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Biography Entertainment

How Grandmaster Flash Revolutionized Hip-Hop (S1, E7) | Origins of Hip-Hop | Full Ep. | Biography 0 (0)

Emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970s, Grandmaster Flash and his innovations helped create one of the most widespread movements in popular culture: hip-hop. Using a turntable as an instrument, Grandmaster Flash fast-tracked his career and notoriety before forming the legendary group the Furious Five, in Season 1, Episode 7, “Grandmaster Flash.” #Biography #OriginsOfHipHop Dive deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Biography Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/biography Twitter – https://twitter.com/biography Biography highlights newsworthy personalities and events with compelling and surprising points-of-view, telling the true stories from some of the [See More…]

DJ Magazine Music

30 Years of the CDJ | The Tech That Revolutionised DJ Culture 0 (0)

We chart the evolution of the CDJ, as the revolutionary piece of music tech turns 30. Three decades on from its beginnings, we track the CDJ’s evolution from experimental tech to industry standard gear, and explore how it changed DJing in countless ways. Speaking with some of its biggest advocates, including Roger Sanchez, DJ Paulette, DJ Shadow, Miss Monique, James Zabiela, Moxie and more, we find out why the CDJ has become such an essential tool for today’s electronic music artists. We also sit down with Yoshinori Kataoka, AlphaTheta’s President and CEO, and Kou Atsumi, one of the former product [See More…]