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ortofon news
New Ortofon Cartridge
Few months after introducing the best
turntablist cartridge ,the Q (made in
collaboration with Q.Bert) Ortofon is
launching yet another revolutionary cartridge : the Digitrack
The Digitrack is the perfect
marriage of ease and
function. With the advent of
new computer technology, a DJ can now manipulate MP3’s with
the style and feel of a turntablist and the tradition of a turntable.
Introducing the world’s first needle designed specifically for
coded vinyl with low wear, high out put and the best mix and
scratch ability.
Ortofon TV on www.ortofon.com
New on the re-mixed Ortofon site , Ortofon TV has been lauched
this January. Lots of programs, interviews, routines …. The first
web tv dedicated to the DJ community.
Already onTV : Ortofon factory, Q.Bert and Yogafrog interview,
Winter Music Conference, DMC Championships, the Ortofon
chairman and chief engineer interviews, Birdy Nam Nam
routines, Q.Bert exclusive ad …
Ortofon exclusive cartridge for DMC World DJ
Championship
It is now official, Ortofon’s cartridges will be the only one allowed
in the famous DMC Championships. Great news for the DJs
as the winners of the three categories (Individual, Team and
Battle For World Supremacy) will be getting $10 000 each from
Ortofon.
Great battles to come for the 2006 edition which will take place in
Paris (France) in September.
Tamara Sky
Colleen Shannon and Tamara Sky
The World’s Sexiest DJ - Colleen Shannon (Playboy Magazine’s
50th Anniversary Playmate) and Tamara Sky (Miss Puerto Rico
Bikini) have joined the team of Ortofon Superstar DJs (Q.Bert,
Birdy Nam Nam, Bob Sinclar, Kentaro, Grandmaster Flash,
C2C, Elisa do Brasil….)
Their deal with ORTOFON makes them the only two North
American female DJ’s that will be signed by Ortofon
internationally.
There will be a massive marketing campaign ranging from print, to
touring, to a special limited edition Colleen Shannon cartridge to
be released sometime in 2006!
the official Ortofon’s Namm Show After Hours Party with
Colleen Shannon, Tamara Sky Also appearing Special DJ set
by New York’s DJ Disciple
and the high desert’s newest rising sensation DJTEASE.
It all happens at Hollywood’s celebrated
Saturday Night Afterhours @ AVALON
in the Upstairs House Patio
Avalon is located at 1735 North Vine St.
(north of Hollywood Blvd.)
2AM - 7AM
Djibrill Cissé mixing goal
Playboy Magazine’s 50th Anniversary Playmate The World Sexiest DJ
Colleen Shannon
Already an accomplished model and television host, Miss Puerto
Rico Bikini decided to set her focus to the world of DJ’s.
In the few short months since signing with LA based DGI Artist
Management Tamara has been touring the planet, playing
dozens of cities and realizing one of her dreams being on stage
with TIESTO. She will also be co-starring in a new motion picture
called «School Of The Dead», and In March, she will grace the
cover and centerfold of an International edition of Playboy
Magazine, thus becoming an international Playmate. Having
mastered the art of mixing House music, Tamara is now
sharpening her skills to the tune of Hip Hop as well. With
breathtaking beauty and sex appeal, and budding success in the
Film, TV, Music, and print modeling industries, it’s no wonder
that Tamara Sky is being hailed as...... The Turntable Goddess.
You can learn more about Tamara, and get contact info at www.
djtamarasky.com
Colleen Shannon has been popping up all over the place
these day’s, starring in major motion pictures, television,
magazine covers, major print modeling campaigns, and DJing
the biggest superclubs, venues, and events all over the world.
Having become known as «The World’s Sexiest DJ»,
Colleen is one of the fastest rising young stars in the DJ
industry today. Besides having several films, TV, and print
modeling projects
releasing in 2006, she has headlined with superstars such
as Sting, Snoop Dogg, and Lloyd Banks among others,
and has shared the stage with some of the biggest DJ’s in
the industry including : Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, The Crystal
Method, DJ AM, Donald Glaude, Funk Master Flex, Jazzy
Jeff, Bad Boy Bill, and many, many others.
Colleen is currently working on projects with her producing
partner «Poet Name Life» (Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Justin
Timberlake, Travis Barker, Will.i.am., Mya, David Foster), and
is in the middle of negotiating her first major record deal with
one of the industries biggest labels.
Colleen was also a headline performer along with many major
recording artist’s and DJ’s at this years ESPN X-Games.
You’ll be seeing her spin DJ dates throughout the new Year
in countries that include Japan, Italy, Australia, Germany,
Spain, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, France, Guatemala, Costa
Rica, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, as well as the US and
many others.
Keep your eyes on Colleen, as she looks to be going places
where none of her peers have gone before.
More on Colleen and Ortofon to come in the next issue, but in
the meantime you can check www.djcolleenshannon.com for
more photos and contact information.
DGI Artist Management
Colleen Shannon and Tamara Sky’s links with Ortofon has
been made possible thanks to DGI Artist Management (home
to some of the industries sexiest stars - from International Super
Models, Film/TV personalities, and recording artists, to Baywatch
Babes, Playboy Playmates, fitness models, and Maxim/FHM
cover celebrities) who has enlisted one of the world’s top agencies Chaotica (Paul Okenfold, The Chemical Bros, Prodigy,
Roger Sanchez, Dirty Vegas, Sandra Collins, Perry Farrell,
Pete Tong, Sander Kleinenberg, Adam Freeland) out of the
US, and super agent David Brady (Armin Van Buren, Benny
Banassi, Darude, Mark Oliver, Warp Bros, BT, Tommy Lee,
Funk Master Flex, DJ Whoo Kid, Lou Bega) out of Canada.
A special thanks to Dove (CEO, DGI Artist Management)
ORTOFON NAMM Parties
Friday 20th January
Ortofon in association with DGI, PlatinumEvents.net and
Chaotica presents the Ortofon Namm Show After Party
featuring Beauty and Beat starring “TheWorld Sexiest DJ”
Playboy Magazine’s 50th
Anniversary Playmate Colleen Shannon as seen on the Spike
TV series “The Club” and co-starring Miss Puerto Rico Bikini
“Turntable Goddess” Tamara Sky as seen on the series “The
Roof”. Also appearing will be DJ/Producer extraordinaire Poet
Name Life (Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Mya,
Travis Barker, Blood of Abraham, Jurassic 5, Will.I.am)
This all happens at Hollywood’s hottest nightclub
Privilege
located at 8117 Sunset Blvd. in the city of West hollywood
(corner of Sunset Blvd. and Crescent Heights)
9PM - 2AM
Saturday 21st January
Come spend the night with the most beautiful DJ’s in the world!!!
as Steve Castro, TJ Hoban, Ortofon, DGI and Chaotica present
World soccer star Djibrill Cissé (European League Champion
Winner with Liverpool FC and France centre forward for the
coming World Cup) is a pretty keen DJ. When not training Djibrill
blend House music with Breaks and Hip Hop using Ortofon …
of course !
