I heard about an LP with Jay Dee?

JAYLIB. WE DID AN ALBUM TOGETHER COMING OUT ON STONES THROW THIS YEAR. HE DID HALF THE PRODUCTION, I DID HALF THE RAPS, THEN WE SWITCHED IT AROUND.

Do you have other projects in the pipeline at the moment?

BLUE NOTE REMIX ALBUM, WILDCHILD ALBUM DUE OUT IN APRIL, ALBUM WITH MF DOOM (MADVILLAIN), ALBUM WITH DUDLEY PERKINS. ALSO WORKING WITH MY MAN DJ RELLS ON SOME BROKEN BEAT. I WORK ON ALL KINDS OF MUSIC, WHATEVER I'm FEELING AT THE TIME.

I saw in the TV a report about an event called Red Bull Music Academy or so. Tell us something about the concept of this event and what you tell these people?

THEY HAD A BUNCH OF US IN BRAZIL ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO SAMPLE AND MAKE BEATS. THEY FLEW US DOWN THERE, ME, J ROCC, CUT CHEMIST, EGON, ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE. MY MAN B PLUS DID HIS KEEPINTIME SHOW DOWN THERE. I JUST STAYED IN MY HOTEL FOR THREE DAYS MAKING BEATS ON A CASSETTE DECK WITH A BUNCH OF RECORDS I GOT WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE. I LOST THE RECORDS AT THE AIRPORT.

I read that you produced beats with 7 years ?

LONGER THAN THAT. BEEN DOING IT SINCE I WAS A KID. FIRST BEATS THAT CAME OUT ON RECORD WAS WITH THA ALKAHOLIKS IN 1993.

I have read your father is a musician. Do you play any instrument?

I PLAY RHODES, DRUMS, SYNTH, PERCUSSION. I PLAYED LIVE DRUMS ON A BUNCH OF RECORDS I DID. SOME OF THE STUFF ON THE BLUE NOTE RECORD IS ALL LIVE. THAT'S THE TYPE OF SHIT I LIKE, JAZZ MUSIC, THAT'S THE STUFF I GREW UP LISTENING TO.

You have so many projects, what say your Lootpack-partners to things like touring without you and stuff like that?

COOL WITH ME.

The most of your records comes out only on Vinyl. Do you want that the people dig for your stuff?

IF THEY WANT TO, COOL

On what Equipment you produce your stuff?

THE SP, MPC, ANALOG SHIT, AND LIVE INSTRUMENTS

Do you looking for the perfect beat?

NO, LOOKING FOR THE IMPERFECT BEAT.

What would you do if you get deaf?

MAKE MUSIC FROM THE HEART & SOUL

What was the first record you got?

STEELY DAN - RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER.

Do you listen to classic or electro music?

I LISTEN TO EVERYTHING. MUSIC IS WHAT I LEARN FROM.

Your top rap records?

TRIBE - MOVING PATHS (ALBUM ONE)
ULTRAMAG MCS - CRITICAL BREAKDOWN

Top Reggae/ Dub/ Dancehall records?

DR ALIMANTADO - BEST DRESSED CHICKEN
BURNING SPEAR - MARCUS GARVEY

Top Jazz/ Blues records?

TOO MANY TO NAME

Top Funk records?

LA CARNIVAL - ALBUM THAT'S COMING OUT ON NOW-AGAIN RECORDS

I've heard that you stayed in China? For making music?

I NEVER WENT TO CHINA.. WENT TO JAPAN LAST WEEK WITH B+ THE PHOTOGRAPHER. BOUGHT A BUNCH OF RECORDS , ATE NOODLES, AND TOOK PHOTOS FOR THE BLUE NOTE JOINT.

What we will hear of Madlib in the future?

SEE # 2