iDaft.com: MCPD 1000 - Music Production 2.0 (Sampling Methods)

Kanye University is hoping to rise through the U.S. News & World Report "Liberal Arts" college rankings by introducing an entree of innovative courses over the next few semesters. The first of which -- Music Production 2.0 (Sampling Methods) -- takes a hands-on approach to teaching its students the art of sampling, in a way only Kan the Louis Vuitton Don could.


Using iDaft, professors literally put the power of production right in the palms of their pupils.

Students mix, mash, chop, screw, smother, scatter, and cover vocal stems from Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. The end result could be something completely -- kind of -- original or just a tweak of Kanye's stab at the electro-classic.

Word around the rumor mill is that the scholar assembling the best product gets contracted for an official remix on Ye's next album: Twelfth of Nevuary. But wait there's more! -- Because the rumor mill never stops churning -- some would-slash-have say-slash-said next semester's course will be more streamlined, some might say ... Aerodynamic?

The good news is you don't have to be enrolled in KU to take advantage of the learning tools. You too can be a Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger uberproducer -- which is the rough equivalent to "half-as-good-as-Kanye-thinks-he-is" or "twice-as-good-as-people-give-him-credit-for."

Kanye University is accepting applications for the Fall 2009 semester on a rolling deadline. So take your time, prep your portfolio, and drive slow.