Blackalicious – Melodica

Single 1994

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1994 single Melodica.

Music from Melodica

Artists on Melodica

Chief Xcel

Roles:

Music Producer DJ

Groups:

Blackalicious Lateef & The Chief Quannum MCs Maroons The Solesides Crew
DJ Shadow

Roles:

Music Producer DJ

Groups:

Nite School Klik Quannum MCs Winterkill Productions The Solesides Crew

Producer

Gear Used On Melodica

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Blackalicious – Melodica (1994). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Chief Xcel

Roles:

Music Producer DJ

Studio Equipment used by Chief Xcel on Melodica

Production & Groove

Akai MPC60

Avg price: $3,546.63

Used for Melodica, as stated in this excerpt from Blackalicious' March 2014 One More Robot interview.

How advanced was your studio at this point? What equipment was this primarily made on?

Gab: We were still in our dorm rooms then [laughs]. Everything was kind of makeshift. And although we all had been making music for a few years then, we were just in our learning phase.

Xcel: Basically, we used a MPC 60 and a Tascam 4-track. Not much really [laughs].

(...) From my talks with Shadow, it seems like he was an integral part of Melodica. How so?

Xcel: Well Shadow showed me the ins-and-outs of the MPC 60 so of course he helped [laughs].

Gab: Shadow was a big influence on Melodica beyond the beats he contributed. Besides the EP, he was very instrumental in getting us known in general.