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DJ Counterstryke Clinic on The Phonograph: Listening, Mixing, Archiving, Manipulation, and Sampling

|    May 08, 2009

On Friday, May 8 at 5:00pm in Room 160, MI’s Audio Engineering program presents a clinic with DJ Counterstryke on “The Phonograph: Listening, Mixing, Archiving, Manipulation, and Sampling.”

From an early age, DJ Counterstryke has been an avid enthusiast of music and sound. Self-taught and inspired by Hip-Hop, he began scratching and DJ-ing in 1992. In 1994, mentor Robert Danziger (one of the first MIDI musicians) gave him an Alesis HR-16 drum machine/sequencer, which opened the door to the world of music production. The following years led to many experiences, accolades, and accomplishments. One in particular was winning the RANE Scratch Battle in 1999 judged by The World Famous Wake Up Show, which led to a career on FM radio’s KKBT 92.3 The Beat and KPFK 90.7 (divine forces radio) for over a decade. Other career credits include scratches for Interscope recording artists 4th Ave. Jones’ (Funk Rock Soul LP), Tupac Shakur (“My Block Rmx” Single), and Rass Kass (Runaway Slave mixtape). In 2000, Counterstryke received an award from Representative Maxine Waters for Outstanding Community Support, and he earned the Global Records award for DJ of the Year 2002. In the tradition of DJ Kool Herc (Father of Hip Hop), he continues to use vinyl records – regarded as the truest-sounding format in audio replication – for mixing and sampling.

This event is open to the public; to RSVP, email ritadmin@mi.edu with “Counterstryke Clinic” in the subject line.

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