TURNTABLE TECHNIQUE – 2ND EDITION
THE ART OF THE DJ
AUTHOR: STEPHEN WEBBER

SERIES: BERKLEE GUIDE
PUBLISHER: BERKLEE PRESS PUBLICATIONS
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER WITH CD

DESCRIPTION:
-LEARN TO PLAY THE TURNTABLE LIKE YOUR FAVORITE DJS AND CREATE YOUR OWN STYLE! THIS ESSENTIAL GUIDEBOOK AND COMPANION 2-RECORD SET TEACH YOU TO PLAY THE TURNTABLE AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. USE THIS FIRST-EVER TURNTABLE METHOD TO EFFECTIVELY MASTER TECHNIQUES AND TRICKS. INCLUDES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON: SETTING UP YOUR EQUIPMENT, SCRATCHING, BEAT MATCHING, MIXING, TRANSFORMING, CRABBING, CROSSFADER TECHNIQUE, CUTTING AND STABS.

-BOOK INCLUDES: PHOTOGRAPHS AND MUSICAL EXERCISES, TIPS ON HOW THE PROS SET UP THEIR GEAR FOR SCRATCH MIXING, AND A HISTORY OF DJING AND HIP-HOP CULTURE, PLUS INTERVIEWS WITH TOP DJS SUCH AS: DJ SWAMP (BECK), MIXMASTER MIKE (BEASTIE BOYS), DJ QBERT (INVISIBL SKRATCH PICKLZ), DJ KUTTIN KANDI (5TH PLATOON/ANOMOLIES), DJ A-TRAK (TEENAGE DMC/ITF WORLD CHAMPION), AND DJ CRAZE (THREE-TIME DMC WORLD CHAMPION). THE COMPANION RECORDS (TWO 7? EPS) PROVIDE SCORCHING GROOVES, PHAT BEATS, AND WICKED SCRATCH MATERIAL FOR DJS/TURNTABLISTS OF ANY LEVEL.