Last Night A DJ Saved my Life Presenters introduce audience to
music Performers sets improvisational musician Shaman control the
crowd
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Early Radio 1920s first records played on air Records: no need
for live musicians in studio Legal disputes: some records not
allowed to be broadcasted Voice had no colour Black artist
opportunities
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The Disc Jockey Became on-air celebrities Attractive
personalities RocknRoll, Top 40 from early DJs In clubs/at dances:
Playing hits from the radio
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Hip Hops Early DJs Disco parties in Manhattan White, upper
class able to attend 12 record extended play of song Block parties
disco sounds but in Bronx - Free
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Kool Herc Parties in his apt building 1520 Sedgwick Ave, Bronx
Birthplace of Hip Hop The Father of Hip Hop
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Sound System Jamaica/reggae huge systems bass Kool Herc known
for sound system DJs would compete who had the best?
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Grandmaster Flash One of the first to start mixing records New
techniques: backspinning, scratching Popular with Furious Five
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Afrika Bambaataa Original Black Spades member Founder of Zulu
Nation As DJ: known for playing obscure records
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Grandwizard Theodore 1 st Scratching Doing something different
than just playing a record Student of Grandmaster Flash
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Grandmixer DST Herbie Hancock Rockit Did the scratching on the
song This song catapulted scratching to the mainstream First DJ to
win a Grammy award
Mid-Late 80s: MCs & their DJ Every popular MC or group had
their own DJ The DJ would produce the beat, scratch Performers
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Run DMC Jam Master Jay (RIP) Stetson hats/Adidas mainstream
success Died 2002 murdered Founded the Scratch DJ Academy
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Eric B & Rakim Hard beats Run DMC influence James Brown
samples Scratching
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Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince West Philadelphia (born &
raised) 1 st rap Grammy Parents Just Dont Understand
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Salt N Peppa Female MC group Their DJ - Spinderella
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Big Daddy Kane & Mr Cee Big Daddy Kane DJ Helped produce
Life After Death Notorious BIG
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth Soul & Jazz samples One of the
greatest Hip Hop producers New album in 2011
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Gang Starr DJ Premier Combined New York jazz with Hip Hop DJ
Premier - Hip Hops greatest producer - Wu-Tang, Nas, BIG, KRS1,
Jay-Z, 50cent, Snoop, etc
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Turntablism Turntablist One who touches or moves records,
mixers to manipulate sound Mixing, scratching, beat juggling Mid
1990s DJs disappeared from mainstream Underground movement
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The DMC World DJ Championships DMC = Disco Mix Club Annual DJ
comepetition 22 years World Champion titles solo & crews
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DJ Qbert Initially a DJ with Rock Steady Crew Partner: Mix
Master Mike (Beastie Boys) DMC Champ Crew: Invisibl Skratch
Piklz
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Beat Junkies Turntablist crew Established in 1992 California
Members have won DMC champs and more Performed with Cypress Hill
and other artists
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DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist DJ Shadow DJ & producer
Instrumental Hip Hop Cut Chemist LA scratch and sample DJ
Collaboration tour
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DJ Dopey & DJ A-Trak Canadian DJs Dopey Toronto A-Trak
Montreal A-trak 15 when he won World DMC Champ - Became Kanye Wests
tour DJ
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Sampling & Beat Digging Using parts of a record to create a
new beat Record collectors -Treasure hunting Looking for forgotten
music
