I seen this 3 years ago was just surfing RUclips because I wanted to see wave twisters and now cruzing this and recent interviews to catch up on the master Q. Dude will always be a legend to me for as long as I live
DJ-ing is not a perfect art, what I mean by that is the DJ's have to make so many corrections, most of which we will never hear if they're as good as QBert and still keep the beat perfect... Imagine how many calculations your brain has to make to process all that info so quickly... Truly amazing and excellent vid...
The section starting at 5:18 - 5:33 is something I always come back to. I once recorded it to use it as my phones ringtone. Absolutely phenomenal cuts. Still blows my mind, even to this day. Edit: I've just searched down the thread and realised I made pretty much this exact same comment 7 years ago. :)
Know what I like best about this? It's the breaks he takes periodically. He doesn't need to have a six-minute total uninterrupted stream of scratching. He can take pauses, let what he just threw at us "sink in", give us time to realize "yeah, that was awesome after all", and then give us a breather before he hits us with more. Takes courage to take pauses like that. Takes confidence.
Adrian Thomas-Prestemon I dunno bro. We tend to call those who don't scratch, Disc Jockeys. Its just like "playing radio". I don't mind either way. Whatever keeps the party going.
Ukulele Foote FYI, DJ is short for "Disc Jockey". Anyone who plays music for an audience -- no matter their skill level -- is a "Disc Jockey" a.k.a. DJ. I'm with you on the "whatever keeps the party going"; that is undoubtedly what a DJ is for. There are certainly many different kinds of parties -- turntablism wouldn't really fly someplace like Ibiza, for example. Turntablists are a subset of DJs who have higher levels of skill in an area of the craft tangential to "traditional" mixing. InceptionMusic seemed to be confused about the definition of DJ.
Adrian Thomas-Prestemon Yes sir. I understand DJ is short Disc Jockey. I'm an '80's baby. DJ took on a whole new meaning then for us. Today, we call it, its own, turntablism. Disc Jockey's got their start in radio. Thats why I sometimes refer to the "digital" DJs of today as nothing more than their original counterpart, the radio Disc Jockey. Under one umbrella, we are ALL DJs/Disc Jockeys. But today it seems, we are creating individual "sub-genres" I suppose Id call it. By classifying oneself as a turntablist as opposed to a DJ, we have entered this realm of subjective debate on what a real DJ is.
i got this dvd there are 4 or 5 of these skits where he dresses up in front of a green screen, its a good video if you want to learn how to set up your tables and scratch, he also tells you how to fix your plumbing,lol
Unless Jeff has been keeping up with the new styles then I doubt he could pull this off. Its a completely different approach to the turntable compared with oldskool scratches, much more fluid
@18EZRA81 its from a battle dvd, theres a whole section of question and answer videos so you can set your decks up and battle qbert in your living room
@@diroos I can’t remember exactly at the moment. I wanna say it’s something like q Bert DIY learn to scratch or something? It’s laying around somewhere, but I can’t remember. I’m sure it’s on RUclips somewhere.
watching this is like watching jimmy page play the guitar. we will never be this good. ever. there is only one qbert. i will keep trying to master my baby scratch :)
@eddie24646 The cross fader lets you mute the sound, just like how you pause briefly between words while you're speaking. You don't always want sound to play while you're getting the record into position. Search youtube for tutorials on the "Flare Scratch" to see what I mean.
@Inginitto He's scratching on Super Seal on his right, and I'm guessing that Battle Breaks is on his left. You can get both at Qbert's website or maybe your local record store.
q-bert is just a beast, he got so much skill - incredible... well hes usin vestax nowadays but i think it all started with the mighty technics... who doesnt have em..?!?! :)
:21 to :30 is one of the most incredibly creative and gnarly scratch languages that was ever thought up and thrown down onto turntables. Qberts scratching blows my fucking mind.
Haha brilliant stuff. It never gets old. Around 5:20 he goes crazy, I actually recorded that section of audio to my phone, it's been my ring tone since the DIY DVD's were released, and there's no plans to change it any time soon! :) p.s Those DVDs taught me everything I know, for real. Thanks again Q.
The way this video was produced was for DJs to hook up their DVD player to their mixer, in order to "session" with Qbert himself. So the parts where he goes silent is where one would scratch.
I seen this 3 years ago was just surfing RUclips because I wanted to see wave twisters and now cruzing this and recent interviews to catch up on the master Q. Dude will always be a legend to me for as long as I live
I'm tripping out to this
DJ-ing is not a perfect art, what I mean by that is the DJ's have to make so many corrections, most of which we will never hear if they're as good as QBert and still keep the beat perfect... Imagine how many calculations your brain has to make to process all that info so quickly... Truly amazing and excellent vid...
all those years later... and still makes me smile
Any time a friend mentions they're stoned I show them this
Yes.
dj qbert tracks never gets old! ;D
DJ Qbert needs to bring back everything....!!!!!
This is what hip hop needs now....
