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Turntablism
Imagine if you could unplug. Imagine if you could take your scratch addiction on the road, down the street, at the beach … wherever you want. Well, what if I told…
This one’s for all you turntable aficionados and controller haters. Believe it or not, scratching is entirely possible on a controller. In fact, we’ve found a few DJs who will show…
A-Trak has made a name for himself doing just what he wants. He’s never been one to play music that he doesn’t want play just because the crowd wants to…
You know that feeling you get when you’re waiting for the bus or sitting on a park bench watching the world go by and all you want is a turntable…
This isn’t going to be news to most of you. We all know that vinyl sales have been going through the roof. And there are more than enough DJs out…
Let me ask you a personal question: how much money have you spent on gear this year? If you can keep your money in your wallet most of the time,…
If you’ve ever seen a classical music score, you’ll notice that throughout, the composer has included markers to tell the musician at what speed the section should be played. Typically,…
Usually DJs have been focussed on figuring out how to transfer vinyl to digital. Every step forward requires a step back. Or rather, every step forward is made more interesting…
I’ve written a lot about the value of vinyl to DJs – scratching, turntablism … There’s another aspect of vinyl that I haven’t really touched on too much: that’s playing the songs…
It’s really easy to forget the roots of something once it becomes popular and starts to change. Turntablism is one such thing. Turntablism is so hot now. DJs have an…