DJ Rafik
DMC 2004 Runner up, German won this year ITF World DJ.
Championship in the Scratch section, while triple DMC World
Team. Champion C2C from France won the IFT World Team
event. Both Rafik and C2C were using the Q cartridge developed
by Ortofon with Q.Bert .
International Dance Music Awards 2006
See 2006 nominees and winners on www.ortofon.com
BIRDY NAM NAM WORLD TOUR
DMC World Team Champion Birdy Nam Nam is on a world tour
with Ortofon. A show of the best turntablist outfit on the planet
that you must not miss as you won’t believe what these guys can
achieve with their turntables.
Already called by many critics “ the Pink Floyd of the 21st
Century ”
March
10th and 11th march: Théatre de la Ville with Wayn Traub Paris
(France)
15 th march - Poitiers (France)
16 th march - Toulouse (France)
18th Austin (Texas) South by Southwest tbc (USA)
20th - Los Angeles (California) Tangier (USA)
22th -San Francisco (California) Boca (USA)
25th -Miami (Florida) Winter Music Conference – Ultra Festival
(USA)
26th -Miami (Florida) Winter Music Conference - Miami Performing Arts (USA)
28th -New York (New York) French Tuesdays @ Crobar (Crobar
tbc) (USA)
29th-New York (New York) Knitting Factory (USA)
31st-Washington (DC) tbc (USA)
April
1-Detroit (Michigan) tbc (USA)
2-Chicago (Illinois) Empty Bottle (USA)
5-Minneapolis (Minnesota) tbc (USA)
6-Portland (Oregon) Berbati (USA)
7 -12 avril: Tahiti Tbc (USA)
14 th – Geneva (Switzerland)
16 th - Garorock – Marmande (France)
21st Tulle (France)
22nd Parc Expo Villefranche (France)
26th or 27th: Rockstore – Montpellier – Festival BOTY (France)
28th ou 29th : Docs des suds - Marseille – Festival MTZ (France)
30th Festival des Artefacts – Strasbourg (France)
May
2nd to 6th : festival Panorama –Morlaix (France)
5th or 6th: Festival electro circus Carpentras (France)
12th or 13th : Chaumont (France)
19th belfort “La poudrière” (France)
20th festival Metizart – Metz (France)
20 mai - festival Jam à la maison - Le Mans (France)
21 st to 2nd June Japan Tour with DJ Kentaro tbc
Australia and New Zealand
June
3rd - Festival Skabazac Aveyron (France)
4th festival Territoires électroniques -Aix en Provence (France)
15th/16th/17th : SONAR –Barcelona (Spain)
16th/17th: «Electro alternativ set» (+Kid Koala / Amon Tobin...)
(France)
30 th: Roskilde Festival Denmark
July
7th/8th Bangkok _ Thailand
21st/22nd juillet: Festival Art Sonic (France)
August
5th – Astropolis – Brest (France)
September
11th to 25th : Belgium tour
14th Klara festival à Brussels ( Jean-Baptiste De Wayn Traub)
19 th Festival De Flandres Gand (Spectacle Jean-Baptiste De
Wayn Traub)
20th Opéra Antwerp(Spectacle Jean-Baptiste De Wayn Traub)
22th showburg à Rotterdam (Holland)(Spectacle Jean-Baptiste
De Wayn Traub)
December
China (Ambassade de France)
ORTOFON BEST GLOBAL DJ 2005
Paul Van Dyk
ORTOFON BEST AMERICAN DJ 2005
Christopher
Lawrence
ORTOFON BEST EUROPEAN DJ 2005
Tiesto
DJ BORIS
Born in Russia’s St. Petersburg in March of 1973, BORIS ‘
pumping-hard, driving sound has become synonymous with “the
New York sound”.
With his former production partner – the highly accomplished
Doug Beck – BORIS completed ‘underground house’ remixes
for Britney Spears, Cyndi Lauper, Salt-n-Pepa, Boyz II Men,
Brandy, Shania Twain, and Mya, among others.
Indeed, BORIS has an impressive catalogue of production credits
under his belt, but it’s in the clubs and the electrified surge coming
from the DJ booth where BORIS’ influence reigns supreme.
Today, he holds a residency headlining the main room at Crobar
as well as regular gigs playing Asseteria parties and afterhours at
Discotheque.
BORIS’ latest compilation, BELIEVE (Moist Music), has been
released worldwide on JANUARY 24th, 2006. Live BORIS club
mixes are burning-up the satellite airwaves on SIRIUS Satellite
Radio (Sirius Channel 33, “Area 33”) and New Yorkers can also
catch BORIS on WKTU Radio’s underground house music show,
“The Sanctuary
DJ BORIS : FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE…
Zdraz woutjie Mista B, wassup ?
Hey, Boris here. How ya doing?
I understand that you’re hailing from Russia. Anything from
there that you’ve brought into your work ?
I brought the so-called “hard-work ethic” over with me when
my parents and I moved to the U.S. as immigrants. I was only
2-years-old when I first came over to the States. My parents were
immigrants who came to this country, worked really hard and
succeeded.
Your press release states that you embody the NYC sound.
Which one then, knowing that there are also David Morales,
Louie Vega, Joe Claussell, Danny Tenaglia, François K,
Junior Vasquez also firmly associated to it ?
More than ten years ago, before I ever started DJ’ing professionally, one of my biggest influences was Junior Vasquez. That’s
back when I used to go out to the clubs a lot, like when I was
15-years-old. My three favorite artists are: Led Zeppelin, Jimi
Hendrix and Prince.
I think that all of the big “New York DJs” can personify a kind of
“New York sound,” and I’d like to think that I embody a particular
style of this hallowed sound. (At least, that’s what I’ve been told
several times!) [laughs] My sound is very high-energy, uplifting,
progressive house, and since I play for 12, 13, 14 or 15-hours
non-stop, I get the opportunity to take my crowds on a real
journey. I play tracks that are really banging, yeah, but I also
play tracks that are considered classics, or tracks that are really
melodic and beautiful, as well as tracks with vocals, but not that
many diva vocals. Mostly, my sound has a lot of tribal percussion,
and New York crowds are really into drums because that’s what
moves them. New York crowds are really very demanding. As
a club DJ, and especially in big-rooms (like the ones I play in),
you have to prove yourself night-after-night. If you’re not being
creative and really moving the crowd, they’ll let you know it and
you’ll never get away with it again. At least that’s what I’ve seen
from my experience.
