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
Scratch (2001) is a documentary film, directed by Doug Pray, that looks at the birth and evolution of hip-hop disc jockeys (DJs), scratching and turntablism. Interviewees include: Grand Wizard Theodore (the inventor of the scratch) Grand Mixer Q-bert Grand Mixer DXT, Z-Trip Mix Master Mike Rob Swift DJ Premier Afrika Bambaataa Jazzy Jay Cut Chemist… Read More Scratch Documentary Explores Birth Of Scratching & Turntablism
In this video, Grand Wizard Theodore demos the Scratchophone. The Scratchophone is a cool portable DJ instrument created by Thierry Alari. Here’s Alari’s answers to common questions about the Scratchophone:
Ammobox:lite is a free ensemble for Reaktor that promises to be “the shift in the way people will think about turntablism”: With ammobox you can layer samples into a ‘stream’ and scratch the stream, this allows for asyncronous sample triggering and layered effects that would be impossible otherwise. Microscopically you could say that ammobox is… Read More Free Turntablism Ensemble For Reaktor
Wikki-wikki-wikki! Students at Berklee College of Music are throwing their hands in the air. The school has announced that it will be offering the first college classes in turntablism, the art of scratching. Boston’s Berklee College of Music, one of the leading institutions for the study of contemporary music, is breaking new ground in music… Read More Turntablism to be Taught at Berklee College of Music
