RT @NostalgicAbe: WTF?! Crave Aid? http://twitpic.com/s2gi4 - Is there an Amberrgerr in there?
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been working hard on this “SECRET LIFE OF BEATS” project. hoping to release it by Spring 2010. here’s a sneak peek of a track called “night cry”. hopefully you’ll love it :) stay tuned….
Me likey
DJ JAZZY JEFF AND MADD SKILLZ ON DISTORTION 2 STATIC
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”
— Albert Einstein (via grace-notes) (via quote-book)
Technics NOT discontinued..
It’s not very often that we have anything to post about Technics but rumours abound about the 1210MK5G being discontinued. So being the dutiful DJ hack that I am, rather than post rumour, I got FACTS. Clarification came from Panasonic UK to squash rumours. And It’s not what you might think.
UPDATE: For those of you using this story as some sort of gospel to refute the current (Nov 29 2009) Technics is dead rumour - this piece was written nearly 3 YEARS AGO. And as it turns out, despite the official word from Panasonic UK, the MK5 is still in plentiful supply, thus casting some doubt on any Technics rumour to be honest. So stop quoting this over and over again.
So here goes - the 1200MK5 and 1210MK5 WILL be discontinued leaving the 1210MK5G as the top of the range and most definitely NOT discontinued. It never was a limited edition, just a flagship special edition model. And the 1200 and 1210 MK2 will continue as normal. So now there’s some distance between the MK2 and MK5G models instead having a middle MK5 deck to confuse matters. So it’s vanilla Technics or the more expensive piano black extra pitched blue light luxury model left in the range.
In this case, less choice is better. Now you can make a very clear decision about which Technics to buy. Well that’s my opinion anyway.(via Skratchworx.com)
:-)
Skratchpad Tuesday Dec. 1st!
SKRATCHPAD—Tuesday, December 1st
:: EVERY 1ST & 3RD TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH ::
2 ROOMS OF DOPE MUSIC!
*SPECIAL SHOWCASE BY DJ QUEST FR BULLET PROOF SCRATCH HAMSTERS/SPACE TRAVELERZ!!! LIVE BEATS BY JERMSKI FR THE NOD FACTOR CREW. PLUS “INNOFADER” DEMO WITH SPECIAL GUEST ELLIOT MARX FR AUDIO INNOVATE. COME TRY OUT THEIR FADERS & LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR DJ PRODUCTS DURING THE Q&A SKRATCH SESSION!
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2 ROOMS OF MUSIC / POOL TABLE/ DRINK SPECIALS
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Swiftrock :: Teeko :: Ant-One :: Mista B
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Sir Tipp :: BeatsMe :: Max Kane :: Tyra from Saigon
DnZ :: DJ Fooders :: Kwest :: Erock707 :: Thatgirl
ShredOne :: Charlie Darker :: Deanski :: Mr. MuddBird
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DJ QUEST-
“Influenced by the hip-hop and electro styles of the early 80’s, DJ Quest has contributed to the DJ’s art form by bringing a more aggressive scratch tactic to the battle scene. Quest, featured in the Palm Pictures documentary SCRATCH, is a veteran of the DMC, New Music Seminar and countless other battles. Quest coined “Hamster Style,” a unique technique of reversing the set up of turntables into a mixer to facilitate new styles of scratching. Today the term and technique remain popular and are used by DJs worldwide. Quest is one of the founding members of Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters/Space Travelerz.” -http://www.myspace.com/djquestosahn
THE MAKERS OF INNOFADERS-
“Deep in the mad scientist labs at Audio Innovate, Elliot Marx embarks on the quest for the ultimate fader. Combining a durable construction, zero maintenance technology, and options to fit into any mixer, the InnoFader could set the new standard for DJ faders.”
-http://www.audioinnovate.com
My Top 3 Gig-bag Essentials (besides music)
1. Chapstick
Sometimes I get dry lips…yea.
2. Visine
Djing late night combined with stuffy club atmosphere and alcohol usually leaves my eyes looking all crazed out and stoned by the end of the night. Not cool, especially when you haven’t smoked at all and you got a special lady there witchu or perhaps tryin to holler @. I always make sure to pack a bottle of any basic Visine/ClearEyes/whatever brand redness relief/moisturizer visine to help me look awake+fresh+more sober. Heck, I’ll sometimes pack a Visine even when I’m NOT Djing a night.
3. Hand Sanitizer
Ok, I can’t even begin to stress how important this last one is, (especially 4 all you Serato DJs rotating w/ the same records). Shaking hands mixed with touching knobs, faders, records, laptops, drinks, whatever else you touch in a club = YUCKO. This is something that should go in EVERY club-goers bag/purse/pockets 4real. Bathrooms don’t always have soap, you KNOW people are gross, this should be a no-brainer. I promise you, this is definitely worth the investment.
Yupperz.
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Other gig bag essentials might include:
Business cards, Mix Cd’s, extra cables, headphones, needles, laptop charger, fliers, etc…
