DJ Yoda is the latest artist in our How I DJ series, breaking down how he video scratches in his sets.
The UK-based hip-hop innovator gives us an insight into their set-up, consisting of Serato, MixEmergency and Phase DJs alongside Pioneer’s DJMS11 SL.
DJ Yoda dives into how he scratches visually using movie snippets, animations and music videos.
You can catch DJ Yoda across the UK throughout 2026.
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In 2026, how can you imagine producing information-heavy video content without any option for subtitles?
Great stuff 👏 Shared on Sonicstate today !
When the video dj technology came out I was all over this. I could see how limitless it could be in terms of combining music with graphics, tv, and movies. This is a great tutorial on how to do it. I agree with mix emergency it’s just a bit better than serato video.
Dj yoda the 80s edition
It’s clever and everything, but I’ve never really got along with the VJ thing. Yeah ok the video moves back and forward as you scratch, so what. Just looks like the video is stuck. And Im a turntablist and I love scratching . For me the the video thing doesn’t really click. Props to Yoda for carving out a niche, but I think there might be a reason why there aren’t lots of people doing this
I saw him at Sonar Buenos Aires 2006, when the DVJs had just been released (a friend from the production team went to Brazil to get them so Yoda could play that day). It was the best thing I’ve seen and heard in a long time; the sheer amount of film, pop, and hip-hop culture poured into that set was mind-blowing!
At the end of the set, since I had backstage access, I had to take a picture with this master of the turntables, a memory I treasure.
Excellent interview and information on how he’s using the latest technology to continue with video scratching.
Congratulations and thanks for entertaining us so much!
Yoda the legend!!
How to cut and paste 1 & 2 were great back in the day. It was a great introduction to scratching and beat juggling for those of us who didn’t come at it from an underground hip hop or battle break background.
Very cool! Big up DJ Yoda!
Great video.
You have to make mistakes to be able to learn from them and get better.
Trying to learn something musical (in my opinion), by instructions or tutorials, doesn’t work. You just end up sounding exactly like the person teaching you, so everyone tought by that method sounds exactly the same.
When you forge your own path, you develop your own sound, in a creative and artistic way.