[Mix With The Masters] Crew Love The Weeknd, Drake Inside the Track #110

Illangelo goes back in time and revives the original Cubase session for Drake’s “Crew Love” with The Weeknd. Released in 2011, this groundbreaking single took his career to new heights and brought him international recognition. Explore the origins of this stellar collaboration and learn about his innovative approach to making music in a box.

Synthesis and sound design play a major role in Illangelo’s beat-making process, and he reveals all of his key techniques for creating lead, pad, and bass sounds using virtual instruments. He explains his approach to programming emotional performances using MIDI, and shares his methods for working with timing, speed, and automation.

Illangelo dives even deeper into his vocal production techniques, demonstrating how he processed Abel’s lead vocals and resampled them to create the song’s standout hooks. This innovative process blurs the lines between songwriting, mixing, and production, resulting in a signature sound that has influenced a generation of music makers.