Check out this interview that I did with Moldover for Remix magazine. There is a cool video showing his incredibly modified Novation SL and some of the ways he implements controllerism using Ableton Live. Here is a quick blurb from the piece:
You’re going to look back at the early 21st century and see a defining point that divided DJs into two distinct groups. You could call it the digital divide, but it will not be a question of who uses digital or not. That result is already clear: Go digital or find yourself with the dinosaurs. The digital divide will be between those who were and those who will be. First, you have the old vanguard that is adapting techniques and styles into the digital realm via digital training wheels courtesy of Serato Scratch and others. Then you have the new camp, which — with no emotional ties to a particular DJing paradigm — is literally throwing away the rulebook and reinventing the wheel. DJ Moldover falls squarely in the new camp by default and by choice, but he still wants to pay homage to the old-school world of turntablism — without turntables. Fortunately, he has come up with a term that seems to explain this in a way that people can understand and — hold your breath — even respect. Introducing…“controllerism.”
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