Turntablism Education Shows Recap

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 2:08pm
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: qsu, skratch

TonspeilzeugAlex Sonnenfeld has been busy! In addition to his exclusive "Real Instrument Skratching" series on QSU, he's been steadily releasing a new skratch tutorial each week on a variety of topics.  If you haven't been following him, here's what you've been missing:

1. "Fundamentals"

Alex's first tutorial in the new series deals with some basic movements & fundamental turntable techniques. 

Interview with ThatKidNamedCee: 30 Years of Skratching

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:32pm
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: Interview, qsu, skratch

ThatKidNamedCee bandcamp

I first came across ThatKidNamedCee on the internet through some mutual DJ friends. He was always posting stuff about skratching which was what initially caught my attention. After I found out more about his background, I discovered he'd been skratching since 1982, before I was even born! Read this interview and you'll see why he's not planning on stopping any time soon.

QSU:  You started skratching in '82, and I read that you won a battle in '89? Tell us more about that!

ThatKidNamedCee

Cee:  Yes. I started in 1982. And until around 1987 or so, all I knew was how to skratch. I couldn't mix and didn't care to learn how to. Records like "Buffalo Gals", "Rockit", and all the records Mixmaster Ice skratched on back then furthered my love for skratching. But after hearing more of the mixshows back then and hearing some really cool mixes, I decided I wanted to learn how to mix. So after a few years of practice, I actually got good at it. Then listening to the radio one day (Majic 102 FM), I heard them announce that they were having a mix contest and the winner would get their mix played on the air. So I entered! The only "big name" guy I remember entering went by the name of "Dr. Pepper" at the time. 

DJ Quest interview with Billy Jam

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:10am
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: qsu, skratch

billy jam and dj questBilly Jam (HipHopSlam) interviews DJ Quest after judging last month's DMC Regional Battle in San Francisco. Hear him speak on how the battle went, his own music and background, collecting records, teaching his kids to DJ, the importance of practice, producing records for DJs, and much more! Quest is a living legend on the turntables - a pioneer of the hamster style and all around insane skratcher. If you don't know his contributions to the turntablism scene, let me just emphasize here that they are many. Read more on the Amoeblog!

Photo by Christie Z-Pabon: DMC USA

Skratch Theory Live

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 12:24am
Written by ArtistWorks_Help
Topics: bua, qsu, skratch

Much thanks for everyone involved and those who tuned in and asked questions! For anyone who missed it live here it is: