This document summarizes Matt Lipstein's presentation to Grade 4 students about how he became a DJ and his work hosting a radio show focused on sampling. Some key points: - Matt grew up with music in his family and loved sharing music with others, leading him to study communications and volunteer at radio stations. - He hosts a free-form radio show on KOOP-FM that showcases the history and connections between different musical styles, with a focus on sampling unknown songs. - The presentation explains what sampling is, provides examples of classic songs that were sampled, and the process Matt uses to research, select, and organize songs for his weekly radio show highlighting sampling in music.

1. Grade 4
Inquiry Seminar
Presentation
October 29, 2013
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2. Matt Lipstein
• Married to Mrs. Lipstein
• Technology at
St. Gabriel’s
Catholic School
• Also known as
DJ Lippy
• Performing DJ
• Radio Show

3. How about we start
with some scratching?
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5. How does all that work?

6. Left Turntable

7. Right Turntable

8. DJ Mixer

9. Crossfader

10. What led me
into becoming a DJ?
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11. I LOVE Music

12. What’s something that
you really love?

13. Music was
everywhere
growing up
My dad is a musician
and record collector
My brother is a
drummer
Music of all styles
was always being
played in our house

14. Music makes me so happy

15. How can I share this
with others?

16. Radio
S Volunteered at radio stations in High School
S Studied Communications in college
S Started hosting radio shows in college and
never looked back!

17. KOOP-FM
Community
Radio
Free-form radio station – DJs
can play whatever they want
The music is usually different
from what you here on other
radio stations
Community radio =
no commercials

18. What type of radio show
do I want to host?
What would your DJ name be
and what kind of
show would you host?

19. What type of radio show
do I want to host?
S Showcase different styles of music
S Hip-hop
S Jazz
S Rock
S Soul
S And everything else!
S Look more deeply at the history and connectedness of
music
S Unique - Radio you can’t hear anywhere else

20. FREE
SAMPLES

21. What is sampling?
Re-using pieces of a previously
recorded song to make a new song.

22. The Evolution of Sampling
S Began in late 1970s
S DJ’s would piece together the “breaks” of songs to create
a longer instrumental piece of music
S Break-dancers (or B-Boys) would dance while the breaks
played
S Rappers would rhyme over the breaks
S This process is how the earliest hip-hop songs were
made

23. Example of a Break Beat
S Herb Alpert
S “Rise”
S 1979

24. Example of a Break Beat
S Notorious BIG
S “Hypnotize”
S 1996

25. Sampling a Whole Song
S MC Hammer
S “U Can’t Touch This”
S 1990

26. Sampling a Whole Song
S The Original
S Rick James
S “Super Freak”
S 1981

27. Sampling a Piece of a Song
S The Original
S Bill Withers
S “Grandma’s Hands”
S 1971

28. Sampling a Piece of a Song
S Blackstreet
S “No Diggity”
S 1996

29. One You’ll Know
S The Original
S Jackson 5
S “ABC”
S 1970

30. One You’ll Know
S Naughty by Nature
S “O.P.P”
S 1991

31. My Challenge:
Make a show every week
featuring songs that showcase
sampling while keeping it fun and
interesting
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32. Guidelines for preparing a
show
S All songs must have been sampled, or feature a sample
S I have to like the music
S The show is one-hour long, which is roughly twelve songs
S No profanity in songs
(Federal Communications Commission)
S Select and organize music that creates flow

33. Research &…

34. Creative Thinking

35. Informal Research
S Listen to music all the time keeping an open ear for any
samples
S Keep a running list of songs that could work on the radio
show
S Identify themes that could unify a show
S Holidays
S Events in Austin - ACL
S Presidential election!

36. Formal Research
S Song information:
S Song information:
S Song Title
S ABC
S Artist Name
S Jackson 5
S Album Title
S ABC
S Year of Release
S 1970
S Record Label
S Motown
S Length of song
S 2:56

37. Formal Research
S Sample information:
S Who sampled it
S How did they sample it
S Who else sampled it
S What other samples are in the song?

38. Research Resources
S Liner Notes of albums and CDs
S Websites: Who Sampled, AllMusic, Discogs
S iTunes
S Vinyl Collection

39. Prepare the Show
S Determine the set list
S Song order and placement
S Assemble the set list and all notes in a Google Doc

40. Off to the Radio Station!
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41. The Radio
Station
A snippet of the show
DJ Poppa Chibs on the mic!

42. You’ve got questions?
I’ve got answers!
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43. Thank You!
Who wants to scratch?
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45. Thank You
Grade 4 Trinity
Students & Teachers!!
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