJ Smallz and DJ Nando hosting (Trap a Holics Mixtape), Gorilla Zoe World, which dropped last month, has 21 new tracks from the underestimated MC and an 'original score' by "Racks" producer Sonny digital. Word on the street is there is a lot in store for Zoe this year. With a revamp of the music, there's word that Gorilla is working on making a few tweaks that'll leave fans surprised - but in a good way. Most recently Zoe was having tracks mastered at Patchwerk Studios by Patchwerk engineer Kenny Mixx. Other sessions in the Mastering Studio included those for Renegade, SurReal, J Rich, Geela, Darrell Dior, Joy Deja King, Fiya Boi, Dirty Dave, Tae Bae Bae, King Sosa, Karmella, Mack AAO, Mook, Mattie B, and Mr Sipp. All sessions in the mastering studio were engineered by Patchwerk engineer Kenny Mixx. TO BOOK A MASTERING SESSION CALL 404-874-9880

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Patchwerk Projects: Karmella f/ B.O.B. "The World Is Yours"

Artist: Karmella f/ B.O.B

Mix Engineer: Leslie Brathwaite

Mastering Engineer: Kenny Mix

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Video: 9th Wonder Talks About Current Projects & Teaching at Duke University

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Is Convenience Killing Quality?

Patchwerk's Chief Mastering Engineer, Kenny Mixx, recently posed this question to his facebook followers and got a range of commens. After all the feedback, he offered his take:

I still think there are a lot of great composers out there; I still master great music every day. What I mean by "convenience" is the lack of a solid foundation of knowledge of a craft, whether it's composing, mixing, mastering, or even tracking. It's easy to say "I mix," and just throw on some presets and not fully understand them. It's easy to say "I master," and just throw an L2 on the master track. It's easy to say "I track," and not understand the acoustics behind a properly treated vocal booth or proper microphone/preamp combinations/selections. It's easy to say "I compose tracks," and not understand phase relationships between kicks, 808s, and bass-lines. This is because it's more convenient to just *do* these things rather than understand *why* we do these things. Doing things right the first time with an experienced engineer is outweighed by doing things wrong multiple times the "convenient" way. Composing, mixing, and mastering are all different fields that require different expertise. When you begin to mix these together, you lose quality and replace it with convenience. Music should not be done in a "one-stop shop" where the mixing, mastering, and tracking are all done by the same person in the same room (or even worse, all in the same day). There is no Wal-Mart for audio. Can we get an intern to clean up the music on aisle 5 please, intern on aisle 5. Thank you.

