MixWithTheMasters Illangelo producing Crew Love by Drake ft. The Weeknd [TUTORiAL]

Illangelo travels back in time and revives the original Cubase session for 'Crew Love' by Drake featuring The Weeknd. Released in 2011, this innovative single launched his career to new heights and garnered him international acclaim. Explore the origins of this stellar collaboration and learn about his innovative approach to making music in the box. Synthesis and sound design play an essential role in Illangelo's beatmaking process, and he reveals all of his essential techniques for crafting lead, pad and bass sounds using virtual instruments. He explains his approach to programming emotive performances using MIDI and shares his methods for working with timing, velocity and automation. Illangelo delves even further into his vocal production techniques, demonstrating how he processed Abel's lead vocals and resampled them to craft the song's standout hooks. This innovative process blurs the lines between songwriting, mixing, and production, resulting in a distinctive sound that has influenced an entire generation of music makers.