Turntable Technique - DJs

Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style.This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teaches you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Using this first-everturntable method techniques and tricks can be mastered quickly and effectively.Turntable Technique: The Art Of The DJ comes with step-by-step instructions on Scratching Beat Matching Mixing TheTransformer The Crab Crossfader Technique Cutting Stabs. The book includes photographs and musical exercises tips on how the pros set up their gear for scratch mixing and a history of DJing and hip-hop culture.Featuring interviews with top DJs including DJ Swamp (Beck) MixMaster Mike (Beastie Boys) DJ QBert (Invisibl Skratch Picklz) DJ Kuttin Kandi (5th Platoon/Anomolies) DJ A-Trak (Teenage DMC/ITF World Champion)and DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion).The companion records provide scorching grooves phat beats and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level. Use two copies to beat match the first twotracks on side one (both at 110.4 bpm) and create your own crossfader remixes. Play along with the scratching exercises on side two.

The DJ Starter Handbook-DJ like a pro on any type of gear! Spin Now! puts you on the fast track to DJing whether you want to be a digital DJ or vinyl junkie. In this book and accompanying DVD-ROM Los Angeles DJ world-class turntablist producer and classroom instructor DJ Shortee teaches you everything you need to know so you can start mixing tunes like the pros.From CDJs turntables and DJ mixers to DJ Software MIDI controllers and more discover the tools of the trade and how to choose which are best for you.Learn how to set up different gear and how to operate it correctly.Find out where to get music and how to select your tunes inorder to create your own unique sound.Learn how to identify beats count music sync tempos and match keys.Master the basics of cueing scratching and droppin' on the ?one.?Learn how to create seamless mixes through beat matching blending and EQing.Discover useful practice techniques get advice on how to promote yourself learn how to survive your first gig and more!The included DVD-ROM contains specific exercises directly correlating with lessons in the text including material that lets you play along in real time. Each technique is taught using both CDJs and turntables and can easily be applied to any DJ software and controllers. No matter what equipment you use Shortee's lessons are essential to learning how to DJ like a pro! Want to become a Pro DJ? Learn from one.