-Kenny Mixx

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March 2012 Session Report

SESSION REPORT For Immediate Release Contact: Toya Elise Brown 404-874-9880 MARCH 2012 SESSION REPORT Who Werked in STUDIO 9000? Without MJG by his side, 8 Ball links up with producerDrumma Boy for his new solo mixtape. Features include Bun B, Killer Mike, 2 Chainz and more. This year marks 8Ball & MJG's 20th anniversary in the rap game. Knowing that, it's kind of hard to fathom that one of the members of the revered Memphis rap duo hasn't ever dropped a solo mixtape throughout all these years. All that changes via 8Ball's new, Premro, his first solo mixtape. Premro is titled after 8Ball's government name, Premro Smith. The mixtape's opener, "Drought," has 8Ball ferociously setting the tone. His longtime partner in rhyme, MJG, only appears on the strong,"Showed Up." But 8Ball has plenty of good company on this mixtape, collaborating with 2 Chainz and Yung Joc on the the enthralling, "Em Down," and Waka Flocka and Yelawolf on the hard-hitting, but stirring, "Immaculate Perception." Styles P and Trae Tha Truth assist the protagonist on "Put That On Everythang," while XXL Freshman Don Trip is featured on "No Pain." This past March, 8-Ball was having songs mixed by Leslie Braithwaite at Patchwerk Studios assisted by Patchwerk engineer Michael Pratt Other sessions in 9000 included those for WOD-G (K. Anders), Jazze Pha (Zack/M.Pratt),Gucci Mane (D. Brown), Drumma Boy (Dre/M.Carter), J Bean (D. Brown), Junior Reid (K. Anders), Adrian the Problem (L. Banks), Ramon Orion (M. Wilson), Osiris Records (N. Bassani), DJ Holiday (D. Brown), Votte (A. Poole), Bleu Davinci (D. Brown), Jordin Sparks(D. Brown/M. Carter)     TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 9000 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in STUDIO 1019? Jordin Sparks is the pop / R&B recording artist, songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. According to Billboard.com, Sparks has sold 1,300,000 albums and 9,883,000 tracks in the United States as of February 2012, making her one of the most successful idol winners.  In 2012, VH1 included Sparks in its list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music and ranked her at #92. She will also make her film debut in the remake of Sparkle, co-starring Grammy Award/Emmy Award-winner Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter. Most recently songwriters and producers Stacy, Pop, and Oak were hard at work in the studio with Patchwerk engineers Dee Brown and Matheis "Stafa" Carter, working on new hits for an upcoming Jordin Sparks release.   Other sessions in 1019 included those for Mulah (Z. Shoemake), Venom (M. Carter), Adam Taylor (K. Anders), A Minor (A. Emmanuel), Blu (M. Carter), Lakeboy (M. Carter), Big Dre(M. Carter), Dirty Diana (A. Revere), Bad Habbitz (M. Carter), Antonio Flowz (D. Brown),Esty (M. Carter), Malone (D. Brown), Deanna Dixon (M. Wilson), 38 Special (N. Bassani),Joseph Foster (M. Carter), Team Ink (M. Carter), Big Dre (M. Carter), Yani Simone (M. Wilson) TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 1019 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in STUDIO 995?   B.A.D (Build And Destroy) was born and raised a native of The Lower East Side of New York City. Musically B.A.D featured on The D&D Project compilation album, under the group 2 Mental. He also appeared on various Mix tapes with DJ Ron G, DJ Bamm Bamm, DJ Status, DJ Jemani, DJ Cashis Kay & Mister Marlon, DJ Keyz & Fully Focus, DJ Pulcro Mixtape( in Spain) and Gekokujo The Album ( in Japan),  All Access DVD, and Down Bottom DVD, just to name a few. Set to light up the music scene, B.A.D was in Patchwerk studio's this past March, working with Patch Werk engineer Mike Wilson on his new single called " Catch A Break " off of his upcoming album: The B.A.D Inauguration. Other sessions in studio 995 included those for Kevin D (M. Miller), DC (L. Banks),Rhandsome Bluff (M. Wilson), Gucci Mane (K. Anders), Rodric King (M. Wilson), Adam Taylor (K. Anders), John Bliss (M. Wilson), Mystr Anderson (M. Wilson), Rhythm D(Rhythym D), Adrian the Problem (L. Banks), DJ Holiday (D. Brown), Jazze Pha (A. Emmanuel), Rude Boy B (M. Wilson and A. Emmanuel) Scrappy (D. Brown), Joy Deja King(L. Banks), SurReal (M. Wilson), J Rich (M. Wilson), EMC (M. Wilson), Mecca (Z. Shoemake) TO BOOK A SESSION IN PATCHWERK'S STUDIO 995 CALL 404-874-9880 Who Werked in the MASTERING Suite? Mystr Anderson (mystranderson.com) is the new face of NEOSTREET MUSIC. According to the man himself, "Mr. Anderson was an MC named Rie who had put down his mic and had become one with the Matrix of LOM creating marketing and promotional concepts and brands for companies and artist throughout a sector of LOM called Florida. His mission is to balance the scale between Gangsta Rap and Conscience music. On his journey he creates a new form of music called 'NeoStreet'. Wearing his hot supernatural specs called Peppaz Mr. A sets out to preserve the integrity of entertainment in music while working to build a non for profit empowerment center to prepare the next generation of hood heroes for the ongoing battle of good vs. evil." Do you have what it takes to help MYSTR ANDERSON Re build the Industry and bring down his arch nemesis, INDUS! Come and join the fight with his hot single"Light Speed" recorded  at Patchwerk Studios, mixed by Mike  Wilson, and  mastered by Kenny Mixx, (in the Georgia Sector of LOM, that is!) Mystr Anderson reinforces the truth that everyone are stars and they can shine, all they have to do is believe...Stay Tuned... Other sessions in the mastering studio included those for Delonda, King Sosa, Slice, Squirt, Spotlight, Rhandsome Bluff, Wod-G, Iggy and T.I., Rodric King, Swezi, 0-60, Freddy B, Adam Taylor, Ramon Orion, Rude Boy B, Six 6, K Slim, Restless and Jackie Michaels. All sessions in the mastering studio were mastered by Patchwerk mastering engineer, Kenny Mixx. TO BOOK A MASTERING SESSION CALL 404-874-9880 PatchWerk Recording Studios (www.patchwerk.com) is a world-class recording facility that has catered to the national entertainment industry since opening in 1995. The company, which is centrally located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, has earned a reputation for its excellent sound quality and superb customer service. PatchWerk features Georgia's only SSL 48-channel Duality Console as well as Georgia's only SSL 9000 J Series Console. The larger of the two studio rooms, Studio 9000, features design by industry leader Russ Berger (RBDG). PatchWerk has continuously serviced the top record labels from around the world and has accomodated an endless array of world-renowned talent, including TLC, Beyonce Knowles, Outkast, Usher, Ludacris, the Neptunes, Rodney Darkchild Jerkins and Bow Wow.

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PatchWerk Teams Up With iStandard!

Patchwerk is teaming up with iStandard yet again! And guess who one of the judges will be?! That's right Patchwerk owner and COO, Curtis Daniel III... Check the flyer! Did I mention the winner of the iStandard Producers Showcase will WIN 3 HOURS of STUDIO TIME at Patchwerk?! Yea... really! Sign up here!

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Exclusive In-Studio Preview: New MPC Renaissance

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