Remix Resample Reuse
Native Instruments continues it’s video campaign showing the newest TRAKTOR technology in the mix.
Current DMC World Champion DJ Shiftee demonstrates his heavy-weight setup in an astounding new performance video. Watch him use TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the X1 and MASCHINE in an exclusive turntablism tricknology routine.
Creating a live dubstep remix of the Dead Prez classic “Hip Hop”, Shiftee shows off the power and creativity of working with custom cue points and performance effects.
This little ‘commercial’ has been put up by Native Instruments on youtube.
NI presents three vids showing some really hot controllerism routines by DMC Champion DJ Rafik using the new NI controllers!
Rafik is showing is high-class skills using his turntable combined with the NI controller MASCHINE and the upcoming X1 hardware. Check the vids, Rafik is really choppin it up.
I really dig DJ Enferno and his amazing Live Remix Project (LRP).
“The Live Remix Project is a one-man symphony incorporating turntables, instruments, effects and samplers that combines musical virtuosity with technical proficiency.
DJ Enferno records sounds from his turntables and keyboards and then affects and mixes those sounds live. Instead of mixing between two turntables, he is managing up to 20 sources of sound at a time.
Moldover’s new Album Circuit Board Instrument is out! The new CD, over 3 years in the making, not only delivers gorgeously diverse music with meaning and musical mastery, it completely redefines what it means to “play an album”…
Moldover’s CD packaging itself is a new musical instrument! The CD is mounted on a custom designed circuit board, intricately patterned and powering a “light-Theremin”. You play the artwork and it makes sound! Only the musical supervillain genius of Moldover could develop something so stunningly innovative.
“Available worldwide now: AKAI APC 40″
Today AKAI released the APC 40 – Ableton Performance Controller. Ableton and Akai worked in a joint partnership to create the APC40, a Controller specifically designed as Ableton Live control surface.
To me this new Ableton controller looks very intresting and I really want to get my hands on it!
The first time I heard about controllerism was watching a video by Moldover on youtube.
Matt Moldover is known as “The Godfather of Controllerism”, and has become the inspiration for a new generation of DJs and musicians interested in moving “beyond the decks.”
Famous for building, hacking, and playing controllers with virtuosic skill, Moldover’s dynamic performances with his custom instruments, guitar, and Ableton Live software are bringing new life into electronic music and takes DJing to the next level.
“DjTechTools.com is the cutting edge web community dedicated to digital djing.”
Ean Golden is publishing great articles on controllerism, digital djing and everything that goes with that topic.
As a DJ, producer and writer living in San Francisco, Ean travels around the world playing shows, developing new performance technolgy and writing about digital djing.
The site features really good reviews, news and tutorials, and underlines it all with lots of great vids!!!
One of my objectives at Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 was getting the latest info on new Vestax gear.
To my surprise the Vestax booth was pretty small and didn’t really stick out between all the different manufacturers. I rather had a hard time finding their booth at all.
News at the Vestax booth were also pretty rare and to my surprise the exhibited products mainly focused on digital dj equipment. Only two turntables and a few mixers were issued.
About two weeks ago I stumbled across the following article:
“Controller DJs in Germany & Austria!
Vestax presents a new style battle for those who have mastered the skills of DJing with midi.
Send a 10min video of your mix with a Vestax midi controller to our German distribution wether via e.-mail or regual mail. The deadline is March 15th …
4 winners will be selected to battle at the finals in Frankfurt, April 3rd 2009.”
