https://youtu.be/ja6ykgwi_YQ

hi r/footwork

looking for some advice on producing footwork. for context, i've been djing for a little over a year now, and got addicted to footwork soon after. first track i heard was 'back up off me 2023' by dj clent... i was sold. a week ago i decided to start trying my hand at production since im on break from school, i've posted a couple of my tracks on here.

most of what i have been doing is just kinda by ear, like listening to footwork tracks and then going back and trying things out on my own, but i'm still having trouble breaking down footwork into its parts (especially when it comes to the bass and kicks).

for those of u who produce footwork, do u have any advice for really getting the basics down (so then i can have fun playing around)? i'm completely new to music production so really anything would be helpful.

also, i'm looking to invest in some production software--i've been using a combo of garageband and virtual dj to make tracks thus far, but it makes the whole process much more annoying lol. what should i get?

thanks, and feel free to pm me! always down to chat about footwork and juke ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

*edit: unrelated but i'm gonna b in dublin this spring as an exchange student, any irish footwork fans on here? lemme knowww i'll be @ the rp boo show in feb

All I can remember is that it sampled "Hol' Up" by Ca$h Out", specifically the lines

And I'm like wait,

Hold up

Please let me roll up

And your ho done chose us

And now she got her nose up

Repeated through the whole track in typical footwork style.

and it was on a footwork compilation that featured a hand holding a basketball in a hyperrealistic art style. I'm fairly sure it was called "Hol Up" or "Hold Up" but there's just too many hits for that track on Spotify/Discogs and nothing on WhoSampled. I'd love to hear it again, thanks.

I'm traveling to Chicago for the first week, and as a big fan of ghetto house / juke / footwork, I'd love to see some footwork dancers in action. Where in the city can I go to witness this energetic dance style?

Also, if anyone knows where this recreational center is, I'd love to check it out.

my first exposure to footwork was through Infirmary by Kode9 and Spinning by Oolacile (and Machine Girl but they're cringe, so they get no credit). Neither of them are really "footwork artists" and i kinda ignored the genre for awhile. Kode9 dabbles in Juke here and there but it's usually UK Dubstep. Coincidentally, I got into Planet Mu with releases like Lunatic Harness and Detrimentalist but i also realized (like a week ago) they had a footwork comp. Bangs & Works Vol. 1! "why not?" i thought. loaded it up and tuned in. and i was absolutely VIBING with it!

It's super weird but i love it. Teknitian, Itz Not Rite, I love You, Eraser, [title track] and Mosh Pit and so many others were genuine bangers. I need a ton more. Specifically in long play releases. I'll consider anything, really. experimental or not. I know a few also combined the genre with Jungle D&B and im also trying to get into jungle as well so im putting priority onto that. Thanks in Advance! 👾 👍 

https://soundcloud.com/dj-swisha/if-u-were-mine

I think its the same sample present throughout the song. been listening to this nonstop im itching to figure out where its from 😭

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dreamcrusher-w-norman-westberg-swans-dj-manny-coi-n-tickets-1105931864979?aff=oddtdtcreator&lang=en-us&locale=en_US&status=30&view=listing

Since it's abandoned on sales means there's no copyright to address anymore.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D_pHH1IBzqeQf3_LGHrVosqRnBOdsw5v/view?usp=drive_link

Enjoy and support some of the other Teklife releases. Chap, Manny, Earl, pretty much all of them still pushing out great releases.

Bit of a long shot but trying to remember the name of a footwork/juke track I heard a while ago. Not sure if this is the right place to ask but here goes. Main idea is a bit of a call and response/question and answer sorta thing with the main 'question' sample being some one saying 'turn up so much.' The 'answer' sample is a lot faster, but I can't remember exactly what's being said there. I know there's not much info to work with here but I can't remember much more than that. Does anyone know the name of this track?

I saw RP Boo live and he played an incredible remix of oops by tweet and I’ve been tryna find it ever since! Do any of yous know it?

https://open.spotify.com/track/4jrOcGVJShP4C86kWqwXBQ?si=6a9bdff624794a23