Homework post for 3E: music interview
Watch this music interview with Scratch Bastid - no1 Canadian DJ - and use this information to write a short summary of what you know. Deadline: December 23rd
Also look at fine photography by David Seetoh Lang who pictures Sratch Bastid's living-space.
And a promised surprise :) - a nice jam/street performance in the street of Tokyo (from a car boot) WICKED!!
Enjoy something different...
Also look at fine photography by David Seetoh Lang who pictures Sratch Bastid's living-space.
And a promised surprise :) - a nice jam/street performance in the street of Tokyo (from a car boot) WICKED!!
Enjoy something different...
Comments
He earned his nickname as a kid. He's from Halifax suburbs and as a child practised screching by himself in his basement. When he had learnt all the scratches that local gurus told him about, they said: "Who is this scratching bastard?' From that day onwards he's known as Skratch Bastid.
He likes combining technical skills with vibe of a party dj. He has a long list of djs he's inspired by.
There are no best or worst clubs, according to his words it's all about crowd, about the people who are enjoying the music. All the atmosphere comes from them.
As a dj, he learnt the structure of many songs and how people are reacting to them, he then using his experience to create beats the people will be enjoying.
DJs are slowly running out of vinyls because there aren't many new records realased on them. New records have to be played digitally and we're victims of colliding of these two worlds: old vinyl-style and new digital DJs.
Paul is a great fan of DJ’s like DJ Cash Money, DJ Mix Master Mike, DJ Cut Chemist.
He believes that a DJ is a capable of creating a song that people would enjoy. He learnt the song’s structures and now he is able to make new fresh beats. Nevertheless, he is aware of the fact that it is a had working and time consuming process.
He thinks there are no best or worse clubs. People who come to his parties, make a special atmosphere enjoying his music.
Paul mentions his favourite project, he and his friends worked on, and emphasies that they burnt the midnight oil to finish it.
Michał Podwysocki
He was growing up in Bedford where he practiced in his basement and learned from elders. One of them, seeing Paul skills, called him “scratch bastard” and that’s the origin of his nickname.
He’s inspired by DJs such as Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money and others, mostly chosen by their ability to combine amazing technique with a sense of being a party DJ. He don’t believe in best club term being more focused on the crowd role. He’s using his experience to learn, both people response on the way he’s playing and songs structures. That helps him create enjoyable beat. Moreover, he mentions a short story about his cooperation with Buck 65 on a project which turned into big release.
Unfortunately vinyl records is like an endangered species so majority of DJs have to play digitally and that’s the reason of colliding oldschool and modern style.
Murphy is inspired by dj’s combining technical skills with good sense of “party dj”
He likes many djs and has got many djs who are his inspiration.
He hasn’t got one the best club, because the best club does not exist. People are most important, because atmosphere depends on them.
By his experience, he can create a track that the people will like and be enjoying.
Today, there is very few vinyls and tracks are stored digitally.
In his opinion, we have “two worlds” now. Djs who used vinyls and those, who use new technology.
D. Bryl
Scratch Bastid started his career when he was a young kid. He was experimenting with the music in the basement of his house.
The nickname "Scratch Bastid" came from the others when they noticed him on the meeting of professional scratchers. People there were very positively surprised of his talent.
Jassy Jeff, Mix Master Mike, DJ Craze – these people are inspiring for Scratch Bastid. He likes the "party DJ" style of scratching.
There is no the best club for him. He says that everything depends on people who come for listening to him. Sound surrounding system is also very important.
For Scratch Bastid deejaying and production are filling up each other. As he says:t in first of them you learn the sense od song structure and in the second – you give people an enjoy of listening to your mixed songs.
He works in a team. They play like a good friends and sometimes they help each other with projects.
For now vinyls are not so popular like before. Some DJs prefer digital solutions of making music. But the Scratch Bastard is a traditionalist in this matter.
Ada
He says that he cannot point out one the best club he played in. For him, more important are vibes and people. According to Paul in DJ-ing one can learn song structures and crowd response. If you know it, you can create a new beat which people will enjoy and which fit song context.
There are a lot of stories about his work with Buck (rapper). He picks story: they were recording vocals in two days and in one of those day Buck couldn`t talk. But somehow he managed to squeeze out nine of fourteen songs. It was really impressive for Bastid.
Now, not many vinyls are pressed. So if somebody wants to play modern music, he has to play digitally. These two worlds are colliding. Vinyls seem to be old fashioned.
Julita
Merry Christmas, Karol :)
He's inspired by a pretty amount of DJs whose nicknames are probably known for the people who are into Scratching.
He's played in many clubs and he can't pick the best one. In his opinion it depends on the people and the music. He's played for different kinds of crowds.
Thanks to that he's a DJ, he knows songs structure and people's reactions for his music. That's why he can come to recording studio and make a beat.
He says a story that he and his friend were working at some project for fun and then it was released.
Another story is also about recording the vocals. They were recording the vocals in two days and one of tgose days his friend couldn't talk. Somehow he squezed nine of fourteen song so Paul's imressed because it's a taugh thing especially for a rapper.
The reason that more and more DJs start play digitally is that there's not too much new vinyls released nowadays.
He is influenced by DJs who tend to combine technique with great party's vibe. Those particular ones who he is inspired by are Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money, Mix Master Mike and many others.
He can't decide if there is the best club he has ever played in. He believes that the power of party is in people's behaviour and vibe they create. He mentioned that even in the best club can be the worst audience.
(Now I've realized he might be ambidextrous :))
After playing uncountable number gigs he learned how people react on particular structures. As a experienced DJ he can build excitement or slow down a little in proper moments.
(Yes, he is definitely ambidextrous)
Skratch Bastid is also one of those guys who like to team up with some friends to create some music. In the interview he mentioned his cooperation with Buck (I don't know who he is).
At the end he said that analog DJs' style collides with digital ones' because of the fact of rarer appearing of vinyl records now.
According to the surprise you gave.
Is it really surprising on that blog?
Maciek
Paul Murphy AKA DJ Skratch Bastid is from Halifax, Canada. He was growing up in the suburbs of Halifax and then he got his pseudonym "Skratch Bastid". He was practising really hard at home and in his basement and he gained recognition of the elders who were teaching them how to scratch.
Skratch Bastid is inspired by DJs who mixed good sense of being a party DJ and technical skills. He likes e.g. DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Cash Money or DJ Nu-mark.
Paul considers that much more depends on crowd, good vibes than playing in a particular club. It's all about feeling and cooperation between DJ and crowd.
According to his words, being a DJ is about knowing song structures and being crowd-response.
Skratch Bastid also told about his cooperation with Buck 65 while they were producing some piece of music and about CD vs. vinyl - it's something like superiority of Easter to Christmas ;-)