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“I'm from the pre-Pro Tools era where you had to meet up with the artist and go over things if you wanted to record a track.” quote by DJ Premier — Download Open image

“I'm from the pre-Pro Tools era where you had to meet up with the artist and go over things if you wanted to record a track.”

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