The Basics on How to Scratch as a DJ?

In today's modern world the DJ has become a musician; the turntable, his instrument.   A lot of people were doing this. Granmasterflash, one of hip-hop's founding fathers and the creator of the Quick Mix. He was the first person to change the arrangements of songs by using duplicate copies of records and manually editing/repeating the climatic part by rubbing the record back and forth ("Grandmaster Flash"). But now the DJ has changed.   The kinds of DJ's are different, the equipment is different, and the scratching is different.

A DJ (disc jockey) takes many forms. The three most common forms are Mobile DJs, Radio DJs, and Club DJs. Mobile DJs generally work parties and special events (i.e.: weddings, birthdays, etc.) on site ("DJ.net Homepage"). This sort of work usually entails entertaining a wide variety of tastes and age groups, as well as a bit of MC'ing. Radio DJs are the least common. Their task is to make sure there is never any dead air time by filling it with either their words or music. The third kind, Club DJs can be found, but are not nearly as prominent at mobile DJs. They have a very specific age group and are expected to play the latest and greatest all the time. It all depends on how good the DJ gets.   In the club scene, when he starts off, find that the DJ will probably only going to get work if he works for free As...