Jesu Berkeley, aka Deej Karbon, worried that his daughter’s Denver elementary school had no music program, so he asked the principal if he could start teaching deejaying classes. The response: Sure, ...

(AllHipHop News) The Scratch DJ Academy is expanding in 2013 with the opening of its newest location, at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Chicago. Scratch DJ Academy, which was co-founded by ...

Legendary DJ Jam Master Jay has founded the Scratch DJ Academy. Already in it’s 3rd semester, the six week courses teach upcoming DJ’s the history of turntablism & DJ’ing techniques. "I’m really a fan ...

In an anonymous strip of commerce in West L.A., beside a small bakery and a pet hospital, is a tribute to a staple of hip-hop and dance culture — the turntable. Up to 20 sets of hands turn wax-coated ...

TV 10-55's Alex Denis is getting a degree in spinning records at Scratch DJ Academy. Scratch teaches over 50,000 people how to DJ annually through its physical locations and national tours. Scratch ...

SINCE Emily, 27, dabbled in DJing every now and then, we thought it would be fun if she and Mike, 32 — the date she chose — took a DJ lesson at Scratch Academy as a way to work up an appetite before ...

Cosmo Baker is in a special class of DJs. Along with luminaries like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rich Medina and King Britt, Baker is one of those elite, internationally respected Philly DJs who traverses the ...

After 18 years of teaching South Florida how to DJ, Scratch DJ Academy will close its Hollywood location at the end of September. The first Miami location opened in South Beach in 2005, moving to ...

Students learning the art of turntablism at the East Colfax Scratch Academy. Photos by John Schaefer. Students learning the art of turntablism at the East Colfax Scratch Academy. Photos by John ...