Developed in partnership with Pharrell Williams’ creative collective, i am OTHER, supported by Ma Dukes, and named after her son, legendary hip hop producer J Dilla, Save The Music Foundation’s J Dilla Music Tech Grant serves public high schools that are expanding...
On September 19, 2023, Save The Music, Black Music Action Coalition, 1500 Sound Academy, and other partners connected music industry executives with 50+ high school students from STM’s J Dilla Music Technology programs in Los Angeles County. Attendees — including representation from Amazon Music, Apple, United Talent Agency, Creative Artists Agency, Universal Music Group, Warner […]
From the left, Peanut Butter Wolf, J. ROCC, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ma Dukes (Dilla’s mother), and Host Asya Shein. On March 16th, 2023, Save The Music curated a star studded panel at SXSW to celebrate the life and legacy of hip-hop producer, James Yancey, better known...
Beats are the foundation of music. They are the creators of rhythm and the source of that deep desire we feel to dance when we hear them. Who wouldn’t want to learn how to create this kind of magic? If you want to learn how to start making beats, there are a few...
Music was very much a private joy to me before high school. When I was seven, I began playing my grandmother’s baby grand from the Clark Piano Company in Chicago, IL, which has been in my family for over 100 years. My elementary and middle school, unfortunately,...