Making Beats With Marco Polo

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One of the most sought after producers these days is the Toronto-Brooklyn based beat scientist Marco Polo. In this clip he demonstrates and explains some of the concepts behind the making of individual track elements such as basslines, drums, synths and drumloops. Here he is using the classic beat making sequencer, the MPC 2000XL. Not too may producers unveil their secrets but much respect to Marco Polo for the clip.

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