• 01 min

    Trailer

  • 08 min

    Part 1

    Session overview, song intro, MIDI programming Cubase, Sugar Bytes Artillery

  • 09 min

    Part 2

    Vocals, formant shifting, special effects AutoTune EFX, Waves SSL E-Channel, OhmBoyz Delay, Melodyne, Waves H-Comp, Waves MondoMod

  • 09 min

    Part 3

    Vocal chops, bells, arrangement, variation, sub bass Waves REQ, Waves SSL E-Channel, Waves CLA-76, Steinberg Autopan, Ohmboyz Delay, Altiverb, Steinberg Tremolo, Ohmicide, Steinberg Vibrato, Steinberg Stereo Enhancer, Effectrix

  • 10 min

    Part 4

    Sub bass, synths, piano, drums, collaboration Steinberg Vibrato, Waves REQ, Waves L1, Waves H-Comp, Virus TI, Ohmicide, SSL E-Channel, Kontakt, Waves CLA-76, Ohmboyz, NI Battery 3

Crew Love

The Weeknd, Drake

(01 min / 39 min)

Illangelo

  • Production

Illangelo travels back in time and revives the original Cubase session for ‘Crew Love’ by Drake featuring The Weeknd. Released in 2011, this innovative single launched his career to new heights and garnered him international acclaim. Explore the origins of this stellar collaboration and learn about his innovative approach to making music in the box.

Synthesis and sound design play an essential role in Illangelo’s beatmaking process, and he reveals all of his essential techniques for crafting lead, pad and bass sounds using virtual instruments. He explains his approach to programming emotive performances using MIDI and shares his methods for working with timing, velocity and automation.
Illangelo delves even further into his vocal production techniques, demonstrating how he processed Abel’s lead vocals and resampled them to craft the song’s standout hooks. This innovative process blurs the lines between songwriting, mixing, and production, resulting in a distinctive sound that has influenced an entire generation of music makers.

Subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, French

Illangelo

About Illangelo

Carlo Montagnese, better known as Illangelo, is a Grammy award-winning Canadian producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta. He is known mainly for being a long-time collaborator of fellow Canadian artist The Weeknd. Illangelo has played an integral part in his career, dating back to his debut release ‘House of Balloons’ in 2011. In 2015, he co-wrote the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single ‘The Hills’. Aside from his catalog with The Weeknd, Illangelo has worked with...

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