Johnny Copland

Beats

Making an Electro Funk Beat

Here’s a quick look at how I made this Electro Funk beat. I wanted to try a beat that was a cross between funk pioneers P-Funk, and some modern groups Chromeo and Oliver and came up with this.

How I Made This Police Influenced Beat

Here’s a quick look at how I made this Police influenced beat. I’m a big fan of Andy Summers’ guitar playing with the Police and I thought it would be fun to try an idea that started on the guitar and was inspired by some of his sound.

How I Made This Future Disco Beat

Here’s a quick look at how I made this Future Disco beat. I was going for a kind of fusion of Good Faith era Madeon with some Nile Rogers and Daft Punk Random Access Memories influences.

How I Made This Beat #2

Here’s a quick look at how I made this funk beat. I wanted to try an idea somewhere between Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams Neptunes work and Calvin Harris Funk Wav tracks.

How I Made This Beat #1

Here’s a quick look at how I made this funk beat. I wanted to try an idea somewhere between Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams Neptunes work and Calvin Harris Funk Wav tracks.