How did you get to DJ and produce ?
As I said, I started going out clubbing in New York when I was
only 15-years-old. My parents moved here from Russia and we
lived in Brooklyn. There’s a big Russian community there, as
you might know. Anyway, my parents have always been really
supportive of me, and when on my sixteenth birthday, they bought
me a DJ set-up: a Gemini mixer and two Technics SL-1200 series
vinyl turntables. I really have to give big props to my parents,
because all the time I was going on-and-on about how cool the
big club DJs were and how much I wanted to be a DJ myself, my
parents never discouraged me or told me that I had to be a doctor
or lawyer, instead. [laughs] I practiced for around two years just
in my bedroom, and then I gave a demo tape which I’d made to a
friend of mine. He listened to the demo and he must’ve liked what
he heard, because he turned me on to a party that he was starting
– which happened to be my first gig – and that turned into a kind
of residency that lasted for two years. As far as production goes,
a mutual friend introduced me to my former partner (Doug Beck),
and from there on, we produced a lot of great tracks together.
Nowadays, I do my own productions, such as for Atlantic Records
for Missy Elliott’s track titled “Lose Control,” and for Colombia
Records/Sony Music for Vivian Green’s track “Wish We Could
Go Back.”
What have been your influences ?
See above: my earliest and biggest influences were Junior
Vasquez, and today are Danny Tenaglia and Carl Cox.
Your definition of a (good) DJ ?
I’d say my definition of a good DJ is determined by his or her
mixing, track selection, how he or she programs a night, and how
well he/she is able to control a crowd.
A (good) production ?
You’d know a good production when you hear one, even if you
don’t know a single thing about studio production. If a record
sounds good, is a good mix, if the arrangement of instrumentation
and vocals is good, and if the track has great energy…then that’s
probably a well-produced track.
A (good) night ?
For me, a good night consists of a great vibe, excellent music,
a crowd that’s very “up for it” and open-minded and enthusiastic,
a terrific venue… and of course, great lighting and visuals. The
fact that the sound has to be strong and clear goes without
saying.
Your view about the current situation, musically speaking ?
I feel that the dance music scene is back on the rise, due to more
people coming out to the clubs. There was a time there – mainly
during the Giuliani era and the period following 9/11 – where
the club scene took kind of a beating, but I definitely feel that it’s
healthy right now and only getting stronger. Take a look at all the
new venues, big and small, opening-up all over the city!
You’re left on a desert island with no less than 3 things.
Which ones ?
A giant home-theatre-type TV (with satellite connection, of
course!), a toothbrush, and a really powerful laptop with wireless
Internet connection and a hard-drive that’s loaded-up with Ableton
Live and Pro Tools so I can still make music. And, lots of books.
Ok, that’s four items!
Your 3 favourite DJ’s/artists/producers ?
Right at this moment, my three favorite DJ/prodcers are Danny
Tenaglia, Carl Cox and Chus and Ceballos.
Spaciba barza tovaritch.
Anytime, and let me know when you’re coming to New York, next
time. _ BORIS
DMC ORTOFON
Ortofon has been chosen as the exclusive cartridge and
styli sponsor for the DMC World DJ Championships This
mean that only Ortofon will be permitted to be used by the
competing DJs in the events worldwide.
Ortofon will also give $10 000 to the winners of each category.
DMC Founded by Tony and Christine Prince began in February 1983, based on belief in the importance and influence
of the DJ, and in the remix as an art form.
DMC is the world’s largest DJ organization with headquarters
in London and branches in more than 30 countries. DMC began as the world’s first licensed record remix service for DJs.
It pioneered remixing and coined the phrase ‘megamixing’.
Two years later it evolved into the driving force behind the
DMC World DJ Championship.
On average each regional heat draws in a minimum of 300
spectators whilst individual Country Finals
accommodate anything from 1,000 to 3,000 people.
Over 8,000 die-hard fanatics consistently attend the two day
World Final event.
The finals have historically visited the Hammersmith Palais,
Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Arena and have toured Rimini
(Italy), Paris (France) and New York.
The total global attendance for the DMC
World Mixing Championships in 2005
was in excess of 100,000.
The subsequent DVDs take the event
to a world-wide audience estimated in
excess of 1,000,000.
Lots of previous winners or just competitors have become
stars in their own right, others have join the most prestigious
bands.
The Beastie Boys features a former DMC World Champion,
Mixmaster Mike. Beck, prominent rock artist, features a
World finalist, US Champion DJ Swamp in his musician lineup. The X- Ecutioners featuring previous world champion
Roc Raida teamed up with Linkin Park and had a top 10 hit.
The 2000 runner up DJ Dexter is part of the highly acclaimed
Australian beatmasters Avalanches. Nelly Furtado’s tour
DJ is previous Canadian champion Lil Jazz and the UK’s DJ
Pogo was recently spotted strutting his stuff with Beverley
Knight on Top Of The Pops! DJ A Trak is touring with Kayne
West . Q.Bert, C2C, Kentaro and Birdy Nam Nam have
become major attractions at the biggest festival playing
audiences from 2000 to 20 000 . Even Carl Cox and Westbam
began their DJ careers as DMC competitors.
The Competitions and the results so far
WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS
The original individual 6 minute battle that draws 30 different
Nations to it’s World Final every year, Since it’s conception
in 1985 over 300,000 DJs have entered, add as many noughts
to this as you like to estimate the audiences who have
flocked to events.
1986
DJ CHEESE / USA
1987
CHAD JACKSON / UK
1988
CASH MONEY / USA
1989
CUTMASTERSWIFT / UK
1990-91
DJ DAVID / GERMANY
1992
THE ROCKSTEADY DJ’s (Q.Bert, Apollo and
Mixmaster Mike)/ USA
1993-94
THE DREAM TEAM (Q.Bert and Mixmaster Mike)
/ USA
1995
ROC RAIDER / USA
1996
DJ NOIZE / Denmark
1997
DJ A-TRAK / Canada
1998
DJ CRAZE / USA
1999
DJ CRAZE / USA
2000
DJ CRAZE / USA
2001
PLUS ONE /UK
2002
DJ KENTARO /Japan
2003
DJ DOPEY/ Canada
2004
DJ ie.MERGE /USA
2005
DJ ie.MERGE /USA
WORLD TEAM BATTLE
A complex and thrilling battle where crews of 2-4 turntablists
can use up to six decks and four audio mixers at any one
time. It simply has to be seen to be believed.
