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[TVR] Vekked 2013 DMC Online Round 4

The 2013 Online DMC Championships of 2013 are going on right now and the competition is definitely getting intense. Last week I brought you Redmist's Round 4 performance that I thought was a sure-fire win. It turns out that Round 4 is now in the books and Vekked takes top honors with an incredible performance of crisp scratching and a great overall performance. Check out Vekked Round 4's first place performance as he tears it up on the Rane mixer Sixty-Two and a pair of Stanton STR8-150 turntables.

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[Video] Rane Sixty-Two Z Unboxing & First Impressions

A few short months ago, we reviewed the Rane Sixty-One Serato Scratch Live Professional DJ mixer which boasts great build quality and an interal SSL soundcard interface so that DJ's can connect vinyl or CD timecode for digital music playback via computer. The new Rane Sixty-Two mixer builds upon the SSL interface and high-quality craftsmanship of the Sixty-One by adding on-board MIDI controls so that DJ's can trigger cue points, samples, Loops, and effects. Rane recently sent us a brand new Sixty-Two Z Limited Edition (with cool Z-trip Artwork & Pro RCA Cables) mixer for a complete video and written review that will be completed shortly, so watch this space. Watch the Unboxing & First Impressions video after the jump.

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[TVR] DJ toMU Rips it up On the Pioneer DJM-T1

The Pioneer DJM-T1 is a heavy-duty Traktor Scratch Certified two-channel professional-grade DJ mixer with built in Traktor MIDI controls for many of the advanced DJ software features such as loop, samples, hot cues, effects and much more. The Pioneer DJM-T1 exhibits all of the classic and well-known Pioneer Mixer build quality with a full-metal chassis, sturdy faders, and reinforced knobs. Check out this episode of Turntablist Video Friday to see DJ toMU rip it up on the Pioneer DJM-T1 and a classic set of 1200's inside.

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[Video] Redmist 2013 DMC Online Round 4

The 2013 Online DMC Championships of 2013 are going on right now and I'm constantly taking a look at the turntablists work to see who's doing what. Round 4 is now in the books and Redmist takes second place with an incredible performance of scratching, juggling, drumming, and everything else in between. Check out Redmist's Round 4's second place performance as he rips it up on the Rane mixer and a pair of Vestax PDX-2000's.

[TVR] Memorial Day 2013 Freestyle DJ Set #1

On Memorial Day (Monday 5/27) I hit the decks for a quick freestyle session on the one's and two's and the following video is what you get! I chose some songs from my newest Mixtape called "DJ Blaze - Blazing Cuts (May 2013)" which just dropped yesterday on this very same site. The Blazing Cuts mixtape series is the tracks that I choose for a particular month of the hottest songs on DJbooth.net. Check out my quick freestyle session and download my latest mixtape after the jump.

[Video] Asian Hawk 2013 DMC Online Round 3

The 2013 Online DMC Championships of 2013 are going on right now and I'm constantly taking a look at the turntablists work to see who's doing what. Round 3 is now complete and Asian Hawk takes top honors with an incredible performance of scratching, juggling, drumming, and everything else in between. Check out Asian Hawks Round 3 winning performance as he rips it up on the Traktor Kontrol Z2 and a pair of Technics.

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[Video] Native Instruments: Hello Tokyo! Launch Party

Native Instruments has finally opened its offices in Tokyo, Japan in order to maintain an active presence in the booming music industry of the country. In celebration of the new location, Native Instruments held a Hello Tokyo! Launch Party at Womb (Tokyo's premier nightclub) right in Japan. Amongst the guests were the CEO of Native Instruments, Daniel Haver, along with top DJ's Jamie Jones, Darren Price, DJ Craze, Baku, Kaito and other leading Japanese artists. Check out the video for a behind-the-scenes look at the event after the jump.

[TVR] Chris Karns - How To Set A Trap

For this week's Turntablist Video Friday series we'll see Chris Karns (2013 Master of the Mix Competitor, 2011 DMC USA & World Champion, 3x Red Bull Thre3style Winner, and touring DJ For Yelawolf) ripping it up on the Technics 1200's along with a Rane Sixty-Two mixer and the Serato DJ software. Check out Chris Live mix called "How to Set a Trap" to see some serious skills with some of the hottest and latest Trap Music that we all love.

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