"He is so far advanced, so far ahead of everyone else, he's like Yoda, like the guru." - DJ Jazzy Jeff
"Within DJing, turntablism and skratching is the most technical aspect of the craft, and it's also I would say the most musical. It's the part of DJing that's like playing a musical instrument. And in that world, the sort of Yoda figure, like the pure skratch guy that's on top of Mount Olympus, that's DJ Qbert in a sense.
There's so much of an image of what DJing is nowadays, but so much of what's out there is not the world of Qbert. And what Qbert does is so great. I think music fans out there, people who do and don't know Qbert, should definately keep an eye out for this project because it's gonna sound like nothing else out there. It's about time we get a reminder of how cool skratching can sound when it's really taken to the extreme and treated as a production tool and instrument." - A-Trak
Very excited to present our exclusive interview with the 2013 Valedictorian for Qbert Skratch University, Mr Cerdan. He's been a long time student of QSU and also was the winner of both the Stab and Boomerang battles we had last year. A humble guy with a regular day job to pay the bills, Mr Cerdan is a great example of someone continuing to follow his passion while balancing real life responsibilities. He gave us a great interview and we know we haven't seen the last of this guy, keep watching!
Thud Rumble has released another in their series of Warflex Speed Booster Apps, this time featuring 10 beats from the highly acclaimed Scratch Nerds 2 mixtape from DJ Craze and DJ Klever. This is a really great tool for long practice sessions as well as speed training. Just hit the Speed Booster button and the beat will increase 1% every 20 seconds. It's like being in the Speed Booster at QSU, just without the Toadman. Get the App at the links below:
Also available: Warflex Gold - featuring beats from Gold Voltron
Hold up, reverse! We forgot to tell you about a new lesson in the Level 2 area, it's a breakdown of the "Reverse Clover Tear 3-Click Flare", aka the "3-Click Clover Tear Reverse". If anyone's got a better name for this one feel free to put it in the comments! This is a pretty crazy combo, and Qbert recommends first learning Crescent Flares before attempting this one.
Also, check out this new video recorded for Ortofon's YouTube channel where Q demonstrates some different drumming styles. Very intricate patterns on display! If you're inspired to work on your own drumming, head over to Level 5 here which is all about drum skratching.