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The problem that constantly arises with these discussions is we aren’t speaking the same DJ language. One of the major downsides of the internet is that it puts way too many people who think they are right together, and nobody is listening. I don’t want that for us. I want us to approach this stuff in a communal hippie sort of way so we can all learn from each other and grow as artists, performers and passionate individuals.
What is Controllerism? The word “controllerism” is one of the least understood terms in modern DJ culture. DJ Moldover For historical perspective, the DJ/producer/instrumentalist Moldover coined the phrase (and developed the site) “controllerism”. In my mind, being a controllerist is very similar to being a turntablist; just remove the turntables and replace them with controllers. With That Being Said…Do You Want to Be One? The thing to remember is that using controllers is not controllerism, better known as digital DJing. A) Playing their own productions; Controllerism. A controllerist using a Traktor S4 controller Controllerism is the art and practice of using musical software controllers, e.g.
MIDI, Open Sound Control (OSC), joystick, etc., to build upon, mix, scratch, remix, effect, modify, or otherwise create music, usually by a Digital DJ or "controllerist". Controllerism developed at the peak of USB MIDI controller market around the year 2000. Often on the side of virtuoso performance art, controllerism is also a nod to traditional musicianship and instrumental-ism paired with modern computer sequencing software such as Ableton Live and Native Instruments Traktor. However a working knowledge of scales and chords is not necessarily required as the performers typically focus their efforts more on sequencing events, software effect and instrument manipulations using buttons, knobs, faders, keys, foot switches and pedals than on instrumental notes played in real time. Styles[edit] Controllerism - The ultimate resource for Controllerists, musicians, producers and performers who perform with a MIDI Controller.
Controllerism.com. Turntablism. BIO : Maria Chavez Sound Art. The Art Of Turntablism. The humble turntable has put music in a spin over the last 50 years - giving rise to a whole new genre of sound, artistic skill and culture.
The turntable has been used as a musical instrument since the 1940s and 1950s when experimental composers began sampling and creating music entirely produced by the turntable. However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the term ‘turntablism’ was coined. This definition marked a significant transformation in the role of the disk jockey (DJ), which had been evolving since the 1970s. Traditionally the role of the DJ was to play records on the turntable, mixing in one track after the other. The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more skilled. For many hip hop connoisseurs, DJs Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa are turntablism’s forefathers. Kool Herc is widely credited with developing the ‘break-beat’ technique which extends the break – the song’s climax – indefinitely. Turntablism. DJ vinyl turntable system Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using direct-drive turntables and a DJ mixer.
The word turntablist was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu[1] to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer to manipulate sound. The new term coincided with a resurgence of the art of hiphop-style DJ-ing in the 1990s. Some turntablist DJs use turntable techniques like beat mixing/matching, scratching and beat juggling. Some turntablists seek to have themselves recognized as traditional musicians capable of interacting and improvising with other performers. History[edit] This is the history of turntablism, a term most often used for contemporary DJs. Precursors[edit] Even earlier, Edgard Varèse experimented with turntables in 1930, though he never formally produced any works using them.