in 1993 and took the dance floors by storm. Madonna - Vogue TR-8 – The Innovator Remake The song went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 and brought the TR-909 and house music to the forefront commercially. The inspirations for the track were the vogue dancers Jose Gutierrez and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem “House Ball” Community. Vogue was the first single off of Madonna’s second soundtrack album. Technotronic - Pump The Jam 1989 – Original Technotronic - Pump The Jam 1989 – The Innovator Remake
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Probably most notably in the 1996 movie Space Jam, starring NBA Legend Michael Jordan.
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This record has also had an immense impact on Pop Culture, showing up in TV Shows and even movies. This Techno/House track shot to the number 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1989-90 and was later deemed triple platinum. Inner City - Good Life TR-8 – The Innovator Remake This song helped to spearhead the House movement in the late 80’s and push the 909 sound into the new decade. Released in 1988, this classic House record uses both the TR-909 and the Casio CZ-5000 for instrumentation with vocals lent from singer, Paris Grey. Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean? - Original Schoolly D - What Does It Mean TR-8 – The Innovator Remake Noted as the “First Gangsta Rap Track”, The Philly native would also go on to inspire the likes of LA Rapper Ice-T and help usher in the new hip hop genre of Gangsta Rap. and Notorious B.I.G, who did their own renditions of this classic track. Released in 1985, this classic Hip Hop song served as the inspiration for many other prominent Hip Hop stars to come, including the likes of N.W.A.
SCHOOLLY D - PSK - WHAT DOES IT MEAN 1985 Below I have corralled some of the more iconic hit songs that have used the TR-909 in its production as well as recreated some of the groove using the updated TR-8. Some of these included 1985’s “What Does it Mean” by Schoolly D, 1989’s “Pump Up the jam” by Technotronic, and probably most notably is 1990’s “Vogue” by Madonna. As time went on there would be a few records that would skyrocket the 909 into the commercial spotlight. His record “Can You Feel It” is regarded as one of the first House records. One of the most notable producers in this emerging genre was Larry Heard aka Mr. The music they created was termed “House” music and ushered in a new genre of music in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The 909 found its niche when local Deejays in Detroit and Chicago got their hands on it and starting using it on their productions. These samples were then compressed to 6 bits and made tunable for the users to manipulate. To solve this issue Roland decided to digitally sample actual cymbals and hi-hats.
Originally, the kick and snare were modeled by analog synth shaping however, for the cymbals and hi-hats, there was a struggle. Released in 1984, the 909 just like the 808 had its own unique sounding drum samples that didn’t sound realistic compared to actual drum kits sounds. This drum machine did to House and Techno music what the 808 did to Hip Hop. Picking right back up from the last blog on the Roland TR-808, I thought it was only fitting we talked about the Roland TR-909. (Guest Blogger) Classic Songs Created with the Iconic Roland TR-909 was written for by Mitchell "The Innovator" Tillotson, Music Producer. Classic Songs Created With The Iconic Roland TR – 909
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