I am happy to announce we now has its second producer to join the Hip Hop Makers Producer Blog. Lets get to know our latest producer blogger.

	Name? Mike Rockmore Location? The Netherlands How long have u been making music? I’ve been making music for about 6/7 years, I’ve been making hip hop since like 1,5 years.

Music back ground:

Well I went from liking UK Garage to liking House music. Then I tried to make house music. I was heavily influenced by the French house wave. Some of my heroes in that period were: Patrick Alavi (Bassline king), Laidback Luke, Justice (before the hype), Sebastian and Manuel Tur. I had some small internet releases, when my interest in house music started fading away. At this time a friend of mine, who was coming up as an mc, asked me to make some beats for him, and I liked it. I love playing with rhythms (some of the more static elements in house). At this point I really started to appreciate Timbaland’s beats. I guess I’m pretty newskool, because I’ve been making house music for so long. So my idols are not from way back, all though in retrospect I appreciate DJ Premier, J Dilla and others a lot. They provide me with a lot of inspiration. But there are a lot of Dutch producers.

What equipment are u using?

FL Studio 4/8, Cool Edit Pro (editing), Cubase SX (for mixing), Reason (sometimes for the different creative process), 15 dollar midi-keyboard (lol, i prefer it over my Roland PC 200, small fingers) and the Akai MPD16. I mix on Alesis M1 Active MK2’s. I am in the process of buying an MPC, just so I know how it is making music on that beast .

Current projects?

I am working on a lot of thing right now, but most of them are in the Netherlands. I am working with some well known, national artists, but they won’t ring any bells . I would like to work with talented, hardworking, persistent, American artists.

Describe your production style?

I’d say I have an own style by now. I think you can hear that I’m influenced by Timbo, Neptunes and Dilla the most. But I’d like to think that I put my own spin on their styles. Maybe it’s from my house past, I love putting electronic elements in to the stuff I produce. Stuff that will make your head bounce. Bangers, that’s what I love to make. I love it when people think, what the heck is this and the bounce their heads to it.

Are u using a lot of samples?

Well no, not a lot. I sometimes do, but most of my production are sample-less. I am getting in to it more and more though. When I do I sample a lot of arab music or gypsy music.

Samples of your work:

Links to social sites

• www.mikerockmore.nl
• www.thehookupmusic.com

What do we have to look forward to in the up coming weeks?

Well my blogs with helpful tips hopefully , and maybe some collabo’s with cool American cats in the future.