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Mar 18

Mr Cerdan's Aquaman Tutorial at Skratch Lounge

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Mr Cerdan (2013 Qbert Skratch University Valedictorian), recently gave a workshop at Skratch Lounge Seattle on the Aquaman scratch. He does a great job of breaking down this important technique and also answers questions from people in the audience.

The good folks at Battle Ave made a great point when sharing this video from their page:

"We're starting to see more 'scratch' events open up the floor by teaching tutorials/workshops prior to letting the cutters go at it. I'm sure we can all agree at some degree, people are intimidated to step up to the fader knobs in fear that they can't hit certain clicks, cuts, etc..

By hosting workshops and tutorials prior to an ALL OUT scratch event, it's encouraging for the crowd to partake on a level that they can be comfortable at. Not everyone is a scratch nerd, but I'm sure someone in that crowd could eventually be the next DJ Qbert or in this case, Mr. Cerdan." - Battle Ave

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Feb 18

Kickstarter Complete, New QSU Battle, DJ Traps Wins, Qbert & Mr Cerdan

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BIG thanks to everyone who contributed to Kickstarter Campaign for Qbert's new album Extraterrestria! They smashed their goal and word on the street is they now hold the record for the highest Kickstarter launch in the Hip Hop category... ahh yea! There was a big party in San Francisco to celebrate where Qbert performed with several emcees featured on the new album, click here to watch the recap from Billy Jam!

Now, back by popular demand, it's the latest QSU Battle: The Slice

This underrated Level 1 Skratch Technique is really easy to learn and is a great addition to your skratch vocabulary. Q wants to see who can incorporate it best in your flow - you can mix it up but he wants to see at least 90% Slice skratches in there. You have 3 weeks to enter, the deadline to submit your video to the "Battle" category is March 10. The winner will receive a cool surprise prize, and the winning video will live forever in the official Slice Lesson.

Note: Please limit your battle entries to 1 minute!

Watch the new Welcome Video for some Slice tips and be sure to study the official lesson:

Lessons --> Skratching --> Level 1 --> Slice

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Jan 30

DJ Qbert Previews Extraterrestria on the MikiDz Show

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Qbert was recently on the MikiDz Show where he performed songs from his new album Extraterrestria and answered questions from the hosts MikiWar and DJ Dainjazone. El Dawg put together all the parts that focus on the new album - it's a power-packed 30 minutes of high quality sound and video. Be sure to continue supporting Qbert's new album by visiting www.djqbert.com for all the latest updates!

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Jan 27

New Lesson: Melodies in Drumming

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"I don't know how he's doing it on the drums... but I do know how to do it on the turntables!"

Qbert recorded a new lesson with some simple ways to get melodic in your drum skratching. Originally inspired by hearing how drummers can create melodies with their drum kits by hitting different notes, Qbert breaks it down in skratch terms.

Find it from the Lessons Menu -> Skratching -> Level 5 -> "Melodies in Drumming".

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Jan 17

Jazzy Jeff, Z-Trip, A-Trak, Justin BUA & Cut Chemist talk about DJ Qbert

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"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

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Jan 3

Interview with Mr Cerdan: 2013 QSU Valedictorian

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mr cerdan - 2013 qsu valedictorian 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!

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Dec 18

Warflex: Scratch Nerds 2

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warflex: scratch nerds 2

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

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Dec 16

Reverse Clover Tear 3-Click Flares + Qbert's new drumming video

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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.

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Dec 11

Free Beginner Guitar Lessons Now Available!

Free beginner guitar lessons now available

Now you can access a brand new series of beginner guitar lessons for free! This easy-to-follow, step-by-step program offers high-definition video lessons that walk you through the fundamentals of learning acoustic guitar - including all the essential guitar chords, picking, strumming, easy acoustic guitar songs, and much more. Taught by the great guitarist Scott Law, Acoustic Guitar 101 is the perfect way to get you playing fast!

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Dec 11

Congrats to the 2013 QSU Valedictorian Mr Cerdan!

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mr cerdan qsu valedictorian Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! Please join us in congratulating the new 2013 QSU Valedictorian: it's Mr Cerdan from Seattle!!! This guy has been quietly killing it on QSU for some time now… if you'll recall he was also the winner of both the Stab and the Boomerang Battles we had here this year. He's on a roll and I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him.

He now joins the ranks of the elite group of QSU Valedictorians:

Zeke (2010)
Primo (2011)
IQ (2012)
Mr Cerdan (2013)

Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Mr Cerdan coming soon! In the meantime, check him out on YouTube below as his alter ego DJ Boski.

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