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50 Cent – “Hustler’s Ambition”


The RØDE Classic II vintage valve microphone is featured heavily in 50′s track “Hustler’s Ambition” from the “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” movie soundtrack.



In celebration of Earth Day Diego Stocco has made a return to making music from natural sources.
Not content just to use a tree from which to create his soundscape, this time Diego borrows the sounds created by honey, almonds, rice, coconuts and even bees!
Rick Macomber brings us a fabulously shot short film which captures the daily idiosyncrasies of living in Singapore, filmed with his DSLR and his VideoMic Pro.
Whether to hear the insider’s view of this amazing city, or just to enjoy some eye candy, this short film is worth seeing.
You know the song, but not like this – Tinfoil Umbrella gives us a beautifully subtle acoustic version of this Radiohead classic, accompanied by a ukelele and clarinet!
Recorded live by a single NT1-A.
Check out Alexa’s latest cover, recorded on her custom-made pink NT1-A! This time, she pulls off a soulful reworking of David Guetta’s dance track ‘Without You’, featuring Usher.
Swedish superstars and rock royalty The Hives tore it up on stage at Coachella this year, completely powered by RØDE! Check out this live version of their hit ‘Tick Tick Boom’.
Swedish superstars and rock royalty The Hives tore it up on stage at Coachella this year, completely powered by RØDE! Check out this live version of ‘Go Right Ahead’.
Musician Diego Stocco lets inspiration take him once again, this time jamming with a simple plate on a tiled tabletop. As always his RØDE NT5 is on hand to capture his creativity.
An incredible cover of Etta James’ “At Last” by 10 year old Brooke Pastuch, captured by a RØDE NT1000.
Alex Pelzer rocks RØDE all over his original track “Summertime”, including K2 on vocals.
YouTube music vlogger Kina Grannis is winning over the Internets with her optimistic, heartfelt brand of folk pop. Check out her original song ‘In Your Arms’, recorded on the RØDE NT1-A. If you like the song you can also find the rest of her debut album, ‘Stairwells’ on iTunes.
Check out this creative new ad by Bonds, the quintessential Australian underwear and clothing company – featuring RØDE champion Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders singing their version of The 12 Days of Christmas. Of course, it was recorded with RØDE mics, as well as mixed on the Event Opals!
Justin Bieber rapping? Into a RØDE Broadcaster? Yes, you read it right. Check out Bieber putting his own spin on Kanye West & Jay Z’s Otis from their 2011 album Watch the Throne. Whether a fan or a hater, prepare to be surprised by Justin’s hidden rap skills!
Australian rock legends The Living End have been spotted rockin’ RØDE in their video clip for their new single “For Another Day”. Watch as lead singer Chris Cheney works the Classic II with this power rock ballad.
Jeremy Passion Long time RØDE user Jeremy Passion takes viewers for a guided tour of ‘The Little Studio That Could’ – where he’s recorded all his YouTube hits over the past seven years.
Australian guitarist Melanie Pierides plays an amazing cover of the Andy McKee arrangement of Tears For Fears’ classic song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”.
Respected Australian drummer and RØDE ambassador Lucius Borich lets loose at a recent photo shoot.
Music From a Dry Cleaner Super creative musician Diego Stocco lets loose in his local dry cleaner with a range of RØDE mics to build this track and video using only their on-hand equipment!
Watch UK Beatboxer and Loopstation World Champion SHLOMO, as he shows how to create an entire track using just his RØDE M1-S dynamic microphone and a looping effects processor.
Chris Cendana performs an amazing cover of the Fleetwood Mac classic “Landslide”, recorded with his NT1-A.
Sound designer and composer Diego Stocco shows how he designed and recorded the new DTS surround sound signature using all RØDE Microphones. Water balloons, milk, lentils and an old piano are carefully recorded and layered by Diego to create a truly magical clip.
In February and March vocal coach Robert Lunte of The Vocalist Studio conducted a masterclass tour of continental Europe in conjunction with RØDE.
While in Australia recently for a series of workshops presented by RØDE Microphones, filmmaker Philip Bloom sat down with CNet to discuss his approach to filmmaking as well as his preferred cameras and of course capturing audio.
Chad Johnson VMP Test Chad Johnson is back, this time providing a great demonstration of the RØDE VideoMic Pro going direct via the RØDE VC1 extension cable into the Canon T2i/550D DSLR.
Vocalist Rai Thistlethwayte from Australian rockers Thirsty Merc performs a stripped back piano version of their hit “20 Good Reasons” using the RØDE Broadcaster on vocals.
Sound Designer Watson Wu and his production company take the RØDE NT4 stereo microphone and the RØDE NTG-3 shotgun out to the firing range to record gunfire for an upcoming project and destroy an ’84 Camaro in the process!
Chad Johnson RØDE user Chad Johnson gets creative in his catchy original song pimping the RØDE PinMic. Here he tracked everything (including drums!) with either the PinMic, RØDE Lavalier or HS-1 headset!
Showing an incredible voice and vocal control beyond her years, young Maddi Jane performs an amazing cover of Shontelle’s “Impossible” with a RØDE NTK, accompanied by a single acoustic guitar recorded by a RØDE NT1-A.
Sisters Sonia and Janice perform a cover of the “Jesus Culture” track “Your Love is Everything”, recorded live to the NT1-A.
UK beatbox champion Shlomo recently appeared on the UK breakfast program “DayBreak” with his new RØDE M1-S switchable live dynamic mic.
Lil Wayne In this brief clip from “The Carter” documentary by Adam Bhala Lough, we get to see Lil Wayne’s recording process on while the road, with the RØDE NT2000 as his go-to mic.
Australian band Dead Letter Circus showcase the M1 live dynamic mic in the clip for “One Step” from their album “This Is The Warning”.
Sydney band Red Riders showcase the M1 live dynamic mic in the clip for “You’ve Got A Lot Of Nerve” from their album “Drown in Colour”.
Experimental musician and RØDE ambassador Diego Stocco gets inventive in this piece, playing a tree in his backyard. The performance is recorded by a RØDE NTG-2 and a pair of NT6s which at times were taped to Diego’s fingers!
Experimental musician and RØDE ambassador Diego Stocco presents his “Experibass”, an instrument made from violin, viola and cello strings amplified through the body of a double bass.
RØDE ambassador Diego Stocco uses a pair of RØDE NT6s to record this unique piece played on a small Bonsai tree.
Sound visionary Diego Stocco has once again defied tradition with his latest musical piece, titled “Dustland”. Recorded live to a RØDE NT6.
Chilean percussion maestro and RØDE ambassador Raul Aliaga performs a beautiful improvisation piece on the marimba, recorded to a stereo pair of RØDE NT55s.
Amy Winehouse tracks vocals to “Valerie” with Mark Ronson on an original RØDE NT1.
Alexa Goddard performs her version of the Soulja Boy track “Turn My Swag On” that reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and Number One on the UK Indie Chart. Recorded direct to her NT1-A.
Jeremy Passion performs an R&B acoustic medley of “Can’t Help But Wait” by Trey Songz and “So Sick” by Ne-Yo. Recorded direct to his NT1-A.
Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay performs “Land Down Under” exclusively for RØDE Microphones.
Recorded live to a RØDE NT3 on both acoustic guitar and vocals.
Singer Songwriter Joey Ryan (www.joeyryanmusic.com) performs “Good Love” for Santa Barbara’s Indie Music Show, accompanied by Amber Rubarth (www.amberrubarth.com).
Recorded using the RØDE M3 on guitar and vocals.
Singer Songwriter Joey Ryan (www.joeyryanmusic.com) performs “California” for Santa Barbara’s Indie Music Show, accompanied by Amber Rubarth (www.amberrubarth.com).
Recorded using the RØDE M3 on guitar and vocals.
Singer Songwriter Amber Rubarth (www.amberrubarth.com) performs “You’ll Love This Song” for Santa Barbara’s Indie Music Show, accompanied by Joey Ryan (www.joeyryanmusic.com).
Recorded using the RØDE M3 on guitar and vocals.
Singer Songwriter Amber Rubarth (www.amberrubarth.com) performs “In the Creases” for Santa Barbara’s Indie Music Show, accompanied by Joey Ryan (www.joeyryanmusic.com).
Recorded using the RØDE M3 on guitar and vocals.
Australian beatboxer and street performer DubFX showcases his skills on his RØDE M1.
Bluejuice took the RØDE M1 live dynamic mic on their latest tour to give it a thorough workout.

This is how the guys got on…
Jeremy “Passion” Manongdo (@passionsf) performs ‘Undefined’ live and acoustic at RØDE Hq in Sydney, Australia.

Recorded live with two NT1-As.
RØDE chats exclusively with acclaimed artist, producer, DJ and entrepreneur James Lavelle of Mo’Wax and UNKLE fame about the creative process around UNKLE’s latest release “Where did the night fall”.

Studio Rescue

NT1-A

Headset, Lavalier, PinMic