This more than ever
the smoking santa kung fu bunny🐰
This video changed my life forever. I can remember exactly where I was in 2006 when I came across this gem
I’m gona have this played at my funeral. In 2103 it’ll still be a banger
Great technology turned into an instrument for potential virtuosos performing brilliant improvised percussive music. Thank you.
The section starting at 5:18 - 5:33 is something I always come back to. I once recorded it to use it as my phones ringtone. Absolutely phenomenal cuts. Still blows my mind, even to this day.
Edit: I've just searched down the thread and realised I made pretty much this exact same comment 7 years ago. :)
Si so true
The section on 2:55 has always been one of my favorites
You knows its real good if you commented 2wice.
@@chefpunjab and real stoned🤣
Just arrived home from a Q-bert Gig in Oslo, it was damn awesome, NO ONE is as good as Q
Listening 2021 ... the greatest DJ in the Planet
Holy shit... this was 13 years ago
I'm old af!
Know what I like best about this? It's the breaks he takes periodically. He doesn't need to have a six-minute total uninterrupted stream of scratching. He can take pauses, let what he just threw at us "sink in", give us time to realize "yeah, that was awesome after all", and then give us a breather before he hits us with more. Takes courage to take pauses like that. Takes confidence.
Those breaks are for you to Skratch...question & answer with Q Bert.
It's mind bending to consider how all that cool is being safely contained by this video!
Now this is a real DJ! Thank god they still exist :D
InceptionMusic The word you're looking for is "turntablist".
Real DJs can exist without scratching. Scratching is really cool, but not required.
Adrian Thomas-Prestemon I dunno bro. We tend to call those who don't scratch, Disc Jockeys. Its just like "playing radio". I don't mind either way. Whatever keeps the party going.
Ukulele Foote FYI, DJ is short for "Disc Jockey". Anyone who plays music for an audience -- no matter their skill level -- is a "Disc Jockey" a.k.a. DJ. I'm with you on the "whatever keeps the party going"; that is undoubtedly what a DJ is for. There are certainly many different kinds of parties -- turntablism wouldn't really fly someplace like Ibiza, for example.
Turntablists are a subset of DJs who have higher levels of skill in an area of the craft tangential to "traditional" mixing.
InceptionMusic seemed to be confused about the definition of DJ.
Adrian Thomas-Prestemon Yes sir. I understand DJ is short Disc Jockey. I'm an '80's baby. DJ took on a whole new meaning then for us. Today, we call it, its own, turntablism. Disc Jockey's got their start in radio. Thats why I sometimes refer to the "digital" DJs of today as nothing more than their original counterpart, the radio Disc Jockey. Under one umbrella, we are ALL DJs/Disc Jockeys. But today it seems, we are creating individual "sub-genres" I suppose Id call it. By classifying oneself as a turntablist as opposed to a DJ, we have entered this realm of subjective debate on what a real DJ is.
Those Ibiza "djs" are lame
I come back everytime I see qbert and watch this video, I love the battles.
This "cat" along with Jazzy Jeff is, and always will be the best scratch djs alive! These new dudes just make alot of noise. 😂!
You haven’t heard of toadstyle?
You obviously know nothing about the artform
@@KINGTRAGIC1 you’re right I’m old school. This new stuff sounds like crap. 😂
Still firmly believe QBert is the best scratch DJ on the planet.. as far as equipment goes I find 1210's are just as good, a lot of the pros use them
Something about this guy,,,, I cant stop watching...jamming
I saw some guy listening to this in the Apple Store Waikiki beach in 2009 and I am still coming back.
This is now my favorite video on the internet
I have these dvds still. They were so fun.
i got this dvd there are 4 or 5 of these skits where he dresses up in front of a green screen, its a good video if you want to learn how to set up your tables and scratch, he also tells you how to fix your plumbing,lol
12 years later and this still rips. 2:56 😍
this is qbert "under influence".
gawddd i love his work.
best "freestyle" scratcher, if not best "all-round" scratcher ever?
Simply the best.....
i 'll never forget that show last month @ dourfestival. Thankyou mate....
most masterful scratching demonstration I've ever seen and heard
this is officially my favourite video on youtube
Got to see this on the SCRATCH dvd ..GRAND MIXER QBERT....❤😊
This must say here forever... sooo bad so cool - love it
that Do It Yourself DVD is sick :)
The BEST of the BEST.
Unless Jeff has been keeping up with the new styles then I doubt he could pull this off. Its a completely different approach to the turntable compared with oldskool scratches, much more fluid
I love that the guy doesn't take things too seriously - awesome stuff.
this has to be the most entertaining RUclips video i have EVER seen.
You're a scratch GOD!!!
Qbert. I can't wait to meet you. You are seriously the best Technical DJ in this particular universe. See you in another dimension!!!!
DJ Timbo
One word...
SERIOUS!
truely is insanely good
Great scratching... plus funny too...
This just made my day!!....
this is the video i needed today! ive been watching way too many serious videos..
rock steady
Dope!!!!! Seen this year's ago.
