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Jul 23
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a-trak and qbert

Q's longtime friend and former crew member DJ A-Trak weighs in on a current debate going on in the DJ world... read the full peice on Huffington Post or just click on the image!

"I come from the most technical tradition of hip hop DJing, known as turntablism. I practiced daily for years with monastic discipline, learning and creating intricate patterns of scratching, beat juggling and trick mixing. To me there is a certain romance to this arcane craft. To me this is DJing, an art that fascinates because it's a subversive way of playing music." - A-Trak

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Jul 5
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dirtstyle challengeThe Date: Sunday June 24th, 2012

The Location: Berkeley, California
 
The Event: Dirtstyle Vinyl Challenge 
 
The Challenge: Use the 3 randomly selected Dirtstyle records to compete for the title of DIRTSTYLE MASTER   
 
The Rules: NO LAPTOPS - Only preselected Dirtstyle records allowed
 
But first...  
 
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Jul 2
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I've been waiting for something like this ever this I first heard the World Famous Beat Junkies get down. Big up LRG for putting this together - features exclusive footage and interviews with the Beat Junkie Massive (also Jazzy Jeff, Qbert, A-Trak, and more). I've always said they are the perfect combination of well rounded DJs: mixing, juggling, skratching, selection, production... what CAN'T they do? 

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Jun 26
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Billy Jam (Hip Hop Slam) was in NYC last weekend for the DMC Regional and US Supremacy Battle...  Read the full write up on Billy Jam's Amoeba Blog!

 

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May 24
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..and now some words from Tre Tuna:

Hello, my name is Tre Tuna, a standing member of QSU for over a year now. I wrote and posted what you are about to read on my Facebook fan page a couple nights ago as a response to two things:

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May 10
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New in the Helpful Hints Section!  Qbert goes behind the camera and interviews The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff about overcoming the "fear factor" when it comes time to completing projects... Plus, the importance of balancing Business and Creativity.  Jeff's advice? "Approach every project like it's your first."

 

 

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Apr 13
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What do you guys think of the current state of DJ battles? Love to see some more QSU students get in on this discussion going on at DJ Tech Tools... 

 

 

 

 

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Apr 10
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Greetings Skratch Nerds! New welcome message up with a special cameo from B-Boy Bailrok “Bailrok” is the youngest member of the world famous ‘Rock Steady Crew’.  He is also in ‘Future Funk’, a hip hop dancing duo that made their way onto the televised competition show ”America’s Got Talent” with his 5 year old partner, Baby Boogaloo.  In addition, he is part of a Las Vegas Hip Hop crew called ‘Prodigy’ that has competed in many competitions including World Hip Hop International.   With just a decade of life under his belt, Bailrok is already taking the dancing scene by storm and isn’t slowing down.  His potential and possibilities are limitless and his future is blindingly bright. If you're looking for that incredible 8 minute jam with Dana Leong and Sly Tee, we moved it right here in Turntable TV under Freestyles: 

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Mar 28
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Big ups to DJRu01 and Supaphonik for winning the Super Seal 4D Contest: How to Upload a Video to QSU!

The winning videos will be featured on the front page for a week! Be on the look out for their videos in Helpful Hints as well! Congrats fellas, you got a signed copy of Super Seal 4D coming your way! 

 

 

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Mar 26
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New QnA from Supaphonik up in the Training Dojo... Great for practicing Level 2 skratches: Orbits, Tips, OG Flares, Stabs, Military, Drills, Dices, Aquamans, Baby Steps, California Rolls, Clover Tears... all the way to Joe Cooleys! 

 

 

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