Turntablism is the art of using the turntable as a musical instrument. DJ Shortkut explains turntablism in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Shortkut starts with the very basics of ...

SCRATCH: Documentary. Starring Qbert, Afrika Bambaataa, Rob Swift, Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Shadow. Directed by Doug Pray. (R. 91 minutes. At the Lumiere and the Shattuck in Berkeley.) Filmmaker Doug ...

Art Basel visitors can expect to hear scratching sounds coming from the old-fashioned turntables at Las Rosas this Thursday. Scratches That Matter, debuting during Miami Art Week, is a party designed ...

Mike Relm is a pioneer working in the medium of video turntablism. Mashing up snippets of video and music in a live setting and incorporating the scratching and other DJ tricks of traditional ...

If you've ever fancied becoming a DJ, then an event happening later this month will give you the chance to give it a try and see if you've got what it takes. Leicester-based arts and education ...

ScratchML is a new file format released at this year’s Art Hack, designed to allow detailed analysis of turntablism-style DJ performances. ScratchML is a new file format released at this year’s Art ...

Turntablism, as it’s come to be known, is the reinvention of the deejay in the face of hip-hop’s bloated glamor game. Through competitions, deejays have created their own star system, and the ...