DJ SCRATCH

For over two decades, DJ Scratch has been everyone’s favorite DJ's favorite DJ.  Acknowledged as one of the greatest DJs of all time, Scratch is the man who provided the flamboyance to EPMD & Jay Zs’ stage shows. Throughout the years with EPMD, Scratch drove audiences into frenzies with visual and technical routines far beyond mortal DJs. One of his most famous routines is cutting Big Daddy Kane's "Friday the 13th Imma Play Jason" line as he emerges from beneath the turntable set wearing a hockey mask. Various DJ routines & turntable tricks created by Scratch over the past 15 years are still being duplicated by concert & Battle DJs today.

DJ Scratch has performed in every market throughout the world in such places as Latin America, US, Canada, Africa, Australia, Switzerland, France, UK, Italy, Sweden, Amsterdam, Norway, China & Japan and is one of THE MOST recognized & respected exhibition, tour & club DJs in the world.

Shortly after winning the New Music Seminar Battle for World Supremacy DJ Championship in 1988, he joined the RUN DMC “Run's House World Tour.” Befriended by the late Jam Master Jay (“JMJ”) of RUN DMC, JMJ mentored Scratch & converted him from a raw battle DJ to an all around performer & showman. In exchange, Scratch taught JMJ DJ solos that he performed in RUN DMC shows ever since. When the tour ended, JMJ recommended Scratch to EPMD, who needed a DJ with flair. After EPMD witnessed the DJ phenomenon do tricks at their first show, they hired Scratch on the spot. The rest is history.



Scratch was the "House DJ" for two nationally aired TV Shows. Not only was Scratch the DJ for Fox 5's groundbreaking show, “Uptown Comedy Club," but also the first season of B.E.T.'s "Rap City, The Basement." Scratch’s film credits include "Juice," "The Original 50 Cent," "Fly By Night,” "Rhyme & Reason" & Spike Lee's controversial film "Bamboozled.”  In addition, Coca Cola commissioned Scratch to produce & feature in their first DJ commercial, "3 DJs.”

Having mastered the art of DJing, Scratch pursued his second love, producing. He is known mostly by his timeless DJ anthems "Funky Piano" and "Scratch Bring It Back." Scratch has produced tracks on 75% of multi platinum artist Busta Rhyme's four albums (All four albums went DOUBLE PLATINUM). Thanks to Scratch's knowledge of what the world yearns for in music, some of Scratch's accolades include the Grammy nominated single "Gimmie Some More," as well as the hits "Do The Bus a Bus," "Party Going On Over Here" & "Cha Cha Cha." His long production roster includes multi platinum & gold selling artists such as 50 Cent, Jay Z, LL Cool J, Snoop Dog, DMX, Beanie Segal, Cassidy, Method Man, Redman & Alicia Keyes which makes DJ Scratch responsible for the sale of over 50 million albums.

Currently, Scratch is filming a “Scratch-umentary” celebrating his illustrious career that spans over 20 years. Some of the hip hop elite featured in the documentary are EPMD, Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Swizz Beats, Grandmixer DST, Grandwizard Theodore, DJ Premier, DJ Clark Kent, Redman & Kid Capri, who have all embraced Scratch’s amazing talents.

Scratch has always preached to the new generation of DJs that in order to become a complete DJ, you must "crawl before you walk.” Therefore, a DJ must learn to mix & blend before you learn to scratch & cut. By learning in this order, you will have the ability to master all sectors of Djing.




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