Gold Voltron Speaks

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 10:16am
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: Interview, qsu, skratch

gold voltron beatsHe's a mystery wrapped in a riddle... Maybe not quite, but I've always wanted to describe someone that way. Regardless, I first became aware of Gold Voltron in 2009 when QSU first launched. He was always positive and encouraging, and always uploading beats for us to skratch to. He also had a quirky sense of humour which felt right at home, and quickly became one of the most well-known characters on QSU. Not only was I seriously impressed by the level of his skratch skills, but also his knowlege of beats and music is insane! I learned a lot just through the stuff he posted, but always wanted to interview him for the blog - I had a lot of questions! So finally after years of procrastinating, I sent all the questions I had - and thankfully he answered them all!  So here it is, Gold Voltron speaking on just about everything I wanted to know - enjoy it nerdz!  

Reverse Tear Battle / Bubble Battle Winner

Tue, 09/24/2013 - 11:46am
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: qsu, skratch

QSU Bubble Battle"I've never seen anyone do Bubbles like that." - Qbert

And the winner for the QSU Bubble BattleByone! This guy has been around here since we first opened QSU, quietly submitting some of the freshest videos for over 4 years now (speaking of fresh, check his artwork below). Congrats man, you def earned those headphones! Also we've added your video to the Official Bubble Lesson page and gave ya a nice badge on your student page, aww yea!

The Next Battle will be on… REVERSE TEARS! That's right, Reverse Tears Only! This will definitely get you thinking outside the box… stretch your mind and really see what kind of crazy patterns you can come up with. The Deadline is Monday, October 14 6pm PST - just submit your entries into the Battle Category - Good luck and always remember to have fun with it!

byone

The Bubble Battle / Clover Tear Winner

Thu, 09/12/2013 - 5:08pm
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: qsu, skratch

qsu clover tear battle Well, I'm back… what a trip (figuratively and literally)! So you probably already know from the Welcome Video who won the Clover Tear Battle, but let me be the first to Officially Announce In Writing that the big winner is… DJ Pekoe (with a honorable mention going out to DJ Catch, big ups)!

Pekoe is murderously insane with both hands, he's been around QSU since the beginning and never fails to impress… be sure to check out all the videos on Pekoe's page

Next up - it's The Bubble Battle… whoever has the best variations on this fun little skratch will win the highly valuable (and resellable) HD 25 Sennheister headphones, plus your winning video will be featured on the Official Bubble Lesson page until the end of time… which hopefully won't be anytime soon.

The deadline for The Bubble Battle will be Monday September 23… good luck! Please note: you should always submit your Battle Entry videos in to the Battle Category when you click on the Submit Videos Tab up top. For any questions, just email me at Adam@artistworks.com or CustomerService@ArtistWorks.com, we'll help ya out!

bubblesAlso - we got some new lessons up (Updated)! Check em out:

In Turntable Tune-Up with DJ Mas

In Real Instrument Skratching with Alex Sonnenfeld:

What's New on QSU

Mon, 08/26/2013 - 12:53pm
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: qsu, skratch

scratch tutorials - tentacles

Greetings skratch nerds! Wanted to give you a little update on some of the new stuff around here. In the Lessons we got:

In Turntable Tune-Up with DJ Mas: 

In Real Instrument Skratching with Alex Sonnenfeld:

That's all for now, but be on the lookout for more coming soon! If you're not sure what to watch next, spend some time in the Video Exchange Library or Training Dojo. Also don't forget to get your Clover Tear Battle entry in before September 2nd! On a personal note, I'm getting married in Hawaii next week so I won't be around to update the Facebook page or write about the Clover Tear Battle winner until I get back. Until then, talk amongst yourselves!