How to Produce NYC Oldschool House - The 90s Underground Part 2

Get Samples and more: https://oleanshouse.com/ Instagram: Oleans_house Buy Holler on Bandcamp https://lennyfontana.bandcamp.com/tra... Discover the Essence of New York City House Music – Production Breakdown of “Holler” by Lenny Fontana Featuring New York Thunder Welcome to a deep dive into the gritty, soulful world of New York City House music. While Chicago may be the birthplace of house, the Big Apple has undeniably left its own raw, rhythmic stamp on the genre. In this video, we explore how to capture that New York house flavor in your own productions – with a breakdown of “Holler” by Lenny Fontana featuring New York Thunder, a track that encapsulates that classic NYC vibe. 🗽 From the underground clubs of Manhattan to the soulful street sounds of Brooklyn, New York house has always stood apart – and legendary producer Lenny Fontana is a true pioneer of the scene. We'll analyze “Holler” step-by-step to extract authentic house production techniques, from drum layering and sound design to melody writing, arrangement, and mixing tricks. Acapella: Stand Up feat. Loleatta Holloway Girl Let Me Tell You Something (Accapella) - available on Beatport 🎵 What You’ll Learn in This Video: How to create dirty house drums with layered kicks, hats, claps, and analog noise Tips for designing noisy, warm, sustained kicks using distortion, limiting, and reverb Crafting gritty, character-filled NYC-style hats and snares Deep dive into the organ stab sound – the heart of the “Holler” track – and how to recreate it using Serum, Operator, and FM synthesis Building rich, analog-inspired basslines rooted in music theory (B Minor 9 chord voicings and melodic variation) Understanding classic NYC arrangement techniques and groove flow Utilizing chord stabs, syncopation, and organ riffs for that signature New York house bounce How to manipulate samples and synths to recreate iconic organ-driven house sounds Integration of Loleta Holloway’s iconic “Stand Up” vocal and how it contributes to the emotional impact of the track Leveraging VSTs like Repro-5, Arturia B3, and Additive/FM Synths for house textures Applying sidechaining, filtering, envelope shaping, and LFOs for dynamic groove elements Whether you're a beginner wanting to learn house music production, or a seasoned producer looking for NY house inspiration, this breakdown has actionable techniques and golden nuggets throughout. The best way to learn is to study the greats – and “Holler” by Lenny Fontana is a masterclass in NYC house groove. 🎚️ Featured Tools & Plugins: Operator (Ableton) Serum Arturia B3 Analog Lab Repro-5 (by U-He) FabFilter Saturn Convology XT Vintage cassette noise layers 🎼 Music Theory Focus: B Minor 9 chord usage and inversions Organ voicings and rhythm Crafting variations with just 3 notes (B, A, F#) Harmonizing melodies over one chord structure Using inversion and rhythm to drive groove 🎧 Bonus: All samples used in this tutorial are available in my sample shop. If you want the drum sounds, organ stabs, FX, and presets featured in the video, check out the sample pack link below. Every sound was handcrafted for producers who love authentic, groove-heavy New York house music. 🔥 Subscribe if you're into: Deep house Classic house NYC underground house Organ house House music sound design House grooves and drums Join the community of house heads and music producers pushing the sound forward. Let’s bring the underground energy of New York house to your DAW. #HouseMusic #NewYorkHouse r #HouseMusicProduction #NYCHouse #DeepHouse #OrganHouse #LoletaHolloway #AbletonLive #DrumProgramming #MusicTheory #SoundDesign #SamplePack #OperatorSynth #SerumPresets #Repro5 #NYHouseGroove Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Overview 01:38 Dirty House Drums 05:54 Organ House Stab 08:09 House Bassline 09:39 Organ Bass Sound Design 14:00 Additional Musical Elements - Music Theory 19:28 Funky Clav Groove 21:14 Vocal & FX - Repro 5