1999
SCRATCH PERVERTS / UK
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
DJ CRAZE / A-TRACK / USA & Canada
PERVERTED ALLIES /USA & UK
BIRDY NAM NAM /France
C2C/France
C2C/France
C2C/France
BATTLE FOR WORLD SUPREMACY
DMC’s youngest of the three competitions but one that’s
already being hailed as the most invigorating. DJs clash
head to head in a series of short, fast and furious knock- out
bouts.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
DJ KODH / France
DJ NETIK /France
DJ NETIK /France
TIGERSTYLE /UK
DJ AKAKABE /Japan
DJ PRO-ZEICO /Germany
DJ YEAH
ORTOFON EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
7 years old wonder dj
The world discovered you at the latest DMC championships
in London but apparently you’ve been scratching for quite a
while, no?
Yes, I have been scratching since I was 1.
Where does this interest come from?
It comes from my Dad, DJ Akshen.
How did it all start?
My Dad gave me his old mixer and a broken turntable to play with
and I started making scratch noises like…”Ch, Ch, Chicka Ch”
and learned where to put my hands on the turntable and mixer by
watching my Dad practice.
ie.Merg - USA
Critics would say that your father is too big of an influence
and that he is living his dream through you, however you
seem well balanced, very happy and satisfied with your life.
So is it a hobby or a career plan?
Both, it is balanced because of my Dad and Mom. My Dad takes
care of all the Djing stuff and my Mom takes care of everything
else.
What’s your dream?
To be the bestest DJ in the Universe.
Who are your favorite DJs? What did you feel when you
finally met Q.Bert, and when you scratched with him?
My favorite DJ’s are My Dad (DJ Akshen), DJ Swamp, DJ Craze,
A-trak, The X-ecutioners, and of course the man himself Q-bert.
It felt really, really good and I was so excited when I met Qbert
and when I got to scratch with him.
Are you a DMC DVD nerd?
Yes, I have a good memory of all the DMC videos I watch.
Dj Q.Bert
Izoh -Japan
What are your favorite moments in all the DMC video / DVD?
Watching DJ Swamp break the Pioneer CDJ 1000 and his
records in the 2001 DVD and watching DJ i.e Merge beat juggling
and breaking his records in the 2004 DVD.
Funniest moment?
1997 World Finals DJ Kid and MC Jack.
What do you listen to at the moment?
I listen to Hip-hop, Piano music, Drums, and Rock.
What are you reading at the moment?
In the Land of Peevish Pets, a story in my Reading Mastery book.
Your three favorite movies?
1. Clock stoppers 2. The Incredibles 3.The 2004 DMC US Finals
DVD for now until I get the 2005 DMC World Finals DVD.
Favorite needle?
The Q.Bert Ortofon’s
How would you describe your style?
My style is just whatever.
C2C
Can you tell us who is who in C2C, how did you guys come
together, where you are from and how long you have been
into djaying ?
C2C consist of four dj’s: ATOM,GREEM,PFEL and 20SYL.We all
come from the same city (NANTES) and we know each other for
a long time now...we were at high school together and we were
friends before starting mixing. 20SYL started in 95’ followed by
GREEM and ATOM in 97’. We created c2c at that time. Then
PFEL joined us in 2001 as he get into djing in 2000.
What does it feel like to have won the World Finals 3 times
in a row ?
It’s just a great achievement for us to win the title for the third
time.
You know, it’s always cool to fix a new team record like Craze did
in the solo competition.
We’re part of the DMC history now !
How did you prepare yourselves for the competition ? Any
kept secret to win each year ?
We try first to do a kind of brainstorming to know what kind of stuff
we’ll play in the show, what will rock the crowd and the judges
and then make the difference...
This year for example we wanted some latin and black rythms,
so we came up with a bossa nova and a blues routine. Then we
found some sounds to create those, like a quika, a whistle ,an
acoustic guitar for the bossa nova and a Crunchy guitar, some
harmonica’s riffs and a bluesmen voice for the blues routine.
We choose some patterns and try to find a good balance
beetween technicality and musicality.
Then we practice till we can perform it perfectly in the dark ,
hands tied!!
No but we don’t have any special recipe or any secret to win each
year, we just try to be as musical and original as we can ,that’s it!
Your routines, even in competition, are full of musicality,
what is your approach on it ?
We all love acoustic sounds and music instruments in general.
So we try to get original and realistic sounds to recreate a track or
to compose any kind of music.This year for the show we played
a couple of sounds by ourselves or we asked others musicians to
played some stuff as well .Then we pressed it on vinyl to recreate
what we wanna do.
We used some vintage keyboards like Rhodes, hammonds,
Clavinet... we played some guitar and bass riffs and a couple of
percussions as well. We try to use our own sounds you know, not
just the latest breakbeat release!
I think that’s why you can feel the musical aspect very much in
our show.
Pfel, as you are competiting in solos too, do you find it easier
to create solo routines rather working collectively with C2C ?
Not easier it’s just really different. Actually there are positive and
negative aspects on both works. For example you have to do a lot
of concessions in team working as yours or others ideas are not
shared by everyone,you have to make choices and discuss every
single point to make sure everybody like what we’re doing.
This is just up to you in the solo side wich is a bit more
«comfortable».
But on the other side you have less ideas and possibilities with
one brain and two hands rather than four brains and eight hands
...so the routine will be even more complete and well done.
So,it’s two different jobs and i really love both...so i think i’ll keep
both!
What equipment do you use?
We all use TTX turntables and Pro SM-1 or DXM mixers from
NUMARK.
We use ORTOFON needles (either the new Q-Bert which are
really good or the golden ones we won at the world’s!) and Sennheiser headphones (HD 25 is the best!).
For production we all work with Mac computer on Pro tools or
Digital Performer and we use MPC 2000XL by AKAI
for making beat, but we’re waiting for the 2500XL now!
As we told you before we have also a couple of «classic» instruments as well (guitar, bass ,couple of vintage keyboards and a
bunch of percussions).
What is your point of view on turntablism French scene ?
The turntable French scene is at the fullest for a couple of year
now! Every championship since 2000 have crowned a French dj
in one category ( Netik and Kodh at the world supremacy,Troubl’
at the ITF and the Beatdown,BNN in team final 2002 and ourselves from 2003 till this year).
