DJ History: Tony Prince and the DMC
Wed, 06/25/2014 - 4:03pm
Tony Prince is a legend in turntablism. Founder of the DMC [organization / DJ competition], he has been instrumental in driving forward the art form, providing a platform for countless DJ innovators to amaze audiences by masterly manipulating records in real-time. Not only that, the videos of the competition have inspired countless others to become DJs themselves. Indeed, ArtistWorks might not even have a Qbert Skratch University if it wasn’t for the DMC competitions which inspired so many to first get hold of turntables and start skratching.
As the build-up to the 2014 DMC World Finals in London in October heats up, a video documenting the history of the competition has been released by the DMC to celebrate 30 years of supporting DJing excellence. It's just Part 1 so far, which provides excellent context into the history of the organization as well as commentary from the man who started it all, Tony Prince.
New Lesson in Level 2: Stewie Swirl
Thu, 06/19/2014 - 12:06pm
There's a new lesson in Level 2, it's a variation of the Stewie skratch called the "Stewie Swirl" - don't forget to try the looper tool on the lessons too! Set the In and Out points and watch whatever little section you want on repeat. Also don't forget to submit for the Stewie Skratch Battle, deadline is Monday, June 23!
Lessons --> Level 2 --> Stewie Swirl
Warflex: D-Styles Speed Booster App
Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:32pm
Thud Rumble has released their latest app in their series of Speed Booster Loopers, this time from the one and only D-Styles. Featuring beats from the Wax Fondler himself, this is another great tool to keep on hand for your skratch training. As with all the Warflex Looper Apps, you can adjust the BPM plus or minus 50, or you can set it to manually increase by 1% every 20 seconds - perfect for speed training!
Download the app from the links below:
DJ Adex wins / New Lesson / New Battle: The Stewie Skratch
Mon, 06/02/2014 - 2:40pm
And the winner of the Freddy Battle is… DJ Adex! He had the best overall demo of this unique skratch combo, although there were some great other entries as well. Since these winning entries are linked to from the official Lesson Page, it's really important that we can see what both hands are doing. Congrats to Adex, be sure to check out his video from the Freddy Skratch lesson page in Level 2!
Here's a tip: be sure to record your video at an angle that shows both your record and fader hands so we can see everything you're doing. Students are going to be studying all these videos forever so we want to make it as easy for them as possible.
Next Battle: The Stewie Skratch - Deadline to submit is Monday, June 23!
We have also uploaded an official Stevie Skratch lesson in Level 2, find it in the curriculum:
Lessons --> Level 2 --> Stewie Skratch
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