QSU Valedictorian 2013: Search Is On
Tue, 11/26/2013 - 5:18pm
***Less than 1 Week Remains to Submit for the 2013 QSU Valedictorian Battle!***
The deadline to submit is Sunday Dec. 1... the day before the Black Moon... Stay tuned.
Don't regret not entering, just do it! It's your time to shine.
The rules are pretty simple: just submit a 1 Minute Video of your illest skratching to the "Battle" Category (please label it "Valedictorian 2013" so we know you're going for it). That's it! Watch the last few Welcome Videos for some tips and clues as to what Q's looking for in these videos... it could be you!
Musical Translations with Fredo Ortiz
Mon, 11/25/2013 - 12:44pm
Topics: qsu
Percussion is the foundation of so many things, and skratching is one of them. Qbert was recently visited by Fredo Ortiz (@Bongoloidz), who's been playing percussion with the Beastie Boys since 1996 (watch out for that cuica!). There's a lot we can learn from percussionists, since many of the same concepts can be applied to the turntables. In these 3 new lessons Qbert helps translate some musical ideas of Fredo's percussion into skratching. Click on links below or find them in the Guest Professors area!
Scratch Nerds II - Now Available from Craze & Klever
Tue, 11/05/2013 - 11:00am
DJ Craze and DJ Klever have just released the long awaited sequel to Scratch Nerds, their highly regarded album from 2002 that showcases their ridiculous scratch skills - as well as their own production. It took almost 12 years, but the Scratch Nerds are back! This time featuring a very impressive array of guest skratchers that include Qbert, A-Trak, Ruckazoid, Teeko, Chris Karns, and D-Styles.
"Basically we got like the best skratchers of all time. I'm very proud of this." - DJ Craze
Listen/Download Scratch Nerds II on SoundCloud!
Skratch Theory Lesson on Swing
Tue, 10/29/2013 - 4:25pm
Topics: qsu
It's amazing how just a bit of swing can change everything. This was the first of the "Skratch Theory" concepts that blew my mind. I'd been skratching pretty consistently for around 9 years when I submitted my first video to Qbert for his review back in 2009. Qbert Skratch University was still under construction - the lessons had all been recorded, the website had been built, but it hadn't been launched to the public. Lucky for me, as an integral insider at ArtistWorks, I had access to everything. So when it came time to test out the new Video Exchange system, I was actually the first person to get video feedback from Qbert. It was a humbling experience to say the least.
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