France is definitly one of the strongest dj nation in the world now
but we need more interest from medias and sponsors to keep this
movement alive now.
New dj’s are coming up and the old ones keep creating and
involving into djing so we really need more support to continue
this way.
What’s next ? Are you touring, do you plan to release a C2C
album ?
Now we’re starting working on an album for 2006 as well as new
breakbeat(Flyin saucer 4!) We have a small tour in Uk in February
and March ,we’ll probably go to the Winter Music Conference in
Miami as well and some gigs in France of course during the year.
Anyway you can check all our moves and news on Ortofon.com
or on our label website www.onandon-records.com .There’s also
a forum in it so people can speak to us and ask questions.
Dj PFEL also realeased his first mix cd called «RANDOM»
Basically that’s it , just check the website for the news!
Peace!
News Q Bert
Q.BERT-Breaktionary
Attention B-girls and B-boys! The «Breaktionary»
has finally arrived!
The music used by DJ Qbert for Breakdance
battles (as seen in the latest Freestyle Session
DVD) is now available on 4 record set featuring
over 250 rare funk breaks one after another at
the same user friendly tempo in a 4 record set!
No more carrying tons of crates to a jam, just
grab doubles of each record and get loose just
like «Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Muzik»! Rock
the true school hip-hop on the tables and sample
the rawest beats onto your drum machines and
music programs! As an added bonus, you can
combine all 4 covers by world famous artist, D23
(Damon Soule) in any direction!
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DJ QBERT 3-INCH DUNNY
New York, NY – November 28, 2005–
Pasipo, the Filipino god of music, ancient
writings spoke endlessly of a forthcoming
musical magician whose name would
start with the letter Q. The magician’s
medium of choice was described as
futuristic record player of sorts.
That virtuoso has emerged and he goes
by the name of DJ Qbert. DJ Qbert
embarked on a mission to dispel misconceptions about the DJs art, through
teaching and preaching the gospel of the
turntable. His alter ego, the DJ Qbert
3-Inch Vinyl Dunny, designed by Huck
Gee, will be released on January 12th,
2006. The 3-Inch Dunny will be available
in tan (limited to 1000) and blue (limited to 2000). DJ Qbert will retail for $19.95 and will be sold at Kidrobot
stores, online, www.kidrobot.com, and with select retailers.
DJ Qbert has become an ambassador for the turntable. He has gained great respect both for his spectacular skills
(including numerous scratch inventions) and for his work to help the turntable community. He was inducted into
the DMC DJ Hall of Fame in 1998 and is the co-founder of Thud Rumble LTD. DJ Qbert launched Wave
Twisters the movie, an animated feature film based on the album. http://www.DJ Qbert.com/
About Dunny: Dunny is one of Kidrobot’s most popular toys. The rabbit-shaped, curvy character has been
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BNN
Birdy
Birdy Nam
Nam Nam
Nam is
is aa group
group of
of French
French DJs:
DJs: Little
Little
Mike,
Mike, DJ
DJ Pone,
Pone, DJ
DJ Need
Need and
and Crazy
Crazy B.
B.
And
And while
while those
those names
names have
have been
been around
around in
in the
the
French
French underground
underground for
for ages,
ages, on
on the
the posters
posters for
for
the
the biggest
biggest soirées
soirées or
or behind
behind illustrious
illustrious rap
rap groups
groups
(particularly
(particularly DJ
DJ Pone,
Pone, who
who officiated
officiated in
in the
the shadow
shadow
of
of Triptik
Triptik and
and now
now accompanies
accompanies Svinkels,
Svinkels, or
or Crazy
Crazy
B,
B, formerly
formerly hidden
hidden behind
behind Alliance
Alliance Ethnik),
Ethnik), they
they also
also
shine
shine on
on the
the podiums
podiums of
of the
the international
international deejaying
deejaying
championships.
championships.
So
So during
during the
the 1990’s,
1990’s, the
the Americans
Americans DJ
DJ Q-Bert,
Q-Bert,
Craze
Craze or
or A-Trak,
A-Trak, used
used to
to appearing
appearing in
in the
the rankings,
rankings,
had
had to
to compromise
compromise with
with the
the young
young guard
guard of
of French
French
deejaying,
deejaying, led
led by
by such
such crews
crews as
as Scratch
Scratch Aktion
Aktion Hiro,
Hiro,
who
who won
won the
the world
world title
title in
in the
the year
year 2000.
2000. That
That is
is the
the
gigantic
gigantic mutant
mutant crew
crew that
that gave
gave rise
rise to
to Birdy
Birdy Nam
Nam
Nam,
Nam, aa group
group of
of 44 scratcher
scratcher brothers
brothers trained
trained for
for the
the
2002
2002 World.
World.
Championship,
Championship, which
which they
they won
won right
right in
in stride.
stride.
But
But afterwards?
afterwards? After
After the
the competitions,
competitions, the
the titles,
titles,
after
after the
the honors
honors and
and the
the podium
podium tops?
tops?
Fortified
Fortified by
by solo
solo or
or team
team awards,
awards, aa product
product of
of the
the
most
most frantic
frantic kind
kind of
of «turntablism»,
«turntablism», these
these
unconquered
unconquered characters
characters do
do not
not stop
stop halfway
halfway
through.
through. And
And even
even if
if they
they don’t
don’t have
have to
to prove
prove
anything
anything else
else in
in competition,
competition, having
having left
left the
the circuit
circuit
in
in 2002,
2002, they
they continue
continue walking
walking up
up and
and down
down over
over
the
the grooves
grooves of
of thousands
thousands of
of records.
records. In
In the
the spirit
spirit of
of
the
the American
American turntable
turntable experts
experts (D-Styles,
(D-Styles, Excess,
Excess,
...),
...), rapping
rapping obscure
obscure jazz
jazz records,
records, appropriating
appropriating the
the
sole
sole music
music of
of the
the 1970’s
1970’s and
and aa few
few good
good breakbeats,
breakbeats,
they
they select
select just
just the
the right
right loop,
loop, the
the right
right rhythm,
rhythm, the
the
perfect
perfect texture,
texture, which
which they
they expertly
expertly assemble.
assemble. Like
Like
aa six-minute
six-minute free
free style
style number
number as
as aa mandatory
mandatory part
part
of
of the
the World
World Championships,
Championships, they
they are
are now
now giving
giving
birth
birth to
to an
an initial
initial album
album with
with no
no identifiable
identifiable format.
format.
No
No compulsory
compulsory figures
figures here,
here, and
and no
no time
time limitation.
limitation.
