Season 1

Season 1 (2021)

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Episodes 6

Auto-Tune
1

Auto-Tune

75%
July 30, 2021 • 36m

Mark, T-Pain, and Charli XCX break down Auto-Tune—aka “robot sadness”—the musical accident that evolved into an empowering game changer.

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Sampling
2

Sampling

77%
July 30, 2021 • 35m

The debate rages on—is sampling tribute or theft? One thing’s clear: It better be funky. Mark, Paul McCartney, and DJ Premier dig in.

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Crew 1

Directed by: Morgan Neville

Written by: No writer has been added.

Guest Stars 7 Full Cast & Crew

  1.

    Questlove

    Self

  3. DJ Premier

    Self

  4. Wale

    Self

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Reverb
3

Reverb

83%
July 30, 2021 • 35m

Working with Amy Winehouse kicked off Mark’s emotional journey with reverb. Today, he travels around the world to unearth its infinite potential.

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Synthesizers
4

Synthesizers

77%
July 30, 2021 • 35m

Mark celebrates the innovators and outsiders who harnessed the power of synthesizers and shares Kevin Parker’s (Tame Impala) love for their sound.

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Drum Machines
5

Drum Machines

80%
July 30, 2021 • 35m

“GIMME A BEAT!” From the Linn drum to the 808, Mark, Questlove, and Too $hort track the evolution of the machines that gave us hip-hop.

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Distortion
6

Distortion

80%
Season Finale
July 30, 2021 • 35m

Mark and Santigold talk distortion—the rebellious sound of breaking the rules—and explore the pioneers who used it to disrupt culture.

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