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(SINGING) I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that. I want that.
TIMBALAND (VOICEOVER): My music philosophy is creativity is a welcoming thing. As long as you love music, you’re welcome in this world of producing.
TIMBALAND: Well, here we are in the Hit Factory. I have my Team Timbo here– Chris, my engineer, been with me for years, Fede and Angel, Team Timbo, part of Team Timbo. There’s a big expansion. But this is the main hub.
What are you seeing here is I’m opening up to y’all and showing you how I do it at home. This is what I do with my crew. All my, you know, Angel, Fede– we all collectively be together. We all work together through our laptops, and how we– our workflow is just like a ongoing party. We just transfer sounds to one another, and just cut the speakers on, and jam out.
[HIP HOP MUSIC]
So we’re going to make music. We’re going to talk about the music. And I’m going to talk about some of my songs that I already created that were hits, and talk about how I created them at the time, and what was my thought process.
We’re going to record vocals. We’re going to show you how melody is structured from a writer, from me working with a writer, me working with the artists. You’re going to see all of that in this class.
But if you want to know about the technical parts about the EQing and producing, that’s more about going online tutorials about plug-ins and other things. But you’re going to learn about feeling. You’re going to learn about getting the groove and enjoying one another, fellowship.
New producers, young producers, other– if you’re up and coming, show me your work. Show me what you got. Show me what it is. Show me what you want to do.
I start using my mouth as a instrument because when I try to tell people what I want, or what I was looking for, or what I wanted to hear, I always had a problem articulating. But my mouth was the easiest way to articulate things, for me, when it comes to music. If I can do the rhythm with my mouth first, then I can duplicate it on a drum machine.
But the first part has to be in my head and my mouth. I have to come out with the sounds because it’s in my head. And it just comes out. Take “Are You That Somebody,” I use my mouth on that because I wanted to do a roll. And I knew I know how to do this clicking sound, so I put that in that. And I just fill up the space with my mouth.
“Cry Me a River” was started with my mouth. And then the song was created around that. I started with doing just a melody, just the melody of the song with my mouth. And then I layered it. And then we added instruments on top.
So a lot of times, I can start off with just my mouth to get the basic melody. And then I build around that. So I would like to show you instead of talking about it how I sta…
Find your beat
Grammy-winning music producer Timbaland takes you behind the boards to teach you his process for creating iconic tracks with artists like Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, and Aaliyah. In his first-ever online class, learn how to collaborate with vocalists, layer new tracks, and create hooks that stick. Step into Timbaland’s studio and learn from one of the industry’s most innovative hit makers.
LESSON PLAN
01. Introduction
Meet your instructor: Timbaland, producer of countless Top 40 hits for artists ranging from Jay-Z to Missy Elliott and Justin Timberlake. In your first lesson, Tim shows you how to create an entire track with just your voice and a microphone.
02. Studio Session: Making a Beatbox Beat
Step into the studio to see improvisation and creative feedback at work. Tim teaches you how to build a song around a beatbox, starting with the loop he created in the first lesson and adding harmony, melody, and texture.
03. Building Beats: Tim’s Process
It’s essential to establish a workflow that serves your personal creative process. Tim talks you through his digital rig and reveals his process for selecting the sounds that he uses in his music.
04. Making a Beat: Getting Warmed Up
Collaboration with producers and engineers is a key part of Tim’s process. In this chapter, Tim teaches you how he shares music with his team to get them excited and into the creative groove.
05. Song Origins: “Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
Tim recalls how he built the backing track for Jay-Z’s hit “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and explains how to create a complex texture from simple elements.
06. Making a Beat: Starting With a Chord Progression
Complex songs can develop from simple ideas. Tim and his co-producers show how a four-bar chord progression can form the structure of a multi-section song.
07. Making a Beat: Tweaking and Layering Drums
Tim’s drum sounds are legendary. Learn how careful audio engineering can turn dry drums into something that thunders through headphones.
08. Song Origins: “Pony”
Using Ginuwine’s “Pony” as an example, Tim demonstrates how choosing unique sounds can make your music production stand out from the competition.
09. Making a Beat: Manipulating Vocal Samples
Join Team Timbo in the studio as Tim’s co-producers Fede Vindver and Angel Lopez teach you how to imprint your signature sound on samples through effects and plug-ins.
10. Making a Beat: Creating a Breakdown
Tim believes that contrast is essential in keeping a song interesting from the first beat to the last. Here he shows how to create that contrast without changing the song’s chord progression.
11. Song Origins: “Gossip Folks”
Timbaland’s collaborations with Missy Elliott are dynamic and iconic. Here Tim shares how they worked together to create their hits and shows you how vintage samples can bring a beat to the next level.
12. Making a Beat: Adding a Topline
With help from New City vocalist Adrian Mitchell, Tim shows you the most important step in making a chart-topping hit— creating the vocal melody or “topline”— and shares his philosophy on lyrics.
13. Song Origins: “Are You That Somebody?”
Tim, Static Major, and Aaliyah had less than 24 hours to write “Are You That Somebody?” In this lesson, Tim explains how they did it. He also teaches subtle production techniques for turning good songs into great ones.
14. Tim’s Influences
Tim pays homage to some of the great producers who came before him and explains what influences helped him shape his own sound.
15. How to Persevere
Tim believes resilience and dedication are critical for success. As he concludes his MasterClass, he reveals what drives him and how you can keep focused on your inspiration and goals.
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