How To Make Y2K R&B Like Tommy Richman, The Kid Laroi, The Neptunes, & Justin Timberlake

In this video, Austin breaks down how to take elements from Y2K R&B records produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (The Neptunes), and incorporate them into a modern production. Songs like Girls by The Kid Laroi, Million Dollar Baby and Devil Is A Lie by Tommy Richman, and Who by Jimin all use elements and techniques highlighted in this video to deliver a modern twist on a classic and nostalgic sound. Get Free Sounds Here! https://hp47qu0b.sibpages.com/ Shop Our Samples, Presets, MIDI Packs, and Courses! https://makepopmusic.com Explore Our New Course, Producer Principles - Indie Rock https://makepopmusic.com/producer-pri... Subscribe To Our New Podcast Channel, The Sound Table! @TheSoundTable Explore Our Start-To-Finish Production Course! https://bit.ly/3hWTpYI Follow Our "Next In Pop Playlist": https://bit.ly/49gHcUI ——— Follow us on Instagram -   / makepopmusic   Listen To Our Podcast! - https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoundtable Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/3nXYJe0 Follow us on TikTok - https://tinyurl.com/4k5c25vf ——— Listen to some of my work! https://www.austinhull.com   / austinhull23   www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull https://spoti.fi/3Z8GaEI ——— Use The Affiliate Links Below To Shop My Gear https://www.makepopmusic.com/studio-gear DAW: Cubase 13 Pro - https://bit.ly/47zT3eK Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 - https://bit.ly/atc-scm25 Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S - https://bit.ly/mpm-dynaudio18s Interface: RME UFX ii - https://bit.ly/mpm-ufxii Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB - https://bit.ly/mpm-arcusb Desk: AZ Studio Workstations - https://bit.ly/mpm-artista Main Microphone: Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden - https://bit.ly/3tEExop Other Microphones: Lewitt LCT1040 - https://bit.ly/47wEM2o Lauten Audio LA-320 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la320 Lauten Audio LA-220 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la220 Lauten Audio LA-120 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la120 Slate ML-1 - https://bit.ly/mpm-ml1 Shure SM7B - https://bit.ly/mpm-sm7b Advanced Audio 251 - https://bit.ly/mpm-251 JZ BH-2 - https://bit.ly/mpm-bh2 JZ V11 - https://bit.ly/mpm-v11 Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 - https://bit.ly/mpm-ls208 Compressors: AudioScape 76D - https://bit.ly/mpm-76d AudioScape Opto Comp MIDI Keyboard: Arturia Keylab Essential 49 Keyboards: Arturia Polybrute - https://bit.ly/mpm-polybrute Roland Juno DS88 - https://bit.ly/mpm-DS88 Moog Subsequent 37 - Roland Juno 106 (Vintage) Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster - https://bit.ly/mpm-strat Gibson Les Paul Studio - https://bit.ly/mpm-gibson Taylor 214 CE Plus - https://bit.ly/mpm-214ce Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A - https://bit.ly/47x1IyK Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip Audient ASP800 - https://bit.ly/3NUB23S Auto-Tune Unlimited - https://bit.ly/3krYaWI Camera: Sony A7iv Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4 Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs ——— Timestamps Intro and History Of This Sound 0:00 Coming Up With Spicy Chords 1:08 Make Your Kick and Snare Hit Right 4:22 Add Hi Hats and Shakers To Give It Groove 6:04 Throw Down a Thicc 808 6:55 Adding Counter Melodies and Sounds 8:00 Digital Strings Make It Go Crazy 9:35 Do This To Make Your Digital Sounds More Dynamic 10:52 Pop In Verse Percussion 11:57 Tune Your Tonal Percussion 12:40 Make The Chorus Drums A Little Busier 13:15 Layer Key Sounds For Depth 14:06 I Made Some Free Presets For You 14:57 Add Counter Melody For Texture 15:22 Last Touches For The Chorus 16:05 My Idea For Vocal Arrangement 17:26 Dry Lead Vocal FX 17:55 Stacked Background Vocal Harmony 19:46 Falsetto Tommy Richman Style Vocal Chain 20:38 Create An Interesting Intro 22:10 Final Example 23:45 Recap 24:36 Outro 25:00