DJ'ing

DJ Ruthless Ramsey’s Tape Deck Scratching

DJ Ruthless Ramsey takes his love for cassettes to the next level.  Forget pause tape recordings… here he demonstrates how to scratch, blend, and mix using two boom boxes and a Numark mixer.  Sadly, his two outdated cassette decks puts the skill of most Serato users to shame.  His turntable skill is nothing to be … Read more

DJ Nu-Mark’s Bathroom Sink Turntablism

Take a trip inside DJ Nu-Mark’s hotel bathroom for a little "mixing."  If you thought his collection of bent music toys was out there, just wait till you see this one.  I guess this is what happens when you’re on tour for too long.

Are DJ’s Becoming Teamsters???

For years there’s been much talk of DJ’s somehow banding together, unionizing, and leveraging their power of influence in clubs, radio, and other media. Formed July 2008 to serve as an "advocacy group on a range of public policy and rights issues," the The International Disc Jockey Trade Association (IDJTA) boasts a number of notable … Read more

2008 DMC World DJ Championships Results + Video

Crate Kings would like to send our congratulations to the winners of the 2008 DMC World Championships that took place this weekend… your skills are extraordinary! Battle For World Supremacy 1st: Switch (UK) 2nd: DJ Nelson (France) World Team Championship 1st: Kireek (Japan) 2nd: Traumateam (France) 3rd: Intellivision (Italy) World DJ Championship 1st: DJ Fly … Read more

DJ Kuttin Kandi Voting PSA

5th Platoon member/DMC World Team Champion turntablist DJ Kuttin Kandi appears in a PSA encourage people to get out and vote.

2008 DMC World DJ Championship (London)

It all goes down in London this weekend.  The 24th annual DMC World DJ Championship will feature over 4 hours of nonstop world class turntablism and enough beat juggling, flares, and battle cuts to satisfy your fix for a while.  Who’s going to take home the golden Technics and $10,000 prize this year? Friday, Sept. … Read more