These DMC World Team Champions play a lush turntable orchestration live. Very impressive.
San Francisco’s premier mash-up party Bootie is featured as one of the “101 best and wildest parties in America” in this month’s issue of Spin. Apparently they’ve never been to a Bootie afterparty (a.k.a. “after-PartyBen“) else we’d see that on the list, too! Congratulations to Bootie promoters A + D — keep up the great [...]
Beatmixed reader Scott recently tipped us off to an Apple patent which provides details about a tempo control feature. Could this mean that “real” beatmixing with an iPod is on the way?
Apparently the Barenaked Ladies (remember them?) have posted a track from their upcoming album as a multitrack remix-ready single, complete with 4 tracks of discrete audio. They are also selling an 11 track version of the song if 4 channels isn’t enough. It’s not clear under what license they are releasing this material, but [...]
Check out this hilarious blog post poking fun at DJ culture. Everyone’s a DJ these days, right?
Learn more than you really ever cared to know about the “Amen” (pronounced “Ah-men”) break in this YouTube audio documentary. Is this guy a serious trainspotter or what?
Flipping through a recent mailout from Guitar Center, I noticed an interesting new offering from Ortofon — the “Digitrack Cartridge.” This cartridge is supposedly designed specifically for digital DJs using timecoded vinyl systems like Serato or Final Scratch. It boasts “low wear, high output, and the best mix and scratch ability.” Wondering if it was [...]
It’s that time of month — San Francisco’s mash-up party Bootie is this Friday, June 9th at the DNA Lounge! This month, Bootie is proud to present a live DJ mashup performance from the masterminds of CRFTP (Creative Remixes For The People) – DJs Mei-Lwun and Ean Golden. These two will be DJing together, [...]
Peter Forret provides a great round-up of Numark’s latest and greatest digital DJ solutions.
Ever wanted to copy a record? If you can get together the silicone and liquid plastic, this do-it-yourself vinyl duplication method seems like a fun project.