Serato Unscripted

Hip Hop culture began with the DJ. To celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop, we sit down with DJ Clark Kent to give the pioneers and innovators their flowers, while taking a deep dive into his own musical history, and the impact and influence of DJs and producers on Hip Hop and popular culture as a whole. You can also watch the interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/EkSF1OlWOCE

Hi-Tek has been responsible for some of the most iconic hip hop beats of all time, IYKYK his catalog of productions with everyone from G Unit, Anderson .Paak, to Mos Def, Common and Bahamadia. ✨🔥 We’re lucky to have him as our guest on Unscripted, where we get to chat about his legendary beats, and what he’s cooking up these days. You can also watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: htt...

In this special episode of Unscripted we have Cookin Soul joining us for an in-depth chat about music production, getting his break working with American rappers and how the NBA and rap music intertwine. 🎙🏀 You can also watch Unscripted on YouTube here: Plus, watch Cookin Soul judge our Serato Studio 2.0 Remix competition here: https://youtu.be/HfRW-m2b1jo

In this special episode of Unscripted, we have Boston Chery, another one of the stars of our 'Serato Stems Presents' series, join Matt Perry to talk their musical influences, and creative process. It's a short and sweet episode, but you can catch the full episode, in which Boston Chery judges our Remix Competition here: https://youtu.be/PSPqctiFM_c and catch their 'Serato Stems Pre...

In this special episode of Unscripted, multi-Grammy award winner DJ Khalil, and one of the stars of our 'Serato Stems Presents' series, DJ Khalil joins Matt Perry in our LA studio for a chat about how he got started as a DJ and producer, working with his idol Dr. Dre, producing for artists like The Clipse and his recent Grammy win for Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

For this Unscripted, we have a couple of legends join Matt Perry, J.Rawls and Rhettmatic. The powerful Hip Hop producer-DJ duo, Rawlsmatic, have just released their debut collaborative album, “Role Reversal”.   Rhettmatic is a member of the World Famous BeatJunkies, Visionaries and Cypress Junkies and J. Rawls has produced for Black Star, Slum Village, Beastie Boys, Capital Steez & more....

A special episode of Unscripted with Matt Perry and one of the stars of our 'Serato Stems Presents' series, Dibia$e ✨  An in-depth interview to learn more about Dibia$e’s music career. Watch Dibia$e judge beat submissions from our Serato Studio 2.0 Remix competition over here: https://youtu.be/Tm7QV4cWRO8 

Our special guest for this week's episode is a bonafide synthesizer nerd, Buscrates. Buscrates is a Pittsburgh DJ, musician and vinyl junkie whose music career began with a cheap turntable, a stack of records and his first synth - an Ensoniq EPS Sampler.

In this episode, Matt is joined by one of the world's favorite DJs, Miles Medina. Well known for his legendary winning routine at the 2017 Goldie Awards, as well as his ability to rock any party with style and finesse. Learn more as Matt talks through his beginnings, his rise in the DJ world, where he finds inspiration, and much more.

Matt sits down for a great conversation with DJ, radio host, and content creator Derrick Gee on Unscripted. A former resident at London's NTS Radio & Spiritland, as well as sometimes host on SiriusXM, Derrick has formed a global following of like-minded music lovers.

In this episode of Unscripted, Matt talks to DJ Perly. Perly is the current USA DMC Champion (which she has won twice, the first woman to do so), the current DMC BeatJuggle World Champion, and a 4x DMC World Finalist. ✨ 

On this episode of Unscripted, Matt Perry talks to Spell, a world-class DJ and Beat Maker from Aotearoa New Zealand. Spell has grown a loyal following on Twitch with his humourous and entertaining conversations.

This episode of Unscripted Matt Perry talks to the insanely talented producer, DJ, dancer and musician Zach Witness. This Dallas Texas native has got incredible stories from being a child prodigy DJ turned producer making tracks for Artists like Doechii, Jon Bap, Dua Lipa and Erykah Badu.

In this week’s Unscripted, Matt talks to Prince Paul. Prince Paul is responsible for some of Hip Hop's greatest albums - from his own records, to producing for Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modelling School and many more seminal remixes too. Join our Discord: discord.gg/serato

This week Matt Perry talks to Nick Maclaren, Serato’s Chief Strategy Officer, who guides the products Serato makes. Under his artist moniker 41beats, Nick has also worked with some of the best in the Aotearoa NZ Hip Hop scene as a producer and DJ. Nick talks about the history of Serato in its start-up days, his DJ battle days, the artists he's worked with, plus lots of nerdy music tech chat.

Kutcorners chats with DJ Tameil who is credited with pioneering the Jersey club style of dance music in the late 1990s, drawing influence from Baltimore club and Chicago house.

Matt Perry talks to “Dreamsoul” songwriter and producer Devin Morrison. Tap in and learn about his hits for Masego, VanJess, Nas, and what you can expect from him soon.

Matt Perry chats with Dan Charnas, author of the NY Times bestseller 'Dilla Time' where they discuss the life, work, and cultural influence of the legendary late hip-hop producer J Dilla, as well as his own musical journey.

Matt Perry sits down with tastemaker and music historian DJ Lindsey to talk about her impressive DJ Career and fantastic podcast, Black is Black.

Matt Perry sits down with Waajeed and Amp Fiddler of the Underground Music Academy based in Detroit. They explain the impact of mentorship as musicians, their brotherhood and relationship as creatives and their many contributions to Detroit and worldwide musical culture, and how to help the next generation influence the world.

In this episode, Kutcorners is joined by Bay Area rapper & producer, Trackademicks, where they discuss the beginnings of connecting with contacts on MySpace, remixing tracks to work in different environments, and much more.

Matt talks with Canadian-born, NZ-based drummer and producer, Julien Dyne, where they chat about his new record, 'Modes', with stories of crate-digging overseas, iconic drummers, and more.

Matt Perry connects for a chat with Soulection co-founder, Joe Kay, where they discuss the impact of Soulection radio, the rise of Web3 & NFTs, connecting with their community on Discord, and much more.

In this episode, Matt sits down with Soulection co-founder, Andre Power, where they go over the beginnings of the label, a deep dive on certain influences and more.

Uncle Nu joins Matt Perry in the LA Studio for a fun chat on his new album, his infamous toy routines, and how he had a hand in Kanye's first production placement.