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A DJ scratching a record. Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two records simultaneously.
Developed by DJ Spinbad, DJ Cash Money and DJ Jazzy Jeff, transforming was basically clicking the fader on and off while moving a block of sound (a riff or a short verbal phrase) across the stylus. Expanding the tonal as well as rhythmic possibilities of scratching, the transformer scratch epitomized the chopped-up aesthetic of hip hop culture.
Turntablist Transcription Methodology, or TTM, is a notation system for scratching and turntablism.The system was founded by John Carluccio in 1997. [1] A booklet detailing the system was written and published by John Carluccio, industrial designer Ethan Imboden and Raymond Pirtle (DJ Raedawn) in 2000. [2]
The International Turntablist Federation (ITF) was an organization which held a series of DJ battles during the rise of turntablism in the late 90s and early 2000s. The ITF is notable for introducing the concept of category competitions. [1] The categories included advancement, scratching, beat juggling, and team. [2] [3]
Scratching: Although the invention of record scratching as a form of adding to the musical entertainment is generally credited to Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash perfected the technique and brought it to new audiences. Scratching, along with punch phrasing, exhibited a unique aspect of party DJing: instead of passively spinning ...
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The Invisibl Skratch Piklz are an American group of turntablists.. The members of the group were originally hip-hop DJs, who were among the pioneers of the turntablism movement in the 1990s; turntablists create musical pieces by mixing samples from records, and by using multiple turntables as instruments.
Theodore Livingston (born March 5, 1963), better known as Grand Wizzard Theodore, is an American musician and DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of the scratching technique. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In addition to scratching, he gained credibility for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected.