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Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus

Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus I’m sure Electronic Music DJs are going to pass out once they finally get their hands on Pioneer’s latest beast of a mixer. The DJM-900 Nexus is just outright sick!!! It’s been a while since their most popular DJM-800 had been updated; matter of fact it’s been 5 solid years, and the [...]

 

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This Month in DJ History

February marks the 28th year of the World DMC Championships. Beginning as a DJ mixing competition in London, DMC’s quickly spread around the globe, playing an integral part in establishing turntablism as an art form and putting scratch DJs on the map. The competition continues to develop with each passing year, including the announcement of an online anything goes style competition. Preliminary rounds for both live and online competitions are starting soon!

DMC Online Championship

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DJ SPOTLIGHT

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DJ Tim Martell

Holding a residency at NYC’s legendary Limelight by age 19, Tim Martell is truly a DJ’s DJ. Over the past decade, he’s expanded his music library to include tracks of all flavors, setting himself as a leader in cross-genre mixing. Traveling the globe, Tim has worked with MTV, AND1, Beyonce, the X-Games, Nike, NBC, the New York Jets, and Gucci on top of his numerous club gigs around NYC. Tim’s superior mixing abilities are also reflected in the success of his students at Scratch.

Learn more about DJ Tim Martell

 

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

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DJ Name: DJ Synapse

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY but soon to be Kauda, Sudan

Age: 29

Day Job: Neurosurgery Physician Assistant

See DJ Synapse's bio & interview on Facebook

 

 

Track of the Week: Secret Hangout Vol. 2

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Check out this diverse 9 track compilation from the TTL fam.

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Monthly Equipment Special

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NI Battery 3

Producers, check out this powerful drum sampler software.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

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JMJ - Scratch offers one JMJ Scholarship to each Scratch DJ Academy location.


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Grandwizzard Theodore - Scratch-NYC offers one GWT Scholarship to one local student.


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DJ Irie - Scratch-Miami offers one DJ Irie Scholarship to one local student.



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