Scratching
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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
A DJ scratching a record
In the mid-1970s in the South Bronx, a young teen DJ named "Grand Wizzard Theodore" (right) invented the "DJ scratch" technique. Other DJs, like Grandmaster Flash, took the technique to higher levels.
Disc jockey
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A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs, club DJs, mobile DJs, and turntablists. Originally, the "disc" in
Scratching
…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…
DJ Pete Rock performing at Rahzel and Friends – Brooklyn Bowl, 2016
DJ booth in a nightclub, consisting of three CDJs (top), three turntables for vinyl records and a DJ mixer
Club DJ Robert Hood, Dublin, Ireland 2009
Sweden's first female disc jockey was Jill Wernström (1971)