These videos feature the work of Valerio Spoletini and V-Scratch. V-Scratch is a software/hardware environment which allows for unique visual interpretations in turntable composition. It transposes nuances made by the rotation of the record: the variations of speed, audio spectrum and volume into video. The physical act of spinning the record back and forth is… Read More V-Scratch Combines Turntablism & VJing
Can’t get enough Cox? British techno guru Carl Cox is bringing his Ultimate Carl Cox tour to the USA and Canada for the whole month of October. The techno master will visit seven cities in North America, including New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Cox will also be paying a visit to four cities in Canada, including… Read More Carl Cox Announces US Tour
UltraMixer is a DJ mixing program which lets you mix music in MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, WAV or CDs formats. UltraMixer claims to be the first DJ software in the world available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. There are three versions of UltraMixer available – a Free Edition and a Basic Edition for private… Read More Free DJ Software For Mac, PC, Linux
Promo for a new movie about the life a DJ in the Berlin electronic music scene, Berlin Calling. Berlin electronic music composer Martin (Paul Kalkbrenner), known as DJ Ickarus, is touring with his manager and girlfriend Mathilde (Rita Lengyel) from club to club around the globe and is about to release their biggest album to… Read More New Movie, Berlin Calling, Looks At Berlin Electronic Music Scene
SUCKADELIC A custom-styled “DJ Trooper” toy/artwork, produced by Medicom, 2008 Plastic, cloth and paper. 1:6 scale: 30.5 x 17.8 x 16.5 cm. (12 x 7 x 6.5 in). Signed on original packaging. This toy is unique and includes matching track suit, sneakers, mini headphones, double turntable stand with two records, and plastic case with twenty-one… Read More DJ Stormtrooper Plays Suckadelic Hits
The awesome DJ Mobile According to its creator, it was inspired by the song “God is a DJ” [from faithless] and the car of our HOLY-POPE. These two things were mixed together and there it was the DJ Mobile. The DJ Mobile is a functional artwork with a PA System built in. It can be… Read More Awesome DJ Mobile Puts The Party On Wheels
An overview and demo of the Livid Ohm VJ controller by Livid Instruments’ VJ gear guru Jay Smith. via Peter
Vinyl Record Day is August 12th, the anniversary of the day that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. That’s right – people have been spinning disks for over 130 years. That’s an amazing run for a technology. According to organizers: It is the goal of VRD to establish August 12th as a day for… Read More Celebrate Vinyl Record Day August 12th
Les Siècles orchestra is teaming up with pioneering techno DJ Carl Craig on October 18th for a unique musical experience at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, France. Versus is a unique event, bringing together an original mix of big names from a range of musical horizons, united by the desire to create and… Read More Carl Craig Versus Les Siècles Orchestra
Last year, we covered the introduction of the Livid Instruments Ohm DJ/VJ controller, and asked “Is this the coolest DJ controller yet?”. It looks like the answer is yes, at least for VJs. This month’s Remix magazine has a review of the Livid Ohm, and they call it a “one-stop shop for trigger-happy VJs”: “The… Read More Livid Instruments Ohm VJ Instrument Review