@18EZRA81 its from a battle dvd, theres a whole section of question and answer videos so you can set your decks up and battle qbert in your living room
Tru Dat. Hip-Hop ain't Hip-Hop without the Djin' kutz an' skratchez, ked! Hip-Hop 4EVER!!!
I learned alot from this DVD....good work Q!
Wait what, there's a dvd? Whats the title?
@@diroos I can’t remember exactly at the moment. I wanna say it’s something like q Bert DIY learn to scratch or something? It’s laying around somewhere, but I can’t remember. I’m sure it’s on RUclips somewhere.
@@ohhenrycandybar aait, thnx for taking the time to respond!!
YAAAAAAAAAA.........what the name of that BASS record?
those tear-flairs man! sick still to this day! i had the DIY dvd and couldn't do it lol
This is what peak performance looks like!
I like that he's got his little Tea Cup sittin there on the mixer! lol
watching this is like watching jimmy page play the guitar. we will never be this good. ever. there is only one qbert. i will keep trying to master my baby scratch :)
this is by far the dopest thing i've seen in a while!
still fucking with this since it came out
@eddie24646 The cross fader lets you mute the sound, just like how you pause briefly between words while you're speaking. You don't always want sound to play while you're getting the record into position. Search youtube for tutorials on the "Flare Scratch" to see what I mean.
Thanks for pointing that out to someone learning about this. And thanks for being so kind about it!
@Inginitto He's scratching on Super Seal on his right, and I'm guessing that Battle Breaks is on his left. You can get both at Qbert's website or maybe your local record store.
this is such a hard battle i remember when i bought this dvd and i tried to do this battle... i had to stop halfway through lol
awesome scratching ... real fast hands
@Algrokoz Where have you seen Qbert, Mix Master Mike, and Shortkut dance?
The nodding at the end of each bit is fundamental tech.
.. since i saw this video after a lot of others, i think he is my perfekt man... i love his music and his style... ever... :D
i got this dvd with q;s sig on the inside seen him live awesome show!!!
I used to practice scratch battles to these back in the day. Good times
A playful example of QBert asserting himself among Mozart, Chopin, Bach. One of the greatest musicians of all time.
I saw this a long time ago & I STILL love it:) He's too funny!!!
I love what he does in between scratchin'.
q-bert is just a beast, he got so much skill - incredible... well hes usin vestax nowadays but i think it all started with the mighty technics... who doesnt have em..?!?! :)
I love this. I put it on my myspace right after I watched it lol.
With Mastering comes much humor
I remember in 1993 when I first heard Q-bert I lost my fucking mind, and nothing has changed since.
Lambs head, rabbit mouth, man body. This man is Gilbert gottfried.
:21 to :30 is one of the most incredibly creative and gnarly scratch languages that was ever thought up and thrown down onto turntables. Qberts scratching blows my fucking mind.
this is the singlest most amazing music video ever. 6minutes of continuous music along with Santa scratching some records. hell yeah
great set!
Haha brilliant stuff.
It never gets old. Around 5:20 he goes crazy, I actually recorded that section of audio to my phone, it's been my ring tone since the DIY DVD's were released, and there's no plans to change it any time soon!
:)
p.s Those DVDs taught me everything I know, for real. Thanks again Q.
Si lmaoo i just searched for this comment for a good 20 minutes after i saw your comment near the top 😂😂😂😂
Hueycrowley Haha, just randomly came back to this video and did the exact same thing 😂
you can only love it 🤩
hes using a qbert superseal vinyl, compilations of his most used and most famous sample. such as the superseal break
I saw him in live in bilbao (Spain). He is the real and one true god.
I love DJ Q-bert !!!
He's the superman of turntables
a formidable opponent!
el mas grande junto con mixmaster mike!! INVISIBLE SCRATCH PICKLZ FOREVER!!!!!!
Thank you ill look it up right now. i really want it
S8
That beat is great :D where I can find this? Oh... QBert RLZ ;)
Dudes a beast
WoW! This video says Apr. 8, 2006. I didn't know YewTube even existed in '06!
I don't know if he's the best but he's gotta be the most knowledgable in the world.
dude qbert's diy came out like in 2001... that's more than a decade ago and he still kills it.
damn i cant believe its been 15 years since i saw this first
lol Same. Keep returning. :D
Qbert out-scratches me everytime, but this is a fun video to scratch to.
Is that the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' Japanese pond in the background?
Sid from Slipknot brought me here .. I love this 🤙🏻✌🏻🖤
I seen one of these where he pulls off his sneaker and scratches with it...wish I knew what it was called it would be great to see again...
I'm sure he was made by technics .awesome !!!!
@CiseDj it depends on you.
I've hear both to be honest and they all sound great.
Lmfao epic ass costume one of the freshest dj's out there!!
This is awesome!
The way this video was produced was for DJs to hook up their DVD player to their mixer, in order to "session" with Qbert himself. So the parts where he goes silent is where one would scratch.
Ótimo dj de performance ...me inspiro em vc ..rsrs
legendary
The piece at 2:30 is wicked cool!
That was funny as hell! So much time in Daly City. Must be nice
Note the sleeves. Marvelous grandeur