The
The symphony
symphony becomes
becomes the
the raw
raw material,
material, and
and Birdy
Birdy
Nam
Nam Nam’s
Nam’s fingers
fingers develop
develop aa sound
sound that
that is
is its
its alone.
alone.
Birdy
Birdy Nam
Nam Nam
Nam is
is the
the fruit
fruit of
of aa logical
logical development,
development,
the
the one
one that
that led
led Q-Bert
Q-Bert from
from the
the World.
World.
Championships
Championships to
to the
the Wave
Wave Twister
Twister album,
album, the
the one
one
that
that leads
leads all
all instrumentalists
instrumentalists from
from technique
technique to
to
music.
music. That
That is
is the
the interest
interest of
of their
their work.
work. In
In going
going
beyond
beyond technique,
technique, the
the abandonment
abandonment of
of the
the
hyper-technical
hyper-technical scratch
scratch sections,
sections, which
which they
they can
can
also
also handle.
handle. Instead
Instead of
of this,
this, these
these turntables
turntables devils
devils
concoct
concoct some
some disturbing
disturbing recipes,
recipes, some
some stable,
stable,
controlled
controlled and
and coherent
coherent compositions.
compositions.
Alternately
Alternately gloomy
gloomy or
or funky,
funky, shot
shot through
through with
with
electronic
electronic acids
acids and
and methodical
methodical cuts,
cuts, the
the Birdy
Birdy Nam
Nam
Nam
Nam sound
sound doesn’t
doesn’t give
give aa dam
dam about
about plucking
plucking aa
guitar
guitar or
or belting
belting aa cord
cord on
on aa Rhodes.
Rhodes. It’s
It’s able
able to
to
decapitate
decapitate the
the trumpets
trumpets and
and slash
slash the
the pianos,
pianos, and
and
its
its records
records contain
contain the
the entire
entire history
history of
of music.
music.
Pushing
Pushing back
back the
the limits
limits of
of that
that raw
raw material,
material, these
these
merciless
merciless crate-diggers
crate-diggers deliver
deliver temperate
temperate music,
music,
aa jewel
jewel of
of vinyl
vinyl composition
composition that
that owes
owes as
as much
much to
to
DJ
DJ Shadow
Shadow as
as to
to Sun
Sun Ra,
Ra, as
as much
much to
to the
the electronic
electronic
experts
experts of
of the
the 1990’s
1990’s as
as to
to the
the 1980’s
1980’s rap
rap producers.
producers.
Those
Those four
four no
no longer
longer play
play records,
records, they
they play
play music.
music.
Even
Even if
if listening
listening to
to the
the album
album doesn’t
doesn’t tell
tell much
much
about
about the
the composition
composition techniques,
techniques, the
the DVD
DVD part
part
enlightens
enlightens us
us about
about the
the work
work of
of the
the DJ
DJ filmed
filmed in
in
situ,
situ, in
in the
the studio
studio or
or on
on the
the stage.
stage. Live
Live versions
versions
of
of the
the album
album titles
titles or
or recent
recent unpublished
unpublished numbers
numbers
perfectly
perfectly adapted
adapted to
to the
the stage,
stage, these
these visual
visual
complements
complements give
give us
us aa close-up
close-up of
of the
the secret
secret
weapons
weapons of
of the
the 44 sound
sound producers.
producers. Increased
Increased by
by
comments
comments about
about the
the members’
members’ careers
careers and
and
interviews,
interviews, this
this DVD
DVD offers
offers aa necessary
necessary and
and detailed
detailed
look
look into
into the
the universe
universe of
of this
this extraordinary
extraordinary crew.
crew.
Presents
Colleen Shannon
« T H E W O R L D ’ S S E X I E S T D J » P L AY B O Y M A G A Z I N E ’ S 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y P L AY M AT E
ORTOFON
Colleen
Shannon
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FLASH
During hip-hop nearly 30-year history, few names have become as well known to music lovers across the
globe as that of Grandmaster Flash. Not only is he responsible for inventing the musical genre called Hip Hop
but his pioneering use of the turntables make him The First DJ to play the Turntables as a Musical Instrument
thus helping to elevate the status of the DJ to a masterful, artistic position.
Grandmaster Flash, you were named the first DJ to use the
turntable as an instrument, you host the last MTV Awards
with Diddy, a lifetime in between, no? What you’ve been up
to?
Well, so many things, at the moment I am working on the soundtrack of a video game, on an album, on a syndicated radio show.
I’m in the process of writing a book, and of course I have been
deejaying a lot.
The best gig you ever done?
There all are different, there are so many.
As a pioneer of the Hip Hop, how do you see the state of this
culture nowadays?
I think Hip Hop culture has split into different types of Hip Hop,
which is wonderful. I had always hope that it would spread around
the world, so now Hip Hop is a world culture.
What do you listen to at the moment?
A bit of everything, I am still learning. I listen to Jazz, Funk, Rap,
RnB, Techno…The key thing is to please my audience so I must
stay familiar with all type of music.
As a DJ I have never just played Hip Hop, I have always played a
mixture of music.
If you listen to Techno, Drum and Bass or even Rock , you can
hear Hip Hop influence, sometime as a sample of music or
sometime it’s a drums sample.
Tell us about your label?
It’s called Adrenaline City Records, I will come out with an Lp of
myself and eventually look for other artists.
Funniest memory?
In the early seventies, I tried to smoke some weed and DJ, and
the labels of the records were just moving all over the place, I
could not DJ, probably my funniest memory and definitely my
worst DJ night.
There has been a lot of evolution in the scratch fields, do you
follow the Scratch music movement?
Some Djs are scratching so well that I look at them as artists and
it is an art, which is going to go forward. I’ve seen Q.Bert, the
Executioners, A Trak… it’s all very impressive.
What are you reading at the moment ?
I read books on meditation and books on health.
What do you think of the equipment evolution, djs using cds,
mp3s…?
Modern technology happens, but I still use turntables. Vinyl is
very familiar to me and the people want to see me deejay a
record, cut it up, and do what I do with it, and see how fast I can
get the next record, so when I am performing all these things take
place. It’s a bit more work but it is more pleasing to the crowd to
see.
Your Top Ten tracks of all time ?
I can never answer that question, I’ve got over 30 000 records.
Who are your favourites DJs?
Oh boy, I don’t know there are so many.
But if you had to invite 6 to rock your party?
Q.Bert, Grand Wizard Theodore, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Demo and
Eric Morillo.
Your favourite movie of all time ?
Animal House.
What is the favourite record you made ?
