turntablism

I'd like to start by saying thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to register and vote on my DMC video. You all showed an amazing amount of support and kept me in the top 10. But, now, it's out of your hands. The top 10, as chosen by you, will now be judged by former DMC world champions and the best DJs from around the globe. By mid Monday we will know the official results and my ranking in the world as a turntablist. So, THANK YOU, over and over again. It means the world to me.
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Moving forward, look for more music from Disco Llama (we're releasing "EP2" when I'm done writing this) and more videos from me demoing products and other fun treats (new Pro Audio Star demo coming this month). Deuces.

-Dj Anubus

PS- I want to share this article from Chris Alker about turntablism. Written based on DMCs, it shares some good points about style and the shape of turntablism today. It also shares my video, so props!

Well, the time is finally upon us. As of Monday, August 8th at Noon o'clock, the voting for the DMC Online World Championship Finals is open to the public. To quote DMC...
"...that public voting begins from 5pm (GMT) on the 8th August. The public's TOP TEN will be finalized at 5pm (GMT) on Tuesday the 30th August at which point these ten performances will be handed over to the panel of DMC CHAMPIONS who will be watching and judging in every corner of the world."
So, as before I need your vote to get my routine into the hands of the final deciders, the DMC judges. So, I hope that you will take the time to sign up, vote and share my routine with your friends and family (note: your grandma loves dubstep beat juggles).

So, I have entered a submission for the new DMC Dj Battle online.
The way it works is people vote on the 2min videos of all of the Djs, for the next 2 weeks, and the 10 with the most votes get judged by official DMC judges. Those judges will pick 2 Djs to go on to the finals. So, I'm asking kindly that you go to
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http://www.dmcdjonline.com/vote.php
then go to my video at http://www.dmcdjonline.com/watch-video.php?vid=Nzc= after you sign up and give me a 5 star ranking to vote!
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and vote for me! (Dj Anubus) incase you forgot) Or, vote for who you think has the best routine. I think its me, and you should to but, to be fare if you think its someone else, which you do not, go ahead and vote for them (if you vote for someone else I will hunt you down and throw a burrito at you).

So, I said that this years DMCs for me were just for fun. I did it for a little inspiration and a little humility (which I got a giant hand full of). I am indeed a turntablist but, these days, quite the digital one. Vinyl only is, and hasn't been for years, my only body of work. So, to take cue points, loops, midi controllers and effects away from me strips me from my creative path and abilities. So, I was done... Then, I woke up (yes I know its 2pm) to this post on my favorite site skratchworx.com

http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=1562

So, I guess we'll wait and see if they allow midi controllers, effects and the like but, maybe my battle days aren't over. Simply to be a part of the first digital DMCs would be a lot of fun. This should push the creativity levels in the current dj scene a great deal (boy does it need it) so, we wait a year and then it (might) be on like donkey kong.

So, it's been a while since my last post and I apologize for that. I've been working on a number of things and the fruits of my labor will come to fruition this month. "What fruit?" You ask. Well, no weird, experimental or foreign fruit. Just your usual suspects but, damn is it fresh!

First up:

Grabbed this off of Mana's Facebook page. Just a little interview but, the part to watch is he's doing some pretty solid scratching on the Vestax Itch controller. I only point this out because the little controller with no real turntables is something most turntablists shy away from, if not shame. But, Mana's really making it work right here. If you're not familiar with Mana be sure to look him up on Youtube and http://djmana.com to see some serious turntablist techniques.

Step Aside the Mix Tape. Track listing after the jump.