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15 Levels of Turntablism

15 Levels of Turntablism

Scratching records on a turntable takes a bit of practice to even get the basics right. In this video from Wired, DJ Shortkut shows us just how far you can take the art of turntablism by gradually ramping up the difficulty level. He does a great job explaining each technique, so it serves as an excellent tutorial too.

DJ Paraglides Over the Alps

DJ Paraglides Over the Alps

(PG-13: Language) SUAT is known for performing his sets on a chest-mounted portable DJ rig, which lets him take and make music wherever he goes. Recently, he took to the skies for some tandem paragliding over the Austrian Alps. After a shaky start, he cranked out some party jams on his digital turntables.

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Hercules DJControl Mix

Hercules DJControl Mix

This awesome Bluetooth wireless controller connects to iOS and Android devices to provide a full set of controls for live DJ sets. It works in concert with Algoriddim djay software and music streaming services. In the hands of a talented performer like DJ Carlo Atendido, it’s truly an impressive bit of kit.

Jay-D DIY DJ Mix Table

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Learn about electronics, soldering, coding, and more with this DIY DJ kit from CircuitMess. The mini DJ console can play and crossfade between tracks, control BPM, and apply equalization. It has a built-in Class D amp and two 5-watt speakers. Also available with a tool kit. Save 20% with code WELOVEDAD through 6.20.2021.

Chinese Man: Step Back

Chinese Man: Step Back

Directors Fred & Annabelle created of the most slickest music videos we’ve seen in a while. Thousands of nondescript characters face off at a city intersection, while DJ Chinese Man keeps the beat going from the tallest amp stack we’ve ever seen. From the album Shikantaza.

The Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra

The Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra

To celebrate the 67th anniversary of the first LP sold in Japan, Panasonic gathered 30 of the world’s best DJs to perform composer Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, which was in the first commercial LP record ever sold.

NPR: DJ Premiere & The Badder Band

NPR: DJ Premiere & The Badder Band

(PG-13: Language) NPR Tiny Desk Concert chose the perfect guest for its first DJ set. DJ Premiere and his live musicians The Badder Band performed some of the producer’s best hits, including tracks from KRS-One, his buddy Royce Da 5’9″ and of course Gang Starr.

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Michael, The Weeknd & Phil

Michael, The Weeknd & Phil

(PG-13: Language) Zveki put together this fantastic mashup of music from Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, and The Weeknd. The track blends together Starboy, In the Air Tonight, and They Don’t Care About Us, resulting in They Don’t Care About the Starboy in the Air.

DJ Brace Spins Some Magic

DJ Brace Spins Some Magic

A fantastic performance by DJ Brace as he shows off his dexterity and timing between his twin turntables and mixing board. These days, the discs control digital sounds instead of analog ones – but he’s still got mad skills.

DJ Pizza Box

DJ Pizza Box

As a promotional stunt, Pizza Hut UK worked with printed electronics outfit Novalia to create a unique cardboard pizza box, which can be used to control smartphone DJ apps via Bluetooth. We wonder if it still works if you got cheese and tomato sauce on it.

Tape Deck Scratching

Tape Deck Scratching

If you thought that scratching tracks on turntables was old school, check out this 1991 footage of Latvian DJ Modris “Mr. Tape” Skaistkalns mixing tracks using a pair of tape decks as his medium. So when is reel-to-reel going to become a hipster trend?

DJ Tears It up

DJ Tears It up

DJ VEKKED puts today’s all-digital DJs to shame, spinning, scratching and fading his sounds the old school way, with a pair of turntables and a mixer. He’s still controlling digital samples, but with serious analog skills.

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Tha TrickaZ: Pushing More Buttons

Tha TrickaZ: Pushing More Buttons

(PG-13 Lyrics) An impressive live performance by the digital remix duo of Tha TrickaZ, loaded with iconic audio samples from music, TV shows, and movies. See if you can name all the tracks. We love that they snuck the Robocop theme in.

Emulator ELITE DJ Controller

Emulator ELITE DJ Controller

Smithson Martin’s limited edition Emulator ELITE is an all-in-one digital DJ system with a large see-through touchscreen, on-board Mac Mini, Lumen 3000 Projector and Motu 4-pre sound card, providing an instant kit for pro DJs.

Pacemaker for iPad

Pacemaker for iPad

Pacemaker is a DJ app for the iPad designed to be easy to use. It lets you mix your iTunes songs, and it can access tracks in Spotify as well. By our estimate that gives you around 5.3 bajillion song combinations.

Pepperdecks Djoclate II

Pepperdecks Djoclate II

With 2 inputs, 1 output, 2 full-size faders, bass kill switches and the newly added Bluetooth accessibility and monitor function, the pocket-sized Djoclate II music mixer could easily get your next party started.

The DJ Strikes Back

The DJ Strikes Back

DJ Scratch Bastard tears up the turntables at Scribble Jam a few years back, perfectly mixing in Star Wars sounds with his performance. Stick around for the truly Imperial finish.

Philips DJ Dock

Philips DJ Dock

An imposing speaker dock for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The FWP3200D has two turntable docks, 300W speakers, a USB port, 3.5mm in and out and two mic sockets. Mini speaker version too.

AraabMUZIK Speed Test

AraabMUZIK Speed Test

We already knew that he had fast fingers, but here we get to see just how speedy AraabMUZIK’s digits are. The guys at eMusic put him to the test, setting off lights with his fingers – with impressive results.

Fast Finger Dubstep

Fast Finger Dubstep

Producer/DJ raabMUZIK shows off his insane finger skills in this live dubstep performance. One Youtube commenter summed it up best: “this guy does a better Skrillex than Skrillex.”

AIAIAI TMA-1 Fool’s Gold

AIAIAI TMA-1 Fool’s Gold
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A limited edition of the TMA-1 DJ headphones made with the help of hip hop and electronic label Fool’s Gold. It has an angled stereo plug and a cable lock so you stay connected while mixing beats.

ZHM (Music Video)

ZHM (Music Video)

(NSFW?) This video is for French DJ duo Mustard Pimp’s new single ZHMbut we’re thinking it should be called WTF. Here’s a hint: yeah that’s a puppet, but it isn’t being controlled with a hand.

DJ Kittens

DJ Kittens

Where it’s at, they’ve got two turntables and a microphone – and three orange tabby kittens who apparently have latent dj talent. We’re canine lovers but let’s face it – dogs couldn’t do this.

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