Superrappin’ or maybe Adventures of Grand Master Flash on the
Wheels of Steel which I still perform part of it at every gig.
Favourite needle ?
Ortofon, I call it The shorties blue one (i.e. the OM DJ)
How would you describe your style ?
Multi faceted, I do a little bit of everything during my performances. I have to squeeze 30 years of experience in a two hours
session.
KENTARO
You are the 2002 DMC World Champion, but do you still
follow the dj competitions ?
I still check out the battles, mainly DMC. It is my roots and I might
come back in the near future. Everyone loved C2C’s performance
at DMC Japan finals 2005. Great set, but even better set at DMC
World finals 2005. That makes me want to come back though.
What have you done since this title ?
Touring all over the world, lots of festivals, studio times with other
artists, making my own beats, etc… coming to Europe.
What is behind the concept of your latest release ?
I take this as “Ninja compilation”? Ninjatune has been my favorite
label and the tunes I picked are just well flow chilly hip hop and
breaks, I just wanted to keep the flow from intro till the end, fresh
and very headbangable.
Do you still work on routines ?
Yes. I ve made lots more routines after DMC, I always do some
kinds of new routines in my set at gigs.
How did you discover scratching ?
Well, met with my first turntables when I was 12. since then I’ve
been scratching. One night I was watching TV and there was a
TV show of DJ Battle and It was really shocking. That is very first
reason I started Djing.
Are you following that “scratch music scene”: Toadstyle,
Ned Hodding, The Birdy Nam Nam, Gunkhole, Noisy Stylus
etc…? What do you think about all those bands ?
I like the new album of BNN, it is really dope. Melodious. C2C is
my fav band as well. Just the quality of their beats and instrumentals are just phenomenal.
What is your opinion about that “all scratched” music ?
Its just like any other bands. Within the limitation and how you
create is most interesting point of turntablism.
Are you the best DJ in the World ?
I would not say that myself, but everyone do their job, juggling
DJs do their job, house DJ just mixes nicely, Mcs rap, and so on.
My job is to entertain people and introduce my favorite music with
my way of mixing and cuts and juggles musically. I don’t think I m
that bad at it!
What are your future projects ?
I am putting my first album together at the moment. It is coming
really nicely and some tracks are with some unique guests from
all over the world.
Touring all over the world, what are the main differences
between Japan and the rest of the world ?
Crowds outside of Japan, especially in Europe are really quick
reacting on what I do, and they go crazier than Japanese crowds
do, but it does not mean that they don’t understand, it is just that
Europe has got more agressive people I guess. Japanese music
scene is really big, I think UK is big too.
What are you listening to ?
Hip hop, drum n bass, reggae etc….breaks…
What are the internet sites you are regularly checking ?
Record shop sites.
Your favourite movie ?
Not sure. There are so many. Kill Bill is kinda unique even though
many people say many different things on this movie. I like it.
The favorite club where you played ?
mmmm.. all the clubs! (World head quarters)
How do you see your future ?
Bright, I mean I am very excited about the future. I need more
time to do what I wanna do at the moment. So I’ll do one by one. I
complete one by one all my tasks. I cant wait to see the future !.
Pacha
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Morillo
“I’ve used every needle in the world and Ortofon are the ones
I like. I actually love them. They’re the only ones I’ll use. And
all the DJs love to use Ortofon at the club. Most of the top
DJs request them.” Jarrod Khoury, Systems Director, Pacha
New York.
Pacha, Europe’s most recognized nightlife brand, hits New
York.
Located on West 46th Street adjacent to the Hudson River, Pacha is a 30,000-square foot nightclub and event space comprised
of four levels, each featuring unique decor and varied capacities.
World-renowned lifestyle brand Pacha has teamed up with DJ/
producer Erick Morillo to launch Pacha in New York City.
Pacha was founded by Ricardo Urgell in 1967 and has since
grown in to a global brand that encompasses more than 25 nightclubs, a hotel, restaurants, a record label, radio station, magazine
and merchandising.
“After 36 years and 25 nightclubs, it has been the dream of Pacha
to host a New York venue. We believe New York is the spiritual
home of discos and nightclubs and we are happy to be a part of
its great history.” says Pacha’s brand director Danny Whittle.
“I want this to be a club where the best DJs in the world will
come to play on the best sound system in the world,” says Music
Director and Co-Owner, Erick Morillo. Notorious for consistently
drawing unprecedented crowds to Pacha’s flagship club in Ibiza,
Spain, Morillo will take up residency behind the turntables at the
new venue on a monthly basis.
Frequented by celebrities Pacha has long been a fixture on the
international party circuit.
The name ‘pacha’ comes from Spanish folklore and roughly
translates to “live like a king” and New York’s Pacha will fully
embrace that philosophy.
Digitrack Characteristis
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.
8 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz
1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz
22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz
15 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB
20-20.000 Hz
Frequency response
20-18.000 Hz -3 /- 2dB
Compliance, dynamic, lateral
12 µm/mN
Stylus type
Spherical
Tracking force range
2-4 g (20-40 mN)
Tracking force, recommended
3,0 g (30 mN)
Cartridge colour, body/stylus
Red/Red
Cartridge weight
18,5 g
Replacement stylus unit
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OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
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PRO S
Pro Characteristics
New DJ? This entry-level cartridge is perfect
Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
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Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
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Scratch
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Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
4,0 g
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Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
4,0 g
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OM or Concorde cartridge
Outstanding rigidity by extra-strengthened cantilever
OM or Concorde cartridge
Rubber tube especially developed for scratch and back-cueing
Very high output.
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Elektro Characteristics
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Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
Every professional ought to try the Elektro, a
Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
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Scratch
20-18.000 Hz + 3 / – 2 dB
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20-15.000 Hz + 3 / – 2 dB
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Replacement Stylus
4,0 g
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and its rubber bearing. Therefore Ortofon disco cartridges are equipped
where the diameter of the tube has also been increased from 0.7 mm
To make the cartridge even more resistant to violent handling, such
professional disco cartridge has to be rugged - and the Ortofon disco
with cantilevers made from aluminium tube with increased wall thickness.
to 0.8 mm. In so doing, extraordinary rigidity of the cantilever has been
as being dropped on the platter-mat, touched with fingers, etc.,
cartridges are very rugged indeed. Scratching, back-cueing and live
The DJ blue coloured cartridges have even been provided with a special
achieved without distorting the frequency response and thereby the well-
Ortofon has made the suspension of the cantilever more rigid against
artistic performance impose heavy mechanical stress on the cantilever
telescopic cantilever construction consisting of a double tube design,
known Ortofon accuracy in sound.
axial pull.
