So I'm fearing that my blog is become less and less relevant as I don't really seek to update it that often anymore. I'm glad I was able to make so much original stuff over the summer as the busyness of the college life has certainly taken away from my time to experiment and create some more tunes, and instead I've just been seeking playing live. The best so far was playing the first TGIF at Oberlin, and be on the lookout for more in the future aside from the normal party DJ scene.

Also the turntable class is going awesome (field trip to Cleveland thursday to see Rusko = sick nasty) and I'm starting to see a strong DJ culture emerge out of here. For example check out these 2 beat CDs made by my dude Dan Oshima, awesome JDilla inspired shit.

check one

check two

Also as far as mini updates I just twitter these days (still mixed feelings on the whole thang) so say hey to me there

Cheers

Turntablism 101

So I finally found out today that my class (exco for those who know Oberlin speak) I plan on teaching next semester got approved! woohoo! Very very excited as I see this as a golden opportunity not only to have lots of fun but as a chance to put turntablism into the cultural limelight, the instrument of the futuuuuuuure [said in a Duck Dodgers kind of voice]. Check out my course description below.

Introduction to Turntablism:

Here is your chance to learn the basics behind the instrument of the future! In this class we will survey everything a beginning DJ needs to know; turntablism, sampling, beatmatching, laptop DJing and of course how to scratch. This course comes with a $35 entry fee. The catch? All the entry fees will be pooled together to buy two turntables and a mixer (a.k.a the DJ's set up) which will be the classes' set-up to practice on for the next 12 weeks. At the end of the semester we will have a party and DJ battle between everyone in the class, where the winner will walk away with the set-up to call their own. OH SNAP. Beginners only.

Weekend with Ben

So Ben came back from glass blowing in Kalamazoo this weekend,

and brought with him this $30 yamaha sound bank he bought off

craigslist,

so the weekend turned into a solid session of jamming out together.

We made lots, and I figured this is a good sample to share

since I didn't want to edit anything.

Very improvised, all in one take even though there are 3

"instruments" playing, but that's because I had the drum pad

hooked up to my drum kit and one of my sample kits (the violin

sounds) so I was playing both at the same time.

So enjoy our jam sesh.

Sessions by The Wabberjocky

hotttt

This year's jerseys for the Cleveland club ultimate team Lake Effect.

this is what I do at work

...chill on the internet for waaaay too long. Seriously.

Anyways I thought I'd share to the world what my set-up is, because I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty proud of what I've developed over the years because a) It's different from anyone else's set up I've ever seen and b) since the beginning of 2009 it's finally reached the point of being what I've always wanted it to be, minus the fact I really really need a new computer. So BAM here's my set up:

Hidden are the stacks and stacks of vinyl I've accumulated from crate digging. Also my turntables (ie children) are also a testement to why I'm in love with craigslist.....$400 for the two tables (Technics MK1200s) + coffin case + mixer which has since died and been replaced by a much better one with a good effects rack which I abuse like Joseph Jackson abused the Jackson 5. Too soon........

Also I just recieved message that Petestock is cancelled. Fuck. Looks like my drought of playing live will only continue; I swear to make up for it once Oberlin starts.

Summer time, livin's easy...

As per usual, time is flying by as the july 4th summer "checkpoint" (like from Cruisin USA or something) has come and gone. The 4th was sweet, after fireworks at Little Italy (they shoot them off in the middle of the street so its kind of like a warzone) me, Weston and Wan went to the Euclid Tavern and saw the Double Team do some mashup goodness and partied hard. Then aftewords we lured a sizeable crowd to our own house 2 minutes away and got to witness seemingly never ending freestyling amidst improv hip hop jamming; great times. I love Coventry Kids.

Anyways just because I release stuff doesn't mean I ever stop! I think I've made somewhere between 10-13 good beats since Hessler Haus, and I liked the idea of the dozen minute trip so I think I want to make another beat tape with 5-6 beats. I just need to pick and choose which ones to use and then start actually arranging and composing, since right now all my beats consist of either 8/16/32 bar riffs qued up with some vinyl experimentation. It takes an extra level of focus to get myself to stop making new stuff and to work with what I have and spend the time mixing it all. In Ableton Live speak, I spend almost all my time hanging out in session view and I'm always avoiding jumping into arrange view.

Also later this month I'll be driving over to New York to play with Ricky at a festival in upstate NY called Petestock. Looking forward to that, especially since I feel like its been forever since I played live.

and following the mantra "if you can't beat them, join them" since I always felt like it was a passing fad and I have my reservations on the internet making people more and more visible or transparent, I just decided 5 minutes ago to try twitter. Add me friends: http://twitter.com/thewabberjocky

I have a new myspace now, it's mad hot. Big thanks to designer/housemate Wan for putting it together, Cleveland with the artsyness!

http://www.myspace.com/wabberjocky

hit it up! Also add me as a friend if you do that.

PEACE