
With his incredible skillz and his charming way DJ Shorty managed to play himself into the hearts of the party-crowd within a flash of time. His swift fingers, his choice of music and his matchless presence make him to what he is: one of Germany´s hottest club DJs at the time!
All began as ever so often:
It was a New Years eve and a desperate club manager was still looking for a DJ. Already at that time there was no way around the born Italian. Shorty bestowed the guests an unforgettable start into the New Year and was, from that point on, resident of the club.
Bookings all across the federal state of NRW followed and Shorty hooked up with Crack-T and Maze. Henceforth Shorty and Maze decided to join forces and founded the Bounce Squad! It did not take long for these two newcomers to conquer the whole of Germany. From Hamburg to Munich, when Shorty is on the line-up, the people know what time it is!
This fact did not remain unnoticed by DJ Sake and DJ Cosmic. The two ..Big Players.. from Belgium invited Shorty to present his mastery at the Hot Sunday Night at the club Mondial, which he did with his by now infamous excellence.
In 2008 Shorty holds residencies in some of Germany´s most famous Clubs such as Nachtflug in Cologne or the 3001 in Düsseldorf.
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Also there is our (DJ MAZE & mine) new long-term project called Bounce Squad live! podcast.
Native Instruments today announced its new (and first) integrated hardware / software DJ system with a YouTube video wherein DMC World Champ DJ Shiftee rocked out to the Tetris theme and samples from Mike Tyson’s Punch Out! (We guess someone knows their target demographic.) Traktor Kontrol S4 promises to take “functionality and control” to the next level with a new version of Traktor Pro that supports the hardware interface’s many features, including: looping, cueing, effects, and track browsing controls, two sample decks, touch-sensitive jog wheels, a mixer, and more. Also included is a low-latency 24bit / 96kHz sound card. Available sometime this winter for an MSRP will be $999 (€899). See it in action after the break.
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We just recently got a glimpse of one possible future of DJing, but our world has now already been turned upside down once again with this multitouch-enabled rig built by Gregory Kaufman. The big difference with this one, as you can probably guess, is that it employs a gesture-based interface that lets you spin the virtual turntables and use a variety of taps and finger swipes to replicate the main functions of a regular DJ deck. What’s more, Kaufman says that the only gear a DJ would have to carry is a USB drive with their own music and settings, which they’d simply plug into the multitouch table at a club — assuming the idea catches on, that is. To top things off, the system would also be able to accommodate regular DJ gear for some added flexibility, and even provide enough room for two DJs if you’re looking to battle or share the stage. Head on past the break to check it out in action.
Think you know multitouch surfaces? Think again. We’ve just come across a video demo of the Token multitouch, erm, pedestal, which seems to have come straight from the future. A clear sheet of glass that beams out video from your computer and accepts touch inputs in return, the Token concept has been designed by a chap named Rodrigo hailing out of Chile. We know it uses a rear projector for its video, but other construction details are scarce at this point; what’s really special here, however, is the way he combines it with a Traktor Pro controller titled Emulator, turning a few intelligent finger swipes into a kickass light-and-sound show. See it on video after the break.
We are having a pretty nice deal going on at Mondial at the moment: Buy a limited T-Shirt for 15 € only and get your free Mix CD!
If you live in Aachen or the area around you should check out club B9 on friday nights.
Next Booty Moves on Saturday 14.08. …you don’t wanna miss it
Urban Music, in the place to be! Am Samstag, 17.
Juli, heißt es wieder PURE im Johnny Mauser in Lüdenscheid. Jeden Monat,
immer am 3. Samstag, holt DJ Shorty die Créme de la Créme der
europäischen Urban Music Szene in die Bergstadt. Zum Date am Samstag,
17. Juli, kommt DJ M.A.D. in Lüdenscheids neue Top-Location…
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Tobias Witt
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