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His real name is Jimmy Da Costa Santos. [2] He becomes DJ at twenty. [3] His DJ's name is inspired by the song "Skills" of the American hip hop duo Gang Starr with the rapper Guru and DJ Premier. [4] He has received influence from DJ's such as Cut Killer, Netik, Troubl, Unkut, D-Styles, Ligone, LL Cool DJ, Rafik, Craze, I-emerge. [5]
Two turntables and a microphone" is the basic concept of a DJ's equipment. This phrase describes turntables (phonographs) and a microphone connected to a mixer. The DJ uses the mixer's crossfader to fade between two songs playing on the turntables. Fading often includes beatmatching.
The DJ then moves the record forward while simultaneously closing the previously opened channel ending the first sound. Then, in a reverse fashion, the DJ opens the channel while moving the record backwards creating a more controlled sounding "baby scratch". Done in quick succession it sounds as though a chirp sound is being produced.
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback DJ Turner II made such a big play on Friday that a lot of defenders on the sideline started chanting his name. Turner made a two-hand swat to break up a fade to wide ...
In the 1980s, when Brennan and Ladd were a presence on the Compton streets, a young DJ Quik released an underground rap song called "Blondie," describing Brennan. Brennan and Ladd are featured in the Noisey/Vice.com film The Story Of 'Fuck Tha Police' , starring N.W.A members Ice Cube and DJ Yella discussing the making of their eponymous ...
James Zabiela is a DJ and producer from Southampton, England. [2] In his early years his signature style was a fusion of Breakbeat and progressive house music; more recently, however, he is regarded as a progressive house, techno and acid house DJ although his use of Breakbeat music is still key to some parts of his sets.
Manufacturers joined with computer DJing pioneers to offer professional endorsements, the first being Professor Jam (a.k.a. William P. Rader), who went on to develop the industry's first dedicated computer DJ convention and learning program, the "CPS (Computerized Performance System) DJ Summit", to help spread the word about the advantages of ...
Blaqkout received widespread critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. Allmusic rated the album with 3 and a half stars and wrote Just like the similarly titled 2009 album from Method Man and Redman, DJ Quik and Kurupt's Blaqkout is a throwback triumph that succeeds thanks to the hip-hop veterans' superior chemistry and informal attitude.