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Depending on the records and tracks selected by the DJ and their turntablist style (e.g., hip hop music), a turntablist can create rhythmic accompaniment, percussion breaks, basslines or beat loops, atmospheric "pads", "stabs" of sudden chords or interwoven melodic lines.
Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names ...
Richard Quitevis (born October 7, 1969) known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert, [2] is a Filipino American turntablist and composer who has heavily influenced the History of DJing. He was awarded America's Best DJ in 2010, was DMC USA Champion 1991 (solo) and achieved titles as DMC World Champion in 1992 and 1993.
DJ Olive (also known as The Audio Janitor; born Gregor Asch) is an American disc jockey and turntablist. He is known for producing music generally in the electronic genre, with strong influences of dub, and free improvisation styles. He is widely credited with coining of the term "Illbient" in 1994.
DJ Steve Dee is a disc jockey and the creator of "The Funk" known to the world as beat juggling. Steve Dee was the founding member of the original DJ group "The X-Men" (today known as the X-Ecutioners) and helped to establish turntablism. DJ Steve Dee has worked with artists such as: Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
The International Turntablist Federation (ITF) was an organization which held a series of DJ battles during the rise of turntablism in the late 90s and early 2000s. The ITF is notable for introducing the concept of category competitions. [1] The categories included advancement, scratching, beat juggling, and team. [2] [3]
The club was founded by Tony Prince in 1983 as a DJ remix label which targeted professional disc jockeys and enthusiasts instead of the mass market. [16] [17] It resold megamixes and remixes, and published a weekly magazine. The company also began the magazine Mixmag before it was sold to the British media group EMAP in January 1997. [18]
Christopher Karns (born January 25, 1979) is an American turntablist, who won the 2011 DMC World DJ Championships. [1] He has also won the 2002 WSTC World Championships, six DMC Regional Championships, and three Redbull Thre3style Championships. [2] [3] He has produced songs for Method Man, Ahmad, Mayer Hawthorne and many more.