Apart from sounding good, a
Ortofon | Scratch
Ortofon | QBert
Single
Co-designed by various DJs
Single
Co-designed by DJ QBert for scratch and back-cueing
OM or Concorde cartridge
Especially developed for scratch and back-cueing
OM or Concorde cartridge
High tracking ability
Very high output
Ultra high output
Twin Case
Twin Case
Two Concorde cartridges
Two Concorde cartridges
Set Case
Set Case
OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
Scratch Characteristics
QBert Characteristics
As implied by the name, the Scratch is
Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
This cartridge is a result of a competent
Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
intended especially for the disciplines of
Scratch
20-15.000 Hz + 3 / – 2 dB
design alliance between technical experts
Scratch
20-18.000 Hz – 2 dB
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
3,0 g
QBert
scratch and back-cueing. Like the QBert,
DJs had a say in designing this cartridge
so it would match the needs of dance floor
and the world famous DJ QBert who knows
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
4,0 g
Scratch
kings. It is made of a fluorescent neon-red material with the intention it
exactly what to expect and demand of the
ideal gear. The QBert has a supreme ability to
trace the grooves of your records and it is tailored specifically for scratch.
becoming highly apparent in spotlight and luminous in ultraviolet light.
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Due to its enormous output, it is perfect for scratch of all music genres
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Maximum scratch performance guaranteed!
7 mV
OM + Concorde
with deep bass frequencies.
11 mV
OM + Concorde
Styli for better sound
high frequencies and very low distortion. Ortofon disco cartridges can be
surfaces ensure even lower surface noise and
it possible to realize high sound quality and low record wear at the high
Several Ortofon technologies make
supplied with elliptical styli for even better high-frequency performance,
an absolute minimum of record wear.
tracking forces that are necessary in disco environments. First of all, the
as well as traditional spherical styli. Both these families of diamond styli
low stylus tip mass - an Ortofon speciality - ensures improved tracking at
are accurately cut to professional specifications and their highly polished
bS
Ortofon | Nightclub S
Ortofon | DJ E
Single
Top model in the Scratch & Mix category
Single
Outstanding rigidity by extra-strengthened cantilever
OM or Concorde cartridge
OM or Concorde cartridge
Very good sound quality
Designed especially for scratch and back-cueing
Good sound quality
Twin Case
Twin Case
Two Concorde cartridges
Two Concorde cartridges
Set Case
Set Case
OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
Nightclub S Characteristics
NIGHTCLUB
DJ E Characteristics
The Nightclub S is amongst the top
Spherical Stylus
Frequency Response
Vivid listening experiences at all times are
Elliptical Stylus
Frequency Response
performers in its category, Scratch & Mix.
Scratch
20-18.000 Hz + 3 / – 2 dB
guaranteed by the DJ E, a well-crafted blue
Club
20-20.000 Hz ± 2 dB
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
3,0 g
DJ E
A spherical diamond and a customised
design provide the basis for the cartridge’s
undeniable supremacy. The stylus remains in
cartridge with elliptical stylus and aluminium
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
3,0 g
Nightclub S
the groove during the scratching and back-cueing, making it unfailingly
cantilever. The narrow profile of the oval
diamond enables it to accurately trace the
grooves of your records. The extra-strengthened cantilever is as close to
reliable - even when giving a night-long performance. The Nightclub S is
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unbreakable as you can get, but still it transmits the stylus movements
Output
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recommended by professional DJs the globe over!
6 mV
OM + Concorde
perfectly. Absolutely ideal for all-purpose DJ use!
6 mV
OM + Concorde
Anti-skating
being that anti-skating adjustment, if not at a very moderate level, will
disco/techno environments. So as a rule, never use more than one half
The stylus unit for the Night Club black/yellow coloured cartridges
especially when doing scratching, back-cueing and live artistic
Tracking ability is decisive for DJs,
double the skating effect when back-cueing and cause mis-tracking
of normal anti-skating relative to the tracking force.
is made from a fluorescent yellow material which makes it totally
performance. In this situation, an increase in tracking force could be an
and even jumping. Lowering the anti-skating force is very often more
To facilitate cueing, the nose on all Ortofon disco cartridges has an extra
luminous in ultraviolet light.
immediate, but in many cases not very effective, solution - the reason
useful than increasing the tracking force when working the cartridge in
large cut-out which makes the stylus freely visible from above.
bE
Ortofon | Nightclub E
Ortofon | Gold
Single
Equipped with special elliptical diamond
Single
Top model with gold plating and Pro E Diamond
OM or Concorde cartridge
Perfect for usage in discotheques and clubs
Concorde cartridge
Amazing sound quality
Superb sound quality
Perfect for usage in discotheques and clubs
Twin Case
Twin Case
Two Concorde cartridges
Two Concorde cartridges
Set Case
Set Case
Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
OM or Concorde cartridge + extra stylus
Gold Characteristics
Nightclub E Characteristics
NIGHTCLUB
Club DJs and studio workers believe the
Elliptical Stylus
Frequency Response
Nightclub E to be an absolute high-end car-
Club
20-20.000 Hz ± 2 dB
GOLD
tridge. It is indeed a no-nonsense performer
with fascinating musical resources. Its output
is superb with a frequency response rating
Using this cartridge for the first time feels
Elliptical Stylus
Frequency Response
like striking gold. It is indeed a flagship
Club
20-20.000 Hz ± 2 dB
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
3,0 g
Gold
product with its gold plating and special Pro
Tracking Force
Replacement Stylus
3,0 g
Nightclub E
high enough to compare the Nightclub E to any audiophile cartridge. And
E Diamond. The Gold enjoys an excellent
reputation for its amazing sound quality.
The special elliptical stylus provides the optimal balance between skip
the special elliptical stylus guarantees sound with insignificant scratching.
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resistance and accuracy of sound reproduction. Compatible to a very
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Recommended for frequent use in discotheques and clubs!
6 mV
OM + Concorde
wide range of turntables and perfect for all entertainment purposes!
6 mV
Concorde
Mounting Standards
With the exception of Concorde Gold,
Ortofon professional cartridges are available in OM versions designed
in tone-arms with standard sockets. Cold-plated terminal pins ensure
perfect signal transmission and the linearity of the low-inductance
to match tone-arms with standard headshells or in the elegant, well-
Ortofon coil system is not influenced by capacitive loads ranging
known, integrated Ortofon Concorde design for direct and easy mounting
between 200 pF and 600 pF.
OM
Concorde
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