How To Make Disco House With Steve Mac

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01 - Play through and Introduction_x264.mp4

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02 - Building drums in MPC Part 1_x264.mp4

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03 - Building drums in MPC Part 2_x264.mp4

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04 - Mixing the drums in Logic_x264.mp4

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05 - Arranging Part 1_x264.mp4

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06 - Arranging Part 2_x264.mp4

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07 - Arranging the Breakdown_x264.mp4

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08 - Arranging intro and outro_x264.mp4

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Here, for the first time on Sonic Academy, we proudly welcome Steve Mac who shows us 'How To Make Disco House'. In this tutorial, he gives us a fantastic insight into his production workflow, track arrangement and sidechain automation techniques to get his Rhythm Masters trademark disco house vibe going.

Using Akai MPC and Logic Pro X we look at his no nonsense approach at getting straight to the heart of building a fantastic bouncing groove using simple techniques.

Steve Mac has been producing records since the early 90's together with Rob Chetcuti they formed production/DJ duo The Rhythm Masters. Back in 1997 they won the coveted Music Week/Record Mirror Award as the Number 1 remix producers – securing their position as the top remix team in the world.

If you're looking to make disco house then there's no need to look any further as it's all here! Enjoy!

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Mac started out as scratch DJ at the age of 11. He met his production partner Rob Chetcuti in a hip-hop group in Malta. They formed the group, The Rhythm Masters. Steve and Chetcuti also set up a studio followed by a record label, Disfunktional Recordings in 1995. The label was mainly a showcase for the pair's own productions although artists such as Danny Tenaglia, Junior Sanchez, Paul Woolford, and Giorgio Moroder also contributed. The Rhythm Masters split in 2002 to pursue solo projects, with Mac producing tracks including "Circus Parade", "Da Canto" and "Lovin' You More (That Big Track)" for CR2. Mac also remixed for Jamiroquai, Charlotte Church and Simply Red. The track "Lovin' You More" is used on the Radio Station "Vladivostok FM" on Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony. In 2008, Mac released the track "Gotta Have Some Fun"; and in September that year his track "Paddy's Revenge" (sampling Penguin Cafe Orchestra's 1984 song "Music for a Found Harmonium" reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.