THE LOOP NEWSLETTER
Last Month's Features:
- A Farewell to Fat Beats
- New Workshop: Scratching the Surface
- DJ How To’s: Echo Transition Trick
- Free iPad? Yes Please!
INDABA: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
The Scratch DJ Academy Community
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!
DJ SPOTLIGHT
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.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
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
Check out this diverse 9 track compilation from the TTL fam.
Monthly Equipment Special
NI Battery 3
Producers, check out this powerful drum sampler software.
SCHOLARSHIPS
JMJ - Scratch offers one JMJ Scholarship to each Scratch DJ Academy location.
Grandwizzard Theodore - Scratch-NYC offers one GWT Scholarship to one local student.
DJ Irie - Scratch-Miami offers one DJ Irie Scholarship to one local student.
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