#Competitions
Tracklanta 2020: Virtual Remix – #TracklantaBars winners
The master of battle rap has chosen his three winners. Corey Charron of MTV’s Wild N Out fame has had his say. #TracklantaBars is our special round for Tracklanta 2020: Virtual Remix features Corey Charron. Contestants were invited to rap over a beat with Charron’s verses on it, and he… Read more
#Competitions
Tracklanta 2020: Virtual Remix – #TracklantaFlow winners
#TracklantaFlow – the round that puts your vocal chops and remixing skills to the test. We have found our final three winners! Our goal is to give our users the chance to take their music careers to another level and hopefully, make it in the music industry. That's why we… Read more
#Competitions
Tracklanta 2020: Virtual Remix – #TracklantaOG winners
The moment you've all been waiting for. First up – we've got your winners for #TracklantaOG. Tracklanta 2020: Virtual Remix has been one hell of a follow up to last year's prequel – Four rounds, thousands of aspiring hopefuls, 12 prizes, and a monumental task of listening to thousands of… Read more
#Community
Changing the world with rap music: True Colours Festival wrap up
An opportunity to change the world – that’s how some hip hop artists think of rap music. At BandLab we couldn’t agree more. That’s why we supported the True Colors Festival last month, where representatives from all over the world came together in a virtual event to discuss breaking the… Read more
#Tutorials
Beats from scratch: How to create a Roddy Ricch-style beat on BandLab
Topping the U.S. Charts for the first half of 2020 with his viral hit, “The Box”, Roddy Ricch is a name you simply cannot miss. Even if you haven’t heard his music (really?!) you’ll surely have heard the beat that inspired the endless streams of memes and TikTok videos. And… Read more
#Competitions
October contest: #THEGREATBANDLABJAM
Tracklanta 2020 is done. As we get down to work listening through the thousands of entries and collaborating with the mentors to pick our final winners, we’ve got one last BandLab contest round up our sleeves for October. Introducing #TheGreatBandLabJam – a special, quick-fire round for October, made for all… Read more
#Inspiration
Behind the Loops: Jon Sterckx
There's no denying the influence of Indian music in the western hemisphere. From the Beatles in the 60s to Tool in the 00s to Selena Gomez today, Indian instruments have and will continue to inspire the likes of artists everywhere. That's why when we had the opportunity to collaborate with… Read more
#From the Team
New features on BandLab: Connect more accounts, liking comments and more privacy settings
BandLab is so much more than just a music making tool on your phone or browser. Yes, we’re always looking to roll out new music making features and bug fixes on the Mix Editor, but the other social features deserve just as much love too. Now, we’ve introduced more improvements… Read more
#Inspiration
Meet your mentors: Deante’ Hitchcock
You know what they say about experience. That's why you learn from the best. And the best have all been there before you. Deante' Hitchcock is the perfect example of someone you can never stop learning from. He's built his career from the ground up, from car-seat mixtapes to a… Read more
#Community
Tracklanta one year on: ILENE
Mentorship is a word thrown around a lot in the music industry. For good reason – no one makes it to the top without help. It's the real reason why we are running this year's Tracklanta, even though we can't travel to Atlanta like before. Because you get to learn from… Read more
