Turntablism
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Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes, and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ
DJ Qbert manipulating a record turntable at a turntablism competition in Lyon in 2006
World premiere of the Tri-Phonic Turntable, July 14, 1997, London
Record producer Jazzy Jeff manipulating a record turntable in England in 2005.
Sid Wilson of Slipknot operating direct-drive turntables at Mayhem Festival in 2008.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
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Jeffrey Allen Townes, better known by his stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff, is an American DJ, music producer and actor. He was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, along with Will Sm
Turntablism
…Philadelphia, where the climate for the return of the DJ was created by inventing transformer scratching. 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…
DJ Jazzy Jeff in 2011
DJ Jazzy Jeff in Hamburg, Germany in 2002