In ”Under The Hood,” Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and engineer, Ivan Barias, travels from city to city, interviewing extraordinary music creatives in their studio workspace.
Happy to announce the release of my sample pack Ivan Barias Presents Orthodox Prelude on Splice.com. Go check it out and make some dope music with it.
I will be one of the judges at the iStandard Philly producer showcase on March 22nd. Doors open at 8:45pm and event kicks off at 9:30pm. Come check it out and say what's up if you're there.
For more info go to http://istandardproducers.com
Here's playlist of J Dilla samples I put together just to vibe out to. The genius and sheer brilliance of James "Dilla" Yancey is incomparable. I'm still amazed while listening to these songs how he heard the pieces he heard to come up with those tracks. Anyway, enjoy.
Tier 0 is the first volume of an upcoming instrumental beat series. All four of these tracks were created in one night and it captures the zone I was in when I created them. They're free to use on any non-commercially distributed mixtape, just shout me out (twitter: @doxortho, Instagram: @doxortho). Make sure to subscribe to the site for free sound packs and tutorials.
Tier 0 is the first volume of an upcoming instrumental beat series. All four of these tracks were created in one night and it captures the zone I was in when I created them. They're free to use on any non-commercially distributed mixtape, just shout me out. Make sure to check me out at www.ivanbarias.com for free sound packs and tutorials.
I was recently interviewed by The Fader for an article on the GRAMMY's Best Urban Contemporary Album category. I played a part in the creation of this category in 2012 and had the honor of working with several people I truly respect in doing so. In the inaugural year, the first award given out in this category went to Frank Ocean for his album "Channel Orange". The category was created to give artists, who's music may contain other elements that may not be considered traditional R&B, a place to enter their music.
“Barias [helped] organized a committee of R&B producers, songwriters, and managers he’d collaborated with (he declined to give names, but described members as “veterans” and “heavyweights”), and together they wrote up a proposal officially defining the Urban Contemporary Grammy category: “albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.” They outlined potential nominees as “artists whose music includes the more contemporary elements of R&B and may incorporate production elements found in urban pop, urban Euro-pop, urban rock, and urban alternative.” The proposal was passed by the Awards and Nominations Committee, and went in front of the National Board of Trustees. They agreed, and by 2013 Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange became the first ever Best Urban Contemporary Album.”
Make sure to tune in on Sunday February 8th and watch Jhené Aiko, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Mali Music and Pharrell Williams vie for the award in this category at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards being broadcast on CBS.
I will be one of the judges for next Philly iStandard Producer Showcase. See below for info:
Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/10/2015
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Location
The Legendary Dobbs
“The Road to Beast of the Beats IX” makes a stop in the City of Brotherly Love, as the world famous iStandard Producer Showcase – Powered by Monster Energy – ascends upon Philadelphia at The Legendary Dobbs on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015…
Get in a submission for this event before it books up by selecting “Philadelphia, PA” at http://portal.istandardproducers.com/beats/showcase_submit
To purchase an advance ticket to this event and save $5, click HERE (you will be placed on the will call guest list)
15 of Philly’s best producers will showcase their tracks in front of a panel of career changers and mentors. Winner with the highest score will get a meeting with Atlantic Records A&R in NYC, and a prize package consisting of a bundle IK Multimedia iOS Products, plus their renowned plug-in T-Racks Grand, iZotope’s Nectar Elements, a choice of Propellerhead Software (either Reason Essentials or ReCycle), Ableton Live 9 Intro, a Lifetime Subscription to iStandardProducers.com, promotional gear from Monster Energy, and more…
So far judges include Ivan “Orthodox” Barias (1/2 of Carvin & Ivan aka Karma Productions, Writers and Producers for Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, and more…), Antman Wonder (iStandard Alum, Producer for Fabolous, Estelle, Skyzoo, and more…), and Omen (Platinum Plus Producer for Drake, Lil Wayne, Beyonce, The Dream, and more…) with more to be announced and special surprises…
Happy 2015! To kick off the new year and continuing on with the free gifts from the holidays, I'm giving away this new pack titled "Fortified 808's". This pack consists of a chromatically tuned 808 bass between the range of G1 to G3. It's made to bring out the 808 rumble on your tracks. If rebellious low end is what you're after then do yourself a favor and download this pack. Inside the pack you'll find 10 different presets for both Kontakt and Logic's EXS24. Place them wherever your Kontakt and Logic user sample libraries are located and you'll be able to load them and start using them right away. This pack is yours free of charge in exchange for tweet. Click the "PAY WITH A TWEET" button below to post the tweet. Once it's confirmed, your download should start automatically. If you're not on twitter leave a comment below and we can make some other arrangements. Enjoy.
In the spirit of the holidays here's a free royalty free sound pack. There are 3 music ideas with all of the music stems included. It's all yours in exchange for a tweet. Click the "Pay With A Tweet" button below and post the tweet to your Twitter account. After it's verified you'll see the download link in the the pop up window. Merry Christmas! Enjoy.
As promised, I'm giving away another pack as part of the site launch. This pack here is titled "PulChild 808's" as a play on the name of the Pultec EQP-1A EQ and the Fairchild 660 Limiter. The original units have been used on countless hit and classic recordings across several genres. The Pultec has been a favorite go to unit of top engineers for its unique ability to add warmth, depth and clarity to drums. The Fairchild, which has been used on hit records from the Beatles to many Motown classics, has the ability to give your tracks a ton of tube warmth and character and can also add the sweet harmonics that happen to be a desired effect on 808's. I used the UAD emulations on the drums along with some other processing of my own. The drums are punchy, fat and warm and have some nice depth that will translate very well on HipHop, R&B, Pop and EDM productions. The pack is free in exchange for a tweet on your twitter account. Once the tweet has been sent check for the download link in the pop up "Pay With A Tweet